Rev. Franklin Graham, president/CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and son of televangelist Billy Graham, holds a prayer rally at Savviko Park on Friday as part of his 50 State "Decision America Tour 2016."

Praying America’s problems away

This country is in trouble, and only God and the power of prayer can save it from abortion, same-sex marriage and political correctness, according to… Continue reading

Rev. Franklin Graham, president/CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and son of televangelist Billy Graham, holds a prayer rally at Savviko Park on Friday as part of his 50 State "Decision America Tour 2016."
Walker says no picnics in 2016

Walker says no picnics in 2016

Gov. Bill Walker hates to be a party pooper, but he says Alaska can’t afford otherwise.In a letter dated June 30 to supporters of the… Continue reading

Walker says no picnics in 2016
A contingent of Royal Canadian Mounted Police march down Front Street on Saturday, July 4, 2015. A group from Whitehorse participated in Juneau's Fourth of July parade as part of Juneau's Sister City project.

Canada’s Mounted Police are coming to Juneau again this Fourth of July

The Fourth of July celebrates a piece of U.S. history — America’s birthday — and other counties are invited to the birthday party.Dressed in their… Continue reading

A contingent of Royal Canadian Mounted Police march down Front Street on Saturday, July 4, 2015. A group from Whitehorse participated in Juneau's Fourth of July parade as part of Juneau's Sister City project.

This Day in Juneau History: July 1, 1986

On July 1, 1986, the boat-filled Hidden Falls hatchery east of Baranof Island marked the beginning of the Southeast seine season. With almost 100 boats… Continue reading

Anchorage’s aims to be more innovative with new hire

ANCHORAGE — The city of Anchorage is investing in a new approach to technology in an effort to better serve its citizens.The city has hired… Continue reading

Sealaska names four board members at annual meeting

The Juneau-based regional Native corporation Sealaska reported that its shareholders elected three incumbents and one newcomer to its board of directors at its annual meeting… Continue reading

Assembly makes Eaglecrest, airport board appointments

At a special meeting Wednesday evening, the Juneau Assembly appointed four members to the Eaglecrest Ski Area board and two members to the Juneau International… Continue reading

Ketchikan dock repairs complete after cruise ship crash

KETCHIKAN — Repairs to a Ketchikan dock that was damaged in early June by a cruise ship have been completed ahead of schedule.The Ketchikan Daily… Continue reading

Photo: Kodak moment

Tourists take pictures next to Nugget Falls on Thursday. Recent rain has added to its flow volume.… Continue reading

Suicide by job: Farmers, lumberjacks, fishermen top the list

NEW YORK — Farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen have the highest suicide rate in the U.S., while librarians and educators have the lowest, according to a… Continue reading

Kirk Duncan, director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during its weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday.

Parks and Rec updating master plan

When it comes to Juneau’s Parks and Recreation dollar, two truths are constantly at odds: everyone has an interest in recreation and nobody wants to… Continue reading

Kirk Duncan, director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during its weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday.

Jury asked to choose between helpless ‘black man’ or ‘victim’ in closing arguments

Thursday’s closing argument by a defendant representing himself in a felony trial was everything spectators who filled the room had likely expected — the unexpected.“They… Continue reading

Mark Page watches the high water of the Mendenhall River from the bridge on Back Loop Road on Thursday,

Update: Flooding forecasted for start of July Fourth weekend

Update: The U.S. Forest Service on Friday announced that the Mendenhall Lake sites are closed due to flooding from the jökulhlaup.Mendenhall Lake Campground, Nugget Falls Trail… Continue reading

Mark Page watches the high water of the Mendenhall River from the bridge on Back Loop Road on Thursday,
Megan Rider and Joseph Balderas

Missing Nome man has ties to Juneau

As the search for former Juneau law clerk Joseph Balderas continued into its fourth day Thursday, his family and girlfriend were on their way to… Continue reading

Megan Rider and Joseph Balderas
In this 2014 photo, a downed spruce tree sits near the East Glacier Trail at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. The Forest Services announced changes to its Tongass Management Plan on Thursday that the agency hopes will alleviate conflict between various user groups.

Forest Service announces changes to Tongass plan

The U.S. Forest Service has announced changes to its Tongass Forest Plan, which the agency hopes will alleviate conflicts between the timber industry, recreational users… Continue reading

In this 2014 photo, a downed spruce tree sits near the East Glacier Trail at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. The Forest Services announced changes to its Tongass Management Plan on Thursday that the agency hopes will alleviate conflict between various user groups.
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol chairman J.P. Holyoak, hands over boxes of signatures to Arizona State Elections Director Eric Spencer, left, Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Phoenix. Organizers of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol delivered signatures to state officials in an effort for their proposal to qualify for the ballot in November.

Arizona pot legalization supporters to submit petition

PHOENIX — Thousands of signatures to get an initiative legalizing marijuana in Arizona on the November ballot were submitted Thursday, likely making the state one… Continue reading

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol chairman J.P. Holyoak, hands over boxes of signatures to Arizona State Elections Director Eric Spencer, left, Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Phoenix. Organizers of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol delivered signatures to state officials in an effort for their proposal to qualify for the ballot in November.

Driver dies, passenger injured in Ketchikan traffic crash

KETCHIKAN — A Ketchikan woman died Wednesday night in a one-car crash on the south Tongass Highway.Alaska State Troopers said 43-year-old Verna Edenshaw was behind… Continue reading

Benjamin Wilkins is arraigned at the Anchorage Jail on Wednesday for 13 counts including first-degree murder. Wilkins stands accused of killing of 30-year-old Jacqueline Goodwin, whose body was found in his car when he crashed into an East Anchorage light pole late Monday.

Woman found dead in crashed car had been shot, beaten

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man brutally beat, shot and killed a woman at his home, then loaded her body into a car with help from… Continue reading

Benjamin Wilkins is arraigned at the Anchorage Jail on Wednesday for 13 counts including first-degree murder. Wilkins stands accused of killing of 30-year-old Jacqueline Goodwin, whose body was found in his car when he crashed into an East Anchorage light pole late Monday.
The front page of the Juneau Empire on June 30, 1986

This Day in Juneau History: June 30, 1986

On June 30, 1986, a U.S. Bureau of Mines employee died after falling down near Middle Peak, southeast of Juneau, while he and three other… Continue reading

The front page of the Juneau Empire on June 30, 1986
Sen. Anna MacKinnon, Senate Resources Chair Cathy Giessel and House Resources Co-Chair Ben Nageak faced new Alaska Gasline Development Corp. CEO Keith Meyer at a joint committee hearing on the Alaska LNG Project June 29 in Anchorage.

New AGDC president grilled by resource committees

The Alaska Liquefied Natural Gasline Project is at an unexpected crossroads.Consensus among state’s producer partners to continue the $45 billion-plus export plan for North Slope… Continue reading

Sen. Anna MacKinnon, Senate Resources Chair Cathy Giessel and House Resources Co-Chair Ben Nageak faced new Alaska Gasline Development Corp. CEO Keith Meyer at a joint committee hearing on the Alaska LNG Project June 29 in Anchorage.