Seven randomly chosen people to share their seven jobs, plus Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call, top right.

We asked, you answered: What were your #first7jobs in Juneau?

Singer-songwriter Marian Call started a wave on social media with #first7jobs, so after our Tuesday interview with her, we We walked Juneau’s waterfront with Call… Continue reading

Seven randomly chosen people to share their seven jobs, plus Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call, top right.

King Island Christmas auditions this weekend

It’s only August, but Juneau’s theater scene is already looking ahead toward the holidays.The locally produced play “King Island Christmas,” which has been performed in… Continue reading

Correction for Aug. 10, 2016

In a Sunday election profile, it was incorrectly stated that Lynette “Moreno” Hinz ran for Alaska House in 2012. She ran for lieutenant governor in… Continue reading

#AskForAlaska on first-ever Alaska Wild Salmon Day

Never before have salmon been so appreciated — not with a hashtag, anyway.Today marks the first Alaska Wild Salmon Day, a new holiday honoring the… 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

Police & fire for Wednesday, Aug. 10, 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

In this file photo from May 2015, a Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter fights a North Douglas fire at a home and a garage.

Volunteers needed: Lynn Canal fire station seeks extra hands

With only six volunteers assigned to Capital City Fire/Rescue’s Lynn Canal station, the department is looking to recruit more people before that number slides further.According… Continue reading

In this file photo from May 2015, a Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter fights a North Douglas fire at a home and a garage.
In this Monday, Sept. 12, 2013 file photo, an oyster cultivator holds oyster seed before spreading it into the waters of Duxbury Bay in Duxbury, Mass. A study published Monday, Aug. 8 connects rising temperatures to increasing rates of several waterborne diseases. About a dozen species of vibrio bacteria make people sick from eating raw or undercooked seafood, particularly oysters, or drinking or swimming in tainted water.

Study links global warming to rise in waterborne illnesses

WASHINGTON — Rising global temperatures are clearly linked to increasing waterborne food poisoning, particularly from eating raw oysters, along with other nasty infections, a new… Continue reading

In this Monday, Sept. 12, 2013 file photo, an oyster cultivator holds oyster seed before spreading it into the waters of Duxbury Bay in Duxbury, Mass. A study published Monday, Aug. 8 connects rising temperatures to increasing rates of several waterborne diseases. About a dozen species of vibrio bacteria make people sick from eating raw or undercooked seafood, particularly oysters, or drinking or swimming in tainted water.

Number of charges reduced for alleged arsonist with drug, mental health problems

A 27-year-old Juneau man admitted in court on Monday that he set a garage on fire and stole more than $100,000 from a construction company,… Continue reading

Suzanne Hudson, owner of Nana's Attic, waits for customer to visit her Seward Street antique shop on Tuesday. Her shop of burglarized in December 2014 with $5,000 worth of valuables stolen and smashed display cases.

Juneau on track to see the most burglaries in a decade

Suzanne Hudson said she moved to Juneau with her husband 15 years ago, attracted by its peaceful quality and seemingly low crime rate. Now she… Continue reading

Suzanne Hudson, owner of Nana's Attic, waits for customer to visit her Seward Street antique shop on Tuesday. Her shop of burglarized in December 2014 with $5,000 worth of valuables stolen and smashed display cases.
Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call started a social media wave with

Hundreds of thousands heed Call, share #first7jobs

Buzz Aldrin has done it. So has Monica Lewinsky.Ellen Degeneres has joined in, alongside Stephen Colbert.All of them can thank Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call.With an… Continue reading

Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call started a social media wave with
UAS welcomes prospects to "Enrollment Day" event Friday

UAS welcomes prospects to “Enrollment Day” event Friday

The University of Alaska Southeast is hosting its inaugural “Enrollment Day” from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Auke Lake Campus.Students are invited… Continue reading

UAS welcomes prospects to "Enrollment Day" event Friday

Channel Construction plans new barge landing

Channel Construction is planning a new barge landing at its facility on Channel Drive.On Aug. 5, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the… 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

Police & fire for Tuesday, Aug. 9, 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

Jared Curé has bought the Arctic Bar and is renaming it The Narrows. He plans to have the upscale bar open as early as October or November.

One of Juneau’s oldest bars is getting a new name and new look

For one of the few times since it opened 106 years ago, the Arctic Bar is changing.Since 1910, a bar with a polar bear on… Continue reading

Jared Curé has bought the Arctic Bar and is renaming it The Narrows. He plans to have the upscale bar open as early as October or November.

Witness steps in, stops attempted robber downtown, police say

An alleged robber remains behind bars after a man who witnessed the robbery chased and detained the suspected robber until help arrived, police said.At 5:15… Continue reading

Motorcyclist hits SUV, pinned under boat trailer on Glacier Highway

A 37-year-old motorcyclist was thrown off his motorcycle and pinned under a boat trailer after a collision on Glacier Highway Sunday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 8, 1986

On Aug. 8, 1986, a cruise ship ran aground near Prince of Wales Island. Despite leakage, no one was reported injured and the boat was… Continue reading

Police and fire for Sunday, Aug. 7

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