Around Town

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, 9 a.m.-11:30- a.m., Juneau Senior Center. All proceeds go to the Juneau Nutrition Program which funds the senior lunches provided through the… Continue reading

Police calls for Monday, March 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

Juneau-based guide business fined for logbook violations

Moore Charters LLC and Anies Sadeghi both pleaded no contest earlier this month in Juneau’s District Court to one count each of violating International Pacific… Continue reading

From left, Juneau-Douglas High School's Hunter Hickok, Jordan Milligan and Sebastian Bradley react to the final buzzer after defeating Dimond High School to claim the ASAA March Madness Alaska 4A title on Saturday in Anchorage.

JDHS boys claim 4A crown

They say defense wins championships.The old adage proved true for the Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team Saturday night in the ASAA March Madness Alaska… Continue reading

From left, Juneau-Douglas High School's Hunter Hickok, Jordan Milligan and Sebastian Bradley react to the final buzzer after defeating Dimond High School to claim the ASAA March Madness Alaska 4A title on Saturday in Anchorage.
A Capital City bus starts its daily route from the bus barn at 10099 Bentwood Place on Thursday. The maintenance facility will be under going a $4 million upgrade this summer.

Beating the bus barn blues

Tucked away in the industrial-zoned corner of the Mendenhall Valley just past Brotherhood Bridge is a barn. It doesn’t house horses, cows or chickens. This… Continue reading

A Capital City bus starts its daily route from the bus barn at 10099 Bentwood Place on Thursday. The maintenance facility will be under going a $4 million upgrade this summer.

Study: Juneau Ice Field to shrink if warming continues

ANCHORAGE — A Rhode Island-size ice field in the mountains behind Alaska’s capital could disappear by 2200 if climate-warming trends continue, according to a University… Continue reading

Work has begun on the new park near the Douglas Bridge that will become the home to the life-size bronze sculpture of a breaching humpback whale rising from an infinity pool. The sculpture is to be installed this summer.

Bridge Park construction underway

Just beyond the Juneau Hotel parking lot near the foot of the Douglas Bridge, dump trucks, excavators, bulldozers and rollers are building what will eventually… Continue reading

Work has begun on the new park near the Douglas Bridge that will become the home to the life-size bronze sculpture of a breaching humpback whale rising from an infinity pool. The sculpture is to be installed this summer.

Grand jury indicts man after assault in woman’s apartment

A Juneau grand jury indicted the 38-year-old man who was at the center of a police search in Switzer Village Mobile Park earlier this month.Laron… Continue reading

Around Town

Knights of Columbus Bishop Kenny Council brunch, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Paul’s Catholic Church. $10 for a family and $4 for an individual.Open trap shooting, 10… Continue reading

Police & fire for Sunday, March 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

Photo: Mayor talks business

Mayor-elect Ken Koelsch attends a Downtown Improvement Group meeting in the Senate Mall building on Friday to hear concerns from business owners.… Continue reading

Three Chunk Light Tuna UPCs recalled

Bumble Bee Foods, LLC voluntarily recalled three specific universal product codes of canned Chunk Light Tuna due to process deviation that occurred in a co-pack… Continue reading

Eaglecrest closes for the season

Eaglecrest Ski Area is closed for the season.Eaglecrest officials decided to pull the plug since mountain conditions aren’t good and they’re not getting any better… Continue reading

Ketchikan man sentenced to five years for distributing child porn

A federal court handed down a five-year sentence to a Ketchikan man for distributing child pornography.U.S. District Chief Judge Timothy Burgess imposed the sentence Thursday… Continue reading

A pasta making machine churns out fresh cavatelli at the In Bocca Al Lupo restaurant downtown on Thursday.

New Italian restaurant opens in old Silverbow Bakery space

Lining the back wall of In Bocca Al Lupo’s dining room are stacks of apple tree logs. A few at a time go into the… Continue reading

A pasta making machine churns out fresh cavatelli at the In Bocca Al Lupo restaurant downtown on Thursday.

Around Town

GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the success rate of those taking the tests.… Continue reading

CCFR report for Friday, March 25, 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

Construction alters bus routes

Starting Monday, service to the Whittier Street bus stop near the State Library, Archives, and Museum will stop due to street construction. Capital Transit buses… Continue reading

Lands and Resources Division moves offices

The city’s Lands and Resources Division has moved from City Hall to the building across the street.The division’s offices are now located on the third… Continue reading

Juneau records seventh record-high temperature

The capital city has racked up its seventh record-high temperature this month as warm, sunny weather continues in Southeast Alaska.According to the National Weather Service,… Continue reading