Juneau-Douglas Fish and Game committee to meet

The Juneau-Douglas Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Dec. 14 at the University of Alaska Southeast. The meeting will take place… Continue reading

Around town for Friday, Dec. 04

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

Traffic changes for Gallery Walk

To help visitors enjoy tonight’s gallery walk, the City and Borough of Juneau has announced some changes to parking downtown during the event.From 4-8 p.m.,… Continue reading

Foster care needs in Juneau and Southeast Alaska

There are about 250 children in Southeast Alaska who need a home. Maybe it could be yours.Juneau Youth Services foster care specialist Lori King said… Continue reading

Sitka police to try vouchers to curb holiday DUIs

The three drunk driving arrests in as many days last weekend prompted Sitka Police Lt. Lance Ewers to start thinking about whether the town could… Continue reading

Victim’s family: Fatal stabbing was over stolen iPhone, iPod

The daughter of a 37-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in a Douglas apartment Thursday morning says her father was senselessly slain over a stolen… Continue reading

Sweetheart dam project moves closer to permit

With a new hydroelectric dam in the works for Juneau, members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission arrived Wednesday in the capital city to hear… Continue reading

Empire to resume printing TV guide

Following a flurry of phone calls from readers, the Juneau Empire has decided to continue printing TV guide listings starting Sunday, Dec. 6. The Empire… Continue reading

Around town for Thursday, Dec. 3

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.UAS art show and food drive, 9 a.m., UAS Egan Library. From Dec. 3-8.Open lab computer… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015

Criminal trespass• At 6:23 p.m. Tuesday, Dwayne Clements, 46, was arrested for criminal trespass in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway. He was taken to… Continue reading

Deacon Larry Tong examines extensive interior damage to the main sanctuary at the Emmanuel Baptist Church on Wednesday. It appears the fire started in a vehicle outside the back wall of the church Tuesday night.

Intentional fire leaves church leaders asking for prayers

Shattered glass now covers the entrance where Emmanuel Baptist Church members usually gather before the 11 a.m. Sunday service, one of many signs a terrible… Continue reading

Deacon Larry Tong examines extensive interior damage to the main sanctuary at the Emmanuel Baptist Church on Wednesday. It appears the fire started in a vehicle outside the back wall of the church Tuesday night.
Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson speaks to reporters about the cause of death of Mayor Stephen "Greg" Fisk during a press conference at the Juneau Police Station on Wednesday. Local, state and national reporters were on hand for the report that Fisk died of natural causes.

Autopsy report: Fisk died of natural causes

Juneau police on Wednesday announced preliminary autopsy results indicate Juneau Mayor Stephen “Greg” Fisk died at home of natural causes, ending speculation that foul play… Continue reading

Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson speaks to reporters about the cause of death of Mayor Stephen "Greg" Fisk during a press conference at the Juneau Police Station on Wednesday. Local, state and national reporters were on hand for the report that Fisk died of natural causes.

Travelodge Hotel robbed, 2 assaulted

As she was checking in for a business trip Tuesday night at the Travelodge Hotel, Debbie Shepersky said a man appearing to wave a gun… Continue reading

Around town for Wednesday, Dec. 2

Social Media & Its Uses in the Workplace, 9 a.m.- 11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Details: 586-5718.Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30… Continue reading

Answering Juneau’s succession question

Mayor Greg Fisk’s untimely death Monday left a grieving city with far more questions than answers. One of the more perplexing — and pressing —… Continue reading

David Katzeek, second from right, speaks during a public ceremony at the Walter Soboleff Center Tuesday for the return of a Chilkat robe recently acquired on eBay. Sealaska Heritage Institute purchased the robe in November from eBay seller George Blucker of Texas who willingly took a loss on the sale so the piece could be repatriated to the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian.

Ceremony celebrates Chilkat blanket’s return

They were there to see an ancestor.On Tuesday afternoon, more than 50 Southeast residents gathered at the clan house in the Walter Soboleff Building to… Continue reading

David Katzeek, second from right, speaks during a public ceremony at the Walter Soboleff Center Tuesday for the return of a Chilkat robe recently acquired on eBay. Sealaska Heritage Institute purchased the robe in November from eBay seller George Blucker of Texas who willingly took a loss on the sale so the piece could be repatriated to the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian.

Police & Fire for Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015

Assault• At 1:57 p.m. Monday, a 25-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence assault in the Juneau area. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional… Continue reading

Rain water sits on top of thin ice on Mendenhall Lake on Monday.

Photo: Mendenhall Lake run

Rain water sits on top of thin ice on Mendenhall Lake on Monday.… Continue reading

Rain water sits on top of thin ice on Mendenhall Lake on Monday.

Downtown ‘Pocket Park’ demolition nearly complete

The demolition of Gunakadeit Park, the first phase in demolishing the Gastineau Apartments, is substantially complete, according to an email from the City and Borough… Continue reading

Juneau nears the mark for wettest year

If it were snow, you’d have to crawl out a second-story window.Juneau received just over a foot of precipitation in November, its second-wettest in recorded… Continue reading