The sound of a boat exploding woke up several Mendenhall Valley residents Thursday morning in a possible race-related crime, police said.At 3:43 a.m. Thursday, the… Continue reading
EAGLE RIVER — A parent does not bury a child in the natural order of life.Yet, for one Eagle River father, that order was reversed… Continue reading
There was silence, then the return of a heartbeat, and then a soft voice escaped from the man collapsed on the ground. He was greeted… Continue reading
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
A visitor is reflected in rain-soaked sidewalks downtown on Tuesday.--More photos by Michael Penn:Kodak momentEagles' tug of warFerry passing byGov. Walker signs SB 74 … Continue reading
An engineer with the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company will be speaking about the construction of a new diesel turbine at the Juneau Chamber… 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 road to access Cope Park is still closed to vehicle traffic and will be until further notice, the city said in a release Wednesday.… Continue reading
On July 27, city officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at the intersection of Jackie and Renninger streets in Lemon Creek to celebrate the… Continue reading
On July 14, 1986, state jobs fell even shorter with impending cuts to Alaska’s budget. Even with the many blows that Alaska had taken thus… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A year after Alaska wildfires burned an area larger than Massachusetts, the state is on course for a mild fire year in 2016.Alaska… Continue reading
A small collection of candles and flowers sit outside a Lemon Creek trailer in remembrance of Kristina Elizabeth Young, 36, whose body was found Tuesday… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — State transportation officials are testing out a new program on Seward Highway aimed at reducing congestion and making it safer for vehicles to… Continue reading
This fall, the Kenai Peninsula School District’s Board of Education will address whether to add the terms “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” to its policy… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan could have a speaking role at next week’s national Republican convention.A spokesman for Alaska’s junior senator on Wednesday said… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has asked the state Senate to join it for a joint session at noon Friday for the purpose of overriding… Continue reading
The Juneau Planning Commission took the first step toward fixing Juneau’s decades-old housing problem at its Tuesday night meeting.With little discussion, the commission voted unanimously… Continue reading
A new survey from Anchorage-based pollster Ivan Moore has found Alaskans strongly in favor of term limits for state legislators.In an email to the Empire,… Continue reading
Update: At 8:38 p.m. Tuesday, the Juneau Police department confirmed in a press release that the body found in the 6000 block of North Douglas… Continue reading
Attention all Pokémon Go trainers: The Juneau Empire is about to be overrun by Pokémon and we need your help catching them.Starting today, the Empire… Continue reading
