Around Town

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

Police and fire for Thursday, Oct. 13, 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

House debate tonight

Juneau’s candidates for statehouse will face each other on the stage tonight at the University of Alaska Southeast in a debate hosted by KTOO-FM, Juneau… Continue reading

Artist Sarah Davies welcomes people to the opening of her 100Stone project on the beach at Point Woronzof in Anchorage on Dec. 5, 2015. The enormous project aims to shine a light on the struggles people have with mental health issues.

Giving form to vulnerability: 100Stone artist kicks off series highlighting mental health issues

Last winter at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, 85 gray figures faced the ocean. As the tide rose, it was as if they were slowly walking… Continue reading

Artist Sarah Davies welcomes people to the opening of her 100Stone project on the beach at Point Woronzof in Anchorage on Dec. 5, 2015. The enormous project aims to shine a light on the struggles people have with mental health issues.
Food supplied by the Southeast Alaska Food Bank was cooked and presented to their partner agencies during a luncheon at the Resurrection Lutheran Church on Wednesday.

Food bank turns the tables for annual lunch

Coconut milk, tortellini, raw onions. These are some of the ingredients three cooks had to do without while preparing the Southeast Alaska Food Banks’ annual… Continue reading

Food supplied by the Southeast Alaska Food Bank was cooked and presented to their partner agencies during a luncheon at the Resurrection Lutheran Church on Wednesday.
A pair of trumpeter swans bathe and rest in Twin Lakes on Tuesday as part of their southern migration.

Photo: Swan (Twin) Lake

A pair of trumpeter swans bathe and rest in Twin Lakes on Tuesday as part of their southern migration.… Continue reading

A pair of trumpeter swans bathe and rest in Twin Lakes on Tuesday as part of their southern migration.

Police and fire for Wednesday, Oct. 12, 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

Correction

In Tuesday’s newspaper, the Empire erroneously gave the wrong name of the tugboat that caught on fire outside Aurora harbor. The boat’s name is Consul… Continue reading

Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School seniors Maddi Harper, left, Brian Reid, center, and Brandon Aguilia wish motorists a happy day and hand out hot chocolate Monday morning. The students and their classmates will be offering Acts of Kindness over the next two weeks as a school project.

Photo: Acts of kindness

Yaakoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School seniors Maddi Harper, left, Brian Reid, center, and Brandon Aguilia wish motorists a happy day and hand out hot chocolate… Continue reading

Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School seniors Maddi Harper, left, Brian Reid, center, and Brandon Aguilia wish motorists a happy day and hand out hot chocolate Monday morning. The students and their classmates will be offering Acts of Kindness over the next two weeks as a school project.
Eaglecrest General Manager Matt Lillard checks the quality of the snow while running a snow making machine for the first time this season on Tuesday. The temperature was about 29 degrees.

Photos: What’s the white stuff?

Eaglecrest General Manager Matt Lillard checks the quality of the snow while running a snow making machine for the first time this season on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Eaglecrest General Manager Matt Lillard checks the quality of the snow while running a snow making machine for the first time this season on Tuesday. The temperature was about 29 degrees.
Creepy clown sightings reported in Juneau

Creepy clown sightings reported in Juneau

It was only a matter of time before the creepy clowns made their way to Juneau.Toward the end of August, reports of people dressing as… Continue reading

Creepy clown sightings reported in Juneau
In this Oct. 4 file photo, Norton Gregory, left, Mary Becker, center, and Beth Weldon pose for pictures in Assembly Chambers after winning their respective Assembly seats in the municipal election on Election Night.

City election results certified

The results from the Oct. 4 city election are officially certified.The Canvass Board, which is in charge of certifying each municipal election, met Tuesday to… Continue reading

In this Oct. 4 file photo, Norton Gregory, left, Mary Becker, center, and Beth Weldon pose for pictures in Assembly Chambers after winning their respective Assembly seats in the municipal election on Election Night.

Oily rags responsible for Tuesday morning dryer fire

A bundle of cotton dishrags started a fire in the laundry room of a multi-unit residential building in the Mendenhall Valley after they spontaneously combusted… 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

Margaret Stock, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with the Empire during a sit-down interview Wednesday to discuss her history as an immigration attorney and why she's running against incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Taking Stock: A Q&A with the independent running against Murkowski

It was a good week for Margaret Stock.The independent candidate challenging Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate was endorsed last week by former Sen. Mark Begich… Continue reading

Margaret Stock, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with the Empire during a sit-down interview Wednesday to discuss her history as an immigration attorney and why she's running against incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Wings Airways says its floatplanes will have trouble landing with the current lightering dock and the cruise ship terminal currently under construction.

Panamax problems: Wings Airways worries about where to land

The second phase of the city’s single most expensive capital improvement project is now underway.Seattle-based marine construction outfit Manson Construction is working day and night… Continue reading

Wings Airways says its floatplanes will have trouble landing with the current lightering dock and the cruise ship terminal currently under construction.
Harbor staff watch as the Consul D tugboat burns outside of Aurora Harbor on Monday. No one was aboard when the fire was reported. The vessel is owned by Steve Hamilton.

CCFR knocks down boat fire by Aurora Harbor

Capital City Fire/Rescue extinguished a Monday afternoon fire that sent smoke billowing into the sky from a boat moored outside Aurora Harbor.No one was injured… Continue reading

Harbor staff watch as the Consul D tugboat burns outside of Aurora Harbor on Monday. No one was aboard when the fire was reported. The vessel is owned by Steve Hamilton.
Fireweed curls in the dry weather at Brotherhood Bridge park on Monday. The weather is forecasted to remain clear through the week.

Freakish fall weather keeps coming

It’s a good kind of freak.October is normally Juneau’s wettest month of the year, a cloudy, soggy affair that drives capital city residents indoors. This… Continue reading

Fireweed curls in the dry weather at Brotherhood Bridge park on Monday. The weather is forecasted to remain clear through the week.
Juneau residents check out Panhandle Produce's display at the Second Saturday Market in the Airport Shopping Center on Saturday morning, and talk with the business' co-owners Eli and Kylie Wray.

Panhandle Produce grows crops, momentum

Eli Wray remembers the first time he ate a locally grown tomato, fresh off the vine.“It changed my world,” he said.“I grew up here, and… Continue reading

Juneau residents check out Panhandle Produce's display at the Second Saturday Market in the Airport Shopping Center on Saturday morning, and talk with the business' co-owners Eli and Kylie Wray.