The race is on: Four in the running to fill two school board seats

Four have filed to run for two Juneau School Board seats, including a recent Thunder Mountain High School graduate, a former school board aspirant and… Continue reading

Katherine Dimond, 23, stands beside her winning 27.4 pound catch on Friday at the Douglas weighing station. Dimond's catch was the largest during the three-day 2016 Golden North Salmon Derby.

Derby review: Smaller numbers, bigger fight

Katherine Dimond said she and her family were five minutes away from calling it a day when it happened: a 27.4 pound fish was at… Continue reading

Katherine Dimond, 23, stands beside her winning 27.4 pound catch on Friday at the Douglas weighing station. Dimond's catch was the largest during the three-day 2016 Golden North Salmon Derby.
This photo of Arnold Skeek, 27, shows the fisherman in clothes he is believed to have been wearing before he possibly fell overboard in the Auke Bay area on Sunday, according to his sister Amy Meats. The U.S. Coast Guard began a search for him around 11 a.m. on Sunday, but Monday around 1:30 p.m. that search was suspended.

Missing man’s sister: ‘My brother’s gone’

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 27-year-old fisherman believed to have fallen overboard Sunday morning, but his family and friends are… Continue reading

This photo of Arnold Skeek, 27, shows the fisherman in clothes he is believed to have been wearing before he possibly fell overboard in the Auke Bay area on Sunday, according to his sister Amy Meats. The U.S. Coast Guard began a search for him around 11 a.m. on Sunday, but Monday around 1:30 p.m. that search was suspended.
Kimberly Savland is the owner of Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology located on Industrial Blvd.

Juneau beauty school to become more affordable

On Monday morning, two students shuffled out of Juneau’s standard drizzle and into the Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology to start another day of school.“I… Continue reading

Kimberly Savland is the owner of Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology located on Industrial Blvd.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt instructor Harmony Armstrong demonstrates the "super slap" across her partner Jamee Wallis' ear after Armstrong escaped Wallis' attack. Armstrong was the first of three instructors to visit the Alaskan Dames shop in the Mendenhall Valley area as part of the "Dames in Defense" class series.

Damsels in distress no more: Valley shop hosts free defense classes for women

When store owner Lisa Ibias heard about an assault not far from her Mendenhall Valley shop, she began worrying about the safety of her employees… Continue reading

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt instructor Harmony Armstrong demonstrates the "super slap" across her partner Jamee Wallis' ear after Armstrong escaped Wallis' attack. Armstrong was the first of three instructors to visit the Alaskan Dames shop in the Mendenhall Valley area as part of the "Dames in Defense" class series.

This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 15, 1986

On Aug. 15, 1986, polls for the upcoming gubernatorial election were showing unexpected outcomes for both parties. Gov. Bill Sheffield’s primary opponent, Steve Cowper, had… Continue reading

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

This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 14, 1986

On Aug. 14, 1986, the University of Alaska Board of Regents requested Gov. Bill Sheffield to reconsider the $6 million slash to the university’s budget… Continue reading

Around Town

Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 5680 Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is open to members and public trap shooting… Continue reading

Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 14, 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

Airport, CCFR seeks volunteers for disaster drill

Capital City Fire/Rescue is looking for volunteers to help out with a full-scale live emergency disaster drill at the Juneau International Airport next month.At 9… Continue reading

William Quayle Jr. stands beside his pedicab discussing what he plans to do if elected to the Juneau Assembly in October. Quayle mad his Assembly bid official on Friday after filing with the city election official.

Third candidate announces bid for D1 Assembly seat

Insurance salesman, pedicab driver, Olympic aspirant, Sim City enthusiast, and — as of Friday — Juneau Assembly candidate. William Quayle Jr.’s résumé is nothing if… Continue reading

William Quayle Jr. stands beside his pedicab discussing what he plans to do if elected to the Juneau Assembly in October. Quayle mad his Assembly bid official on Friday after filing with the city election official.
A mask carved by Don Morgan sits in his shop Haa Shagoon on Ferry Way, Tuesday. Morgan produces Northwest Coast art, which is placed alongside Alaska Native-produced art for sale in the shop.

Exploring the gray area between cultural appreciation and appropriation in Juneau

Juneau tattoo artist David Lang has recently seen an uptick of people wanting Alaska Native formline tattoos, something he specializes in.“I say formline rather than… Continue reading

A mask carved by Don Morgan sits in his shop Haa Shagoon on Ferry Way, Tuesday. Morgan produces Northwest Coast art, which is placed alongside Alaska Native-produced art for sale in the shop.
In this file photo from last year's roundup, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Maple, a 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender from Sitka, docks at USCG Station Juneau on Sunday next to the 225-foot buoy tender Spar, from Kodiak. Nine buoy tenders will be in Juneau this week for the annual District Buoy Tender Roundup.

Coast Guard to host annual Buoy Tender Roundup

The Coast Guard 17th District will host its annual Buoy Tender Roundup in Juneau this week, a time for training followed by Coast Guard games.Beginning… Continue reading

In this file photo from last year's roundup, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Maple, a 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender from Sitka, docks at USCG Station Juneau on Sunday next to the 225-foot buoy tender Spar, from Kodiak. Nine buoy tenders will be in Juneau this week for the annual District Buoy Tender Roundup.
Roberta Eastwood pitches coho salmon into a tote Friday at the Auke Bay weigh station of the Territorial Sportsmen Golden North Salmon Derby.

Derby kings trickle while cohos abound

“If you don’t have a hook in the water, you don’t have a chance.”That’s something you hear a lot of when you ask fishermen for… Continue reading

  • Aug 12, 2016
  • By KEVIN GULLUFSEN and MARY CATHARINE MARTIN
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Roberta Eastwood pitches coho salmon into a tote Friday at the Auke Bay weigh station of the Territorial Sportsmen Golden North Salmon Derby.
Assembly Finance Committee Chair Jerry Nankervis addresses his peers at Thursday night's meeting.

Capitol fail: Legislature passes $4.8 million deficit to Juneau

The Juneau Assembly Finance Committee met Thursday night to figure out how the city will fill the nearly $4.8 million hole Gov. Bill Walker poked… Continue reading

Assembly Finance Committee Chair Jerry Nankervis addresses his peers at Thursday night's meeting.

Dick Garrison’s passing marks end of era for derby

Fishing in every derby until their deaths, “The Five” — Richard “Dick” Garrison, Rudy Pusich, C.E. “Chuck” Porter, Ray Nevin and Bill Byington — had… Continue reading

Expect runners on Perseverance and Mount Roberts trail Saturday

The Perseverance Trail area and Mt. Roberts Trail area will be in use from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 13, for the… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 12, 1986

On Aug. 12, 1986, the Reagan administration announced that it would remove the federal government’s energy plants, one of which supplied Juneau with 70 percent… Continue reading

Around Town

Storytime, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Public Library. Details: 586-5267. Organ concert, noon, State Office Building. J. Allan MacKinnon to play a variety of music. Senior… Continue reading