WASHINGTON — Asians remain the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, according to new information from the Census Bureau.The nation’s Asian population grew at… Continue reading
A defendant became visibly upset in court Thursday after claiming deliberate misconduct by the prosecution and some indifference by the judge: “I got you by… Continue reading
When drafting their regulations for the growth and sale of marijuana, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board and the Juneau Assembly split the budding industry into… Continue reading
The Juneau School Board approved a contract between the school district and the principals and administrators’ union during Tuesday night’s special meeting.With about 20 members,… Continue reading
Jökulhlaup season is back.Juneau city officials announced Thursday afternoon that Suicide Basin, a depression above the Mendenhall Lake, has started filling with rain and melt… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — There were major changes to Gov. Bill Walker's cabinet on Thursday, with announcements that the attorney general and the acting Natural Resources Commissioner were… Continue reading
Burglary• At 2:13 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of a burglary in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway. Investigation continues.• At 10:57 a.m. Wednesday,… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department said Wednesday it arrested a woman in connection to a home burglary on Taku Boulevard.Reyna Marie Regalado, 31, was arrested on… Continue reading
In a caption for a photograph that ran on page A2 on Wednesday’s newspaper, the Empire erroneously stated Carlton Smith was a trustee of the… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… Continue reading
The state Board of Education and Early Development, which met last week, repealed the requirement that school districts consider data about student achievement when they… Continue reading
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at the Moose Lodge for its Golf Classic Awards Luncheon this afternoon. Like most other chamber luncheons,… Continue reading
From the backseat of one of Juneau’s three new pedicabs, life is easy. Riders get to kick back and enjoy their pedal-powered tour of downtown.… Continue reading
The woman an incarcerated man called the “love of his life” was also a Juneau Police Department informant, proof that police were conspiring to take… Continue reading
Now that Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has the state budget on his desk, he has the power to veto or reduce appropriations, including the Alaska… Continue reading
Alaska’s relationship with British Columbia’s mining interests was complicated this week by the retirement of BC Energy and Mining Minister William “Bill” Bennett, who announced… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly has approved changes to local marijuana zoning rules, with members voting in favor of an ordinance more in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of shooting bear pepper spray into the face of an Anchorage police officer was arrested on suspicion of assault, resisting… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A national environmental group on Wednesday asked federal fisheries officials to block an oil company’s plans for offshore hydraulic fracturing underneath Alaska’s Cook… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A tribal nonprofit organization has been awarded a $49,000 grant to support efforts by the city of Fairbanks to open a sober center… Continue reading
