Trawler crew rescued in the Aleutians; ship’s status unclear

This story was last updated at 10:09 p.m. Tuesday and will stand for the night.Forty-six crewmen from the Seattle-based fishing vessel Alaska Juris have been… Continue reading

Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating

Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating

JUNEAU — Alaska’s credit rating has taken another hit in the face of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that state officials have yet to close.With Monday’s… Continue reading

Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating

State medical examiner identifies man who died near Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — A man found dead in waters off Ketchikan has been identified as a 63-year-old resident.Alaska State Troopers said in an online dispatch the… Continue reading

Vaughn Westcott, left, Fran Ritts, visiting from Long Island, New York, center, and Barbara Pavitt look at a First Folio edition of William Shakespeare's plays that went on display at the State Library, Archives and Museum building on Tuesday. One of only 234 known surviving copies, the nearly 400-year-old book containing 36 plays will be on display until Aug. 24.

394-year-old Shakespeare volume goes on display in Juneau

Walk in the doors of the room that holds the First Folio, and the dim room resembles nothing more than a theater before the curtain… Continue reading

Vaughn Westcott, left, Fran Ritts, visiting from Long Island, New York, center, and Barbara Pavitt look at a First Folio edition of William Shakespeare's plays that went on display at the State Library, Archives and Museum building on Tuesday. One of only 234 known surviving copies, the nearly 400-year-old book containing 36 plays will be on display until Aug. 24.

Walker signs two bills into law

Gov. Bill Walker has signed into law bills intended to help foster youths and ease adoption in Alaska.Among other elements, House Bill 200 implements portions… Continue reading

Juneau schools use data to ensure kids don’t get left behind

JUNEAU — The Juneau School District is using a new approach to help struggling students meet the standards of the district’s core curriculum with a… Continue reading

Area in Denali Park to reopen following bear sightings

FAIRBANKS — Denali National Park officials plan to reopen an area of the park that had been closed because of a problem grizzly bear, which… Continue reading

Anchorage strip club seeks reinstatement of liquor license

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage strip club is asking a judge to stop a state agency from revoking its liquor license.Anchorage television station KTUU reported the… Continue reading

Palmer prison to close amid cost cuts

The Alaska Department of Corrections will close the Palmer Correctional Center to save money, commissioner Dean Williams announced Tuesday.The news was first reported by KTUU-TV… Continue reading

Exxon exec rebuts AGDC president on gasline status

ANCHORAGE — ExxonMobil Development Co. Vice President Jim Flood sent a letter to Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer Friday to correct “inaccuracies” in… Continue reading

Officials give positive prognosis to wildfire near Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Though the wildfire near Alaska’s largest city was only 15 percent contained as of Saturday, fire officials have given a positive prognosis to… Continue reading

Correction

In an article in the Neighbors section last Sunday, the Empire reported that conservator and museum consultant David Harvey was brought to Juneau by a… Continue reading

Police & fire for Tuesday, July 26, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Hiker missing in Denali National Park found after search

DENALI NATIONAL PARK — A missing hiker has been found in good condition after a two-day search at Denali National Park and Preserve.A helicopter crew… Continue reading

Colette Nelson, owner and executive chef of Ludvig's Bistro in Sitka, cooks a pair of salmon collars in the restaurant kitchen. Nelson is headed to New Orleans next week to compete in the annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off.

Sitkan hopes to be crowned America’s next best seafood chef

A Sitka chef representing Alaska in a national seafood competition will be transporting the key ingredient — a white king salmon — in a violin… Continue reading

Colette Nelson, owner and executive chef of Ludvig's Bistro in Sitka, cooks a pair of salmon collars in the restaurant kitchen. Nelson is headed to New Orleans next week to compete in the annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off.

Accident on Egan sends both drivers to hospital, one vehicle carried five children

First responders took two drivers involved in a Saturday motor vehicle collision on Egan Drive near Fred Meyer to the hospital for treatment, police said.Juneau… Continue reading

A still image from an auto lot's surveillance camera show's a man and woman taking a part from a Jet Ski without paying for it, police said. The Juneau Police Department is asking the community to help them locate the pair, the dented dark blue truck they pulled up in or the yellow Jet Ski the pair is believed to own.

Police search for ‘brazen’ thieves

A man and woman went looking for Jet Ski parts earlier this month, but they opted out of actually paying for those parts and the… Continue reading

A still image from an auto lot's surveillance camera show's a man and woman taking a part from a Jet Ski without paying for it, police said. The Juneau Police Department is asking the community to help them locate the pair, the dented dark blue truck they pulled up in or the yellow Jet Ski the pair is believed to own.
The scene of the accident

Chum run blocks highway

A truck loaded with fish totes rolled over on Egan Drive on Monday afternoon, spilling thousands of pounds of chum salmon onto the highway and… Continue reading

The scene of the accident

This Day in Juneau History: July 24, 1986

On July 24, 1986, state workers and Gov. Bill Sheffield had yet to come to an agreement. Although many employees preferred stalling their next pay… Continue reading