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AMHS seeks public review of 2016-17 winter ferry schedule

The Alaska Marine Highway System schedule for fall, winter and spring 2016-2017 is now available online for public…

Henry Cheng plays the Violin Concerto No. 9 in A minor, Op. 104, Movement 1 by Charles Auguste de Beriot and accompanied by Mei Xue during the Juneau Symphony's Youth Solo Competition held at Thunder Mountain High School, June 2015. In the early hours of April 2, he fell 50-80 feet off a cliff out the road. He is currently recovering from a traumatic brain injury at Seattle Children's Hospital.

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As Juneau teen recovers from fall, community rallies support

Henry Cheng is doing far better than anybody thought he’d be doing at this point, his mother Kris…

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$2K worth of tools stolen from Skookum recycling center

Juneau police are asking the public for help tracking down the thief or thieves behind a burglary in…

Juneau Crime Line board president Luke Thomas speaks to the board and community members during a monthly meeting Wednesday night at the Juneau Police Department.

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Photo: Tackling crime together

Juneau Crime Line board president Luke Thomas speaks to the board and community members during a monthly meeting…

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Saturday memorial planned for man killed during hunting trip

Family and friends of Duilio Antonio “Tony” Rosales will gather at noon Saturday to remember his life during…

A kittiwake flies by a sleeping trumpeter swan in Gastineau Channel on Wednesday.

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Photo: Nap time

A kittiwake flies by a sleeping trumpeter swan in Gastineau Channel on Wednesday. — Related stories: Migrating swans…

Paul DeSloover rides his bicycle around Juneau in sunny weather, February 2015.

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Juneau ranked a top 10 city for green transportation

Juneau recently ranked among the top 10 cities for green transportation by saveonenergy.com, a website that bills itself…

Springtime in Juneau: tulips and tour brokers.

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Photo: Tulips and tours

Springtime in Juneau: Tulips and tour brokers.

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Police & fire for Thursday, May 19, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…

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Around Town

GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the…

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Photo: Tea time

Andy Swanson pitches bread chunks to ravens at Marine Park on Wednesday. “I enjoy feeding them,” Swanson said.…

High winds send waves crashing into the breakwater at the Don D. Statter Harbor in Auke Bay in January 2016.

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Drowning-death rate declines slightly statewide

Alaska has more miles of coastline than the rest of the United States combined, and also the highest…

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Juneau school superintendent says Legislature is ‘using kids as pawns’

In a surprise move Tuesday, a legislative conference committee stripped close to $13 million in public education funding.…

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Ganja have a good time

It’s celebration season in Juneau. But before Celebration — the biennial festival of Alaska Native culture, which will…

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AK congressional delegation urges protection for SE rivers

ALASKA’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION URGES PROTECTIONS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA RIVERS BY SALMON BEYOND BORDERS AND UNITED TRIBAL TRANSBOUNDARY MINING…

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Safe party for high school graduates

Safe party for high school graduates All 2016 high school graduates are invited to an evening of music,…

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Annual remembrance of loved ones

Remembrance of loved ones Hospice and Home Care of Juneau invites the public to attend its annual remembrance…

The field between Egan Drive and the Juneau International Airport after it was bulldozed on Tuesday. The Assembly backed the Planning Commission's decision last summer not to rezone the famed "Field of Fireweed" per Bicknell Inc.'s request.

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Photo: ‘Field of Fireweed’ bulldozed

The field between Egan Drive and Juneau International Airport after it was bulldozed on Tuesday. The Assembly backed…

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Chamber luncheon will focus on wastewater treatment

The weekly Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday will discuss the future of flushing. City and Borough…

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Police & fire calls for Wednesay, May 18, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…