City to celebrate new subdivision

On July 27, city officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at the intersection of Jackie and Renninger streets in Lemon Creek to celebrate the… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: July 14, 1986

On July 14, 1986, state jobs fell even shorter with impending cuts to Alaska’s budget. Even with the many blows that Alaska had taken thus… Continue reading

Candles and flowers sit in front of a Lemon Creek trailer in remembrance of Kristina Elizabeth Young on Wednesday. Young's body was found along the North Douglas shoreline on Tuesday.

Police await medical reports to learn more about siblings’ deaths

A small collection of candles and flowers sit outside a Lemon Creek trailer in remembrance of Kristina Elizabeth Young, 36, whose body was found Tuesday… Continue reading

Candles and flowers sit in front of a Lemon Creek trailer in remembrance of Kristina Elizabeth Young on Wednesday. Young's body was found along the North Douglas shoreline on Tuesday.
Downtown Juneau is seen from above in this file photo

A small but significant step toward fixing Juneau’s decades-old housing problem

The Juneau Planning Commission took the first step toward fixing Juneau’s decades-old housing problem at its Tuesday night meeting.With little discussion, the commission voted unanimously… Continue reading

Downtown Juneau is seen from above in this file photo
Police are actively searching for Kristina Elizabeth Young, 36, who may have been with her brother George Benjamin Young, 40, before his death. Police found her brother in the Mendenhall Wetlands on Sunday and Kristina has not been since then. Another body was found Tuesday evening. Police have not yet released details, but a friend told the Empire it was the body of Kristina Young.

Update: Kristina Elizabeth Young’s body found in North Douglas

Update: At 8:38 p.m. Tuesday, the Juneau Police department confirmed in a press release that the body found in the 6000 block of North Douglas… Continue reading

Police are actively searching for Kristina Elizabeth Young, 36, who may have been with her brother George Benjamin Young, 40, before his death. Police found her brother in the Mendenhall Wetlands on Sunday and Kristina has not been since then. Another body was found Tuesday evening. Police have not yet released details, but a friend told the Empire it was the body of Kristina Young.

PokéStop at the Empire

Attention all Pokémon Go trainers: The Juneau Empire is about to be overrun by Pokémon and we need your help catching them.Starting today, the Empire… 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

Kenai, East Forelands setnets open for first period

KENAI — A skiff called the Santa Maria, flying a pirate flag, skidded into the Nikiski beach, grating to a heavy halt.The crew efficiently hauled… Continue reading

Harmful algal bloom advisory released

The Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins (SEATT) partnership has been collecting phytoplankton samples throughout southeast Alaska to monitor for plankton species that can produce toxins and… Continue reading

Players chase Pokémon while playing Nintendo's newest phone app, Pokémon Go, in downtown Juneau on Tuesday.

Discovering Pokémon Go in Juneau

I am one of the last people who would ever play Pokémon Go. I haven’t played a video game since the original Nintendo, I don’t… Continue reading

Players chase Pokémon while playing Nintendo's newest phone app, Pokémon Go, in downtown Juneau on Tuesday.

Joe Miller really wants to fire Gov. Walker, and here’s his plan to do it

A protest in downtown Anchorage Monday night urging people to sign an application to recall Alaska’s governor was lightly attended. The political news website The… Continue reading

A voter ducks into a voting booth at the Douglas Public Library for the state primary election in August 2012.

Voters to decide on city sales tax: five years or forever?

For more than 30 years, Juneau voters have decided whether to extend sales taxes through a reappearing ballot question. Now one ballot question could end… Continue reading

A voter ducks into a voting booth at the Douglas Public Library for the state primary election in August 2012.

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

SEADOGS, JMR locate lost hikers near Spaulding Meadows Trail

Three hikers who became lost near the Spaulding Meadows Trail in Auke Bay were located and escorted back to the trailhead safely Saturday night by… Continue reading

Free child car seat inspections in Juneau today

Buckling up a child in the backseat can be harder than it looks.Alaska Injury Prevention Center technicians will be in Juneau today helping parents ensure… Continue reading

Juneau rally urges lawmakers to ‘Do your jobs!’

Across the street from the Terry Miller Building where the Alaska Legislature held the first day of its fifth special session, about two dozen people… Continue reading

Elliot "Chuck" Wimberly

Goldbelt announced new CEO, elects board members

Goldbelt Incorporated has a new CEO — sort of.During a July 9 shareholders meeting, the Native corporation announced Elliot “Chuck” Wimberly would serve as its… Continue reading

Elliot "Chuck" Wimberly
A Temsco helicopter joins the search for possible missing woman Kristina Elizabeth Young, 36, on Monday after her brother George Benjamin Young, 40, was found dead in Lemon Creek on Sunday.

Update: Search suspended for missing Juneau woman

Update: At 4 p.m. Monday, authorities halted the search effort for Kristina Elizabeth Young, 36, pending further investigative leads, according to an Alaska State Trooper… Continue reading

A Temsco helicopter joins the search for possible missing woman Kristina Elizabeth Young, 36, on Monday after her brother George Benjamin Young, 40, was found dead in Lemon Creek on Sunday.

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

Cameron Box points out flakes of gold in a container with sediment to Cameron Jardell at Gold Creek near Basin Road on Friday. Box is a self-taught gold panner, who says he learned by watching YouTube videos, and has been panning for a week at Gold Creek. Jardell joined Box for the day.

Photos: Gold panners

Cameron Jardell pauses while scooping sediment into a sluice box in Gold Creek near Basin Road on Friday. Corey Box, left, is a self-taught gold… Continue reading

Cameron Box points out flakes of gold in a container with sediment to Cameron Jardell at Gold Creek near Basin Road on Friday. Box is a self-taught gold panner, who says he learned by watching YouTube videos, and has been panning for a week at Gold Creek. Jardell joined Box for the day.