Slippery situation: A garbage truck slid off View Drive on Dec. 20.

Photos: Slippery situation

A garbage truck slid off View Drive on Dec. 20.… Continue reading

Slippery situation: A garbage truck slid off View Drive on Dec. 20.

Mayor is this week’s Chamber speaker

Mayor Ken Koelsch will be the featured speaker at this week’s Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon.At noon Thursday, Koelsch will deliver a lecture discussing what… Continue reading

Around Town for Thursday, Dec. 29

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 front page of the Juneau Empire on Dec. 29, 1986.

This Day in Juneau History: Dec. 29, 1986

On Dec. 29, 1986, the Juneau Harbors Board planned to pick a design at its upcoming meeting for a new fisheries terminal to be built… Continue reading

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Dec. 29, 1986.

Police & Fire for Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016

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

Juneau rape victim says Stanford offered her $60K for silence. The money didn’t sway her.

Nearly three years after she was raped, Leah Francis still deals with the trauma of the assault.“I think the biggest thing is restoring trust in… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, file photo, a Virgin Atlantic passenger plane crosses a waxing gibbous moon on its way to the Los Angeles International Airport, in Whittier, Calif. On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, Alaska Airlines said it has won government approval to buy rival Virgin America after agreeing to reduce its flight-selling partnership with American Airlines. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

What Alaska Air and Delta’s break-up means for Juneau travelers

As of April 30, 2017, Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines will no longer be partners. That means Alaska’s Mileage Plan travelers won’t be able… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, file photo, a Virgin Atlantic passenger plane crosses a waxing gibbous moon on its way to the Los Angeles International Airport, in Whittier, Calif. On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, Alaska Airlines said it has won government approval to buy rival Virgin America after agreeing to reduce its flight-selling partnership with American Airlines. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Steven Rupp photographs a partially-frozen Nugget Falls at Mendenhall Lake on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016.

PHOTO: FROZEN FALLS

Steven Rupp photographs a partially-frozen Nugget Falls at Mendenhall Lake on Saturday.… Continue reading

Steven Rupp photographs a partially-frozen Nugget Falls at Mendenhall Lake on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016.

Police & Fire for Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016

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

Southeast halibut catch limit may drop in 2017

The International Pacific Halibut Commission is considering a cut of 870,000 pounds to Southeast Alaska’s 2017 halibut quota.The IPHC, the joint Canadian-American body that sets… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016

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

Pebble Mine still lives

It has lost most of its major backers and suffered a significant defeat at the ballot box, but the Pebble Partnership’s dream of a titanic… Continue reading

Kori Lane shovels snow at the top of the Black Bear Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Monday. Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Skiers ride the Black Bear Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Monday. Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Eaglecrest is open daily for the holidays through Monday, Jan. 9.

Photos: Snowy day at Eaglecrest

Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Eaglecrest is open daily for the holidays through Monday, Jan.… Continue reading

Kori Lane shovels snow at the top of the Black Bear Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Monday. Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Skiers ride the Black Bear Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Monday. Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Eaglecrest is open daily for the holidays through Monday, Jan. 9.
Two pickup trucks collided at the intersection in front of Fred Meyer just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016.

‘The most dangerous intersection in Juneau’

For the past seven years, Lisa Corcoran has done her best to keep Juneau’s drivers safe.Corcoran is a driving instructor at SERRC, one of two… Continue reading

Two pickup trucks collided at the intersection in front of Fred Meyer just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016.

Around town for Monday, Dec. 26

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Photo: Harbor visitor

A harbor seal is seen in the Auke Bay harbor on Dec. 22.… Continue reading

State employees union to file grievance over DOT outsourcing

The state’s largest public employee union plans to file a class action grievance against the Walker administration regarding the outsourcing of design work within the… Continue reading

Giono Barrett, of Rainforest Farms, talks about the cannabis plants reaching the flowering stage before the harvest of their first crop of marijuana at their Juneau facility on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

A year in review: City Hall’s biggest stories in 2016

As this year draws quickly to its close, it’s becoming increasingly clear that any future mention of 2016 will — for Americans anyway — primarily… Continue reading

Giono Barrett, of Rainforest Farms, talks about the cannabis plants reaching the flowering stage before the harvest of their first crop of marijuana at their Juneau facility on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

Police & Fire for Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016

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

Miller steps in as Empire editor

Emily Russo Miller has been named interim Managing Editor of the Juneau Empire, which became effective Dec. 24.Miller will fill in for departing Director of… Continue reading