Photo: Early sign of winter

Karen Musslewhite, center, pushes her 14-month-old granddaughter, Maggie, as she walks with Michael Fleischhauer, left, and Mary Diven along the airport dike trail on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Alleged drunk driver crashes car, leaves own passenger behind

A Juneau grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Juneau driver involved in a drunken car crash who allegedly left behind his injured passenger.Brylie C. Yadao,… Continue reading

Around Town

Recovery Coach Training, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Gruening Park Recreation Center.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… Continue reading

Police & fire for Wednesday, Sept. 28, 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

A painting by David Rubin on how a statue of William Henry Seward might look in the Dimond Court Plaza in front of the Alaska Capitol Building.

Preserving a scar: Seward statue debate exposes differing views on history

It’s far from a whale of controversy, but a statue proposed for a plaza in front of the Alaska Capitol is causing some discomfort by… Continue reading

A painting by David Rubin on how a statue of William Henry Seward might look in the Dimond Court Plaza in front of the Alaska Capitol Building.

The Observatory targeted by burglar while owner is out ill, police say

Betsy Longenbaugh remembers taking a trip through the Netherlands with her mother, The Observatory bookstore owner Dee Longenbaugh, and on that trip her mother tried… Continue reading

Central Council voter rally and candidate forum to be held Thursday

Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will be hosting a voter registration rally, and forum with the municipal and school board candidates… Continue reading

Tracy's King Crab Shack closed down for the season and moved out of its current location on South Franklin Street on Monday.

Tracy’s King Crab Shack moves out of waterfront location

The signs are gone. The windows are papered. The outdoor seating area has been dismantled. After 11 seasons, Tracy’s King Cab Shack is officially closed… Continue reading

Tracy's King Crab Shack closed down for the season and moved out of its current location on South Franklin Street on Monday.

Approximately $170,000 in property missing from Douglas home, business office

A North Douglas business office and residence were left in disarray after a reported burglary this past weekend, and approximately $170,000 worth of property is… Continue reading

Assembly approves Native culture center for old Ore House site

The Juneau Assembly did its part on Monday to turn the abandoned Thane Ore House, which has been boarded-shut for years, into a Native cultural… Continue reading

The Best Western Country Lane Inn was burglarized.

Police seek person of interest after theft at Best Western

The Juneau Police Department has named a 20-year-old Juneau man as a person of interest following an early morning theft Tuesday at the Best Western… Continue reading

The Best Western Country Lane Inn was burglarized.
Juneau SEADOGS canine Panzer rests at the Sitka Fire Hall after spending the morning in the Mt. Verstovia woods Friday, Sept. 23, looking for signs of missing hiker Michael Hansen. Four Southeast Alaska Dogs Organized for Ground Search (SEADOGS) including Panzer, from Juneau, were flown to Sitka to assist in the search. Pictured at left is Liam Higgins, Panzer's handler. The body of the hiker was discovered late afternoon Friday.

Rescue team finds hiker’s body after four-day search

SITKA — Four days of searching for a man missing after a day-hike on Mt. Verstovia ended Friday afternoon with the discovery of his body… Continue reading

Juneau SEADOGS canine Panzer rests at the Sitka Fire Hall after spending the morning in the Mt. Verstovia woods Friday, Sept. 23, looking for signs of missing hiker Michael Hansen. Four Southeast Alaska Dogs Organized for Ground Search (SEADOGS) including Panzer, from Juneau, were flown to Sitka to assist in the search. Pictured at left is Liam Higgins, Panzer's handler. The body of the hiker was discovered late afternoon Friday.

Hunting guide involved in bear mauling is well-known state bear researcher

The bear guide involved in Thursday’s bear mauling on Admiralty Island was LaVern Beier, a well-known bear researcher with the Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading

Police & fire for Tuesday, Sept. 27, 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

Recovery Coach Training, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Gruening Park Recreation Center.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… Continue reading

A haul rope is returned to the Silver Arrow after a fiber optic cable was brought to shore in Haines for the Alaska Power and Telephone Company on Friday. The cable will bring more bandwidth to the upper Lynn Canal communities of Haines and Skagway.

‘Road’ connects Juneau and Haines with 28,800 lanes

HAINES — On a cloudy Friday morning, in a tent on a windblown beach near the ferry terminal here, Rick Chislett delicately fed a glass… Continue reading

A haul rope is returned to the Silver Arrow after a fiber optic cable was brought to shore in Haines for the Alaska Power and Telephone Company on Friday. The cable will bring more bandwidth to the upper Lynn Canal communities of Haines and Skagway.

Around Town

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

City to help with mobile home down payments

When Margaret O’Neal, chair of the city’s Affordable Housing Commission, first moved to Juneau in the early ‘70s she found that many people who owned… Continue reading

Voices of recovery in Juneau

A story that so many people will tell about their battle with substance abuse is how at one point, they couldn’t bear to tell their… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: Sept. 25, 1986

On Sept. 25, 1986, the search for a Juneau teen who went missing after a party by the Mendenhall River continued. The massive search came… Continue reading