City finance director addresses property assessments at Chamber

updated 12:10am

In light of recent events - a mill increase stay and a new property assessment system - city finance director Bob Bartholomew, spoke at Thursday's Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon about the new processes adopted for assessing property value and tax.

Emotional testimony in murder trial

Today, 12:09am

Remembering the birth of her child, who would die four months later, Jacqueline Orr choked up and quietly cried on the witness stand during the first day of testimony in the murder trial against her then-boyfriend accused of causing the infant's death.

D&H Board discusses status of Statter Harbor project permit

Today, 12:09am

The denied conditional use permit for the Statter Harbor master plan was the topic of discussion at a special Docks and Harbors board meeting Thursday before it goes before the city Planning Commission next week for reconsideration.

Voter case under review

Today, 12:07am

JUNEAU - It appears someone registered to vote in Alaska and another state cast ballots in both states during the November election, an Alaska elections official said Thursday.

Photo: A popular spot on Douglas

Today, 6:15am

Trucks with boat trailers line up at the North Douglas Boat Launch on Thursday.

Colorful 'little people'

Today, 6:32am

A year after the Jensen-Olson Arboretum earned a designation from the North American Plant Collections Consortium as the largest primrose collection in North America, things continue to sprout at Juneau's local public garden.

Pacific Army head calls for Stryker Brigade review 12:07am

Local Lens 6:17am

Around town for Friday, May 24 12:07am

Police & Fire for Friday, May 24, 2013 6:17am

Alaska News

Fort Yukon flooding threat not over

Kokhanok woman indicted in man's death

Public comment on Pebble report nearing close

Tow vessel fuel problems preceded Shell grounding

Pilots in fatal Alaska crash on different signals

National News

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

Jersey shore reopens for 1st post-Sandy summer

Truck in Wash. span collapse hauled drilling equip

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

Some damage reported from 5.7 quake in N. Calif.

Special Features

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My Turn: The Alaska Family Medical Leave Act - not for our families

Carmen Cortese and Janet Forbes were married at the Douglas United Methodist Church, with their children and grandchildren present, and their congregation standing in support.

TMHS earns two 1-point wins on Region V diamond openers

Three hours after squeaking out a 5-4 win over Petersburg at the Region V baseball tournament in Ketchikan on Thursday, the Thunder Mountain Falcons roared even louder with an identical tally in ... Read More

Crimson Bears boys fall in OT on state pitch, Falcons girls fall 5-0

Mariners send slumping catcher Montero to minors

Mariners return to GCI a big hit for Ketchikan local

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Outdoors

Colorful 'little people'

Trail Feature: Point Caroline Trail

Orchids in Southeast Alaska

From the garden: Rites of spring

JMR on ice

Arts & Culture

Art in unusual places

The Empire's Arts & Culture section welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places.

Submit images to amy.fletcher@juneauempire.

Two Juneau nonprofits receive ArtPlace grants

JAHC awards 2013 Fine Arts Scholarships

Local filmmaker wins LA Movie Award

Alaskan Pale Ale to be discontinued due to hops shortage

Neighbors

3 in a million disease doesn't stop one in a million girl

Her second home is the Children's Hospital in Seattle and her second family is a team of doctors, but Taylee Escalante has control over her life, it's not controlled by Microscopic Polyangiitis.