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Yes, no, definitely, maybe

During Tuesday’s Assembly candidate debate, moderators asked the candidates a series of questions of “yes” or “no” questions in a “lightning round.” The results are… Continue reading

The art of teaching

Budgets are shrinking and people are getting used to the word “less,” but a grant for the Juneau School District just added a whole lot… Continue reading

Juneau Assembly District 2 candidates Dixie Hood, left, Jerry Nankervis, center, and Jason Puckett answer questions during the Juneau Votes! debate held at the University of Alaska Southeast on Tuesday.

Municipal candidates debate at UAS

Tuesday night’s municipal candidate debate added new voices to old discussions, but rarely did challengers and incumbents lock horns.Using questions about some of the community’s… Continue reading

Juneau Assembly District 2 candidates Dixie Hood, left, Jerry Nankervis, center, and Jason Puckett answer questions during the Juneau Votes! debate held at the University of Alaska Southeast on Tuesday.

Police & Fire for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015

Assault• At 1:03 a.m. Tuesday, 35-year-old Diana Austin was arrested in the 100 block of Franklin Street for assault after she punched a man in… Continue reading

Voting for discounted coffee

A trio of Juneau businesses will be discounting coffee drinks for all customers the day after the municipal elections. These discounts, however, come with a… Continue reading

Around town for Wednesday, Sept. 30

Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., Treadwell Ditch. No dogs or firearms. Details: 586-0428.Day of quilting, sewing and good fellowship, 10 a.m., Resurrection Lutheran… Continue reading

Ketchikan residents sentenced for trafficking narcotics

Two Ketchikan residents were sentenced Tuesday for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin into Alaska’s first city, according to federal prosecutors.U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess sentenced… Continue reading

Photo: Buoys anchored in channel

Manson Construction, the Seattle-based construction company in charge of constructing the new Panamax cruise docks, anchored two large buoys in Juneau Harbor Tuesday. The Manson… Continue reading

Bob Storer casts his vote in the municipal election during early voting in the Assembly Chambers on Monday. Early and absentee in-person voting is available in the Assembly Chambers weekdays through next Monday 8 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. and in the Mendenhall Mall weekdays through next Monday 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on the weekend noon to 4 p.m. Election day is Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Photo: Casting a vote

Bob Storer casts his vote in the municipal election during early voting in the Assembly Chambers on Monday. Early and absentee in-person voting is available… Continue reading

Bob Storer casts his vote in the municipal election during early voting in the Assembly Chambers on Monday. Early and absentee in-person voting is available in the Assembly Chambers weekdays through next Monday 8 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. and in the Mendenhall Mall weekdays through next Monday 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on the weekend noon to 4 p.m. Election day is Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Around town for Tuesday, Sept. 29

Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., call for location. Details: 586-0428.Day of quilting, sewing and good fellowship, 10 a.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church. Quilts donated… Continue reading

Yes or No?

In a lightning round of Monday night’s school board election debate, candidates were asked to summarize their thoughts on larger topics within the district with… Continue reading

Juneau Public Library Director Robert Barr, right, introduces Juneau District School Board candidates during a Juneau Votes! debate at the @360 Studio on Monday. The candidates from left are: Jason Hart, Josh Keaton, Emil Mackey, Jeff Redmond and Andi Story.

Five school board candidates debate future amid budget cuts

All five candidates for the Juneau School Board agreed changes were needed to give students a better education amid budget cuts; it was in the… Continue reading

Juneau Public Library Director Robert Barr, right, introduces Juneau District School Board candidates during a Juneau Votes! debate at the @360 Studio on Monday. The candidates from left are: Jason Hart, Josh Keaton, Emil Mackey, Jeff Redmond and Andi Story.
A major fire on November 5, 2013, at the Gastineau Apartments displaced about 40 people. The fire was contained to the fourth floor of the building but smoke and water damage is said to have destroyed most of the belonging in the rest of the building.

From condemned to high-rise condos?

Two Juneau designers want to build a hotel, to double as an apartment and high-rise condominium building, where the soon-to-be-demolished Gastineau Apartments building still stands… Continue reading

A major fire on November 5, 2013, at the Gastineau Apartments displaced about 40 people. The fire was contained to the fourth floor of the building but smoke and water damage is said to have destroyed most of the belonging in the rest of the building.

Police & Fire for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015

Domestic violence• At 4:06 p.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department received a report of a domestic dispute. Information only.• At 7:55 p.m. Sunday, JPD received… Continue reading

Pat Pitney, State Budget Director for Gov. Bill Walker, speaks about the state's fiscal future to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on July 16.

Fiscal forum invites Juneau to have its say on budget

If you’ve ever said that you could do a better job in your sleep than the Alaska Legislature does, a handful of Juneauites have an… Continue reading

Pat Pitney, State Budget Director for Gov. Bill Walker, speaks about the state's fiscal future to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on July 16.
An orca surfaces on its side as a small pod of about five whales made a tour of Gastineau Channel on Friday morning.

Photo: Orca excitement

Students race to watch a pod of about five orcas pass Harris Harbor as the whales made a tour of Gastineau Channel on Friday morning.… Continue reading

An orca surfaces on its side as a small pod of about five whales made a tour of Gastineau Channel on Friday morning.
Christine Carpenter takes a moment to check her messages under the fall colors of a oak tree at Marine Park on Wednesday, the official first day of fall.

Photo: Signs of fall

Christine Carpenter takes a moment to check her messages under the fall colors of a oak tree at Marine Park on Wednesday, the official first… Continue reading

Christine Carpenter takes a moment to check her messages under the fall colors of a oak tree at Marine Park on Wednesday, the official first day of fall.

Around town for Monday, Sept. 28

Tai Chi class for ages 60 and older, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Filipino Communit Hall. Enrollment is based on a first come, first served basis. Details:… Continue reading

Kammi Matson spins a fire hoop on Sept. 13 at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit beach as "Reach: A Basket of Remembrance and Unburdening" burns. About 200 people attended the annual event, which included drumming, fire spinning and dancing. Visitors also placed notes, origami cranes and mementoes at the basket before it was set on fire.

Photo: Remembrance and unburdening

Kammi Matson spins a fire hoop on Sept. 13 at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit beach as “Reach: A Basket of Remembrance and Unburdening”… Continue reading

Kammi Matson spins a fire hoop on Sept. 13 at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit beach as "Reach: A Basket of Remembrance and Unburdening" burns. About 200 people attended the annual event, which included drumming, fire spinning and dancing. Visitors also placed notes, origami cranes and mementoes at the basket before it was set on fire.

Police blotter for Monday, Sept. 28, 2015

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading