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Juneau Nordic Ski Team members Erin Wallace, front, leads Aaron Blust and Anna Iverson in a pole-less skiing drill through fresh snow on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at the Mendenhall Campgrounds. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: It makes sense to develop outdoor recreation

Alaska leads the nation in outdoor participation.

Juneau Nordic Ski Team members Erin Wallace, front, leads Aaron Blust and Anna Iverson in a pole-less skiing drill through fresh snow on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at the Mendenhall Campgrounds. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: I hope our elected leaders hear climate change concerns

Opinion: I hope our elected leaders hear climate change concerns

I’ve just attended Juneau’s Innovation Summit. It just might have restored my hope for the future. One of this year’s Summit topics was “Business in… Continue reading

Opinion: I hope our elected leaders hear climate change concerns
Police calls for Sunday, March 1, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, March 1, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Sunday, March 1, 2020
Someone holds up an inflatable Alaska Marine Highway ferry at at a rally to support of the Alaska Marine Highway System on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Incompetence turns inefficiency into failure for ferries and Real IDs

Welcome to the Gov. Mike Dunleavy era of efficient government.

Someone holds up an inflatable Alaska Marine Highway ferry at at a rally to support of the Alaska Marine Highway System on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Your weekend guide: Motown music, mountaineering women, stand-up comedy and more
Capital City Weekly

Your weekend guide: Motown music, mountaineering women, stand-up comedy and more

Here’s what’s happening the week of Feb. 27, 2020.

Your weekend guide: Motown music, mountaineering women, stand-up comedy and more
The Tatsuda’s IGA building in Ketchikan, Alaska was condemned Feb. 27, 2020, after it was struck early Thursday morning by a rockslide. The main portion of the slide hit the northeast corner of the building which collapsed part of the roof and ruptured a water main causing extensive damage to both the interior and exterior. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

Landslide demolishes Alaska grocery store

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A landslide in a city near the southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle demolished the back side of a grocery store.… Continue reading

The Tatsuda’s IGA building in Ketchikan, Alaska was condemned Feb. 27, 2020, after it was struck early Thursday morning by a rockslide. The main portion of the slide hit the northeast corner of the building which collapsed part of the roof and ruptured a water main causing extensive damage to both the interior and exterior. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)
Chris Beck with Alaska Trails, Thor Stacey with Alaska Professional Guides Association, Dan Blanchard with UnCruise Adventure, Lee Hart with Alaska Outdoor Alliance, E.J. Reiser with The North Face and Cailin O’Brien-Feeney then with the Outdoor Industry Association. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska Outdoor Alliance)

A week of outdoor-focused events comes to Juneau

Capital Outdoor Week, held March 2-6 in Juneau, will focus on Alaska’s $3.2 billion outdoor recreation sector. The five-day event features a calendar full of… Continue reading

Chris Beck with Alaska Trails, Thor Stacey with Alaska Professional Guides Association, Dan Blanchard with UnCruise Adventure, Lee Hart with Alaska Outdoor Alliance, E.J. Reiser with The North Face and Cailin O’Brien-Feeney then with the Outdoor Industry Association. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska Outdoor Alliance)
‘River Piracy’ strikes the Yukon

‘River Piracy’ strikes the Yukon

Locals and scientists say it’s losing water.

‘River Piracy’ strikes the Yukon

Death Notice: Errol Paul Downs

Errol Paul Downs passed away Feb. 10, 2020, in his home in Juneau.

The Norwegian Bliss pulls out of Juneau’s downtown harbor on June 12, 2018. Juneau Empire file photo

Cruise ships dumped over 3 million pounds of trash in Juneau

Cruise ship companies dumped millions of pounds of trash at a private landfill in Alaska’s capital during the 2019 tourism season, officials said. The City… Continue reading

The Norwegian Bliss pulls out of Juneau’s downtown harbor on June 12, 2018. Juneau Empire file photo
Author talks salmon, education conference approaches and more
Capital City Weekly

Author talks salmon, education conference approaches and more

News briefs for the week of Feb. 27, 2020.

Author talks salmon, education conference approaches and more

Death Notice: Elizabeth Daugherty

Elizabeth Daugherty passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

Basketball: Senior night schedule shuffled

Basketball: Senior night schedule shuffled

Thunder Mountain games will be earlier.

Basketball: Senior night schedule shuffled
photos by Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly Blueberry water provides memories of warmer seasons during winter in Wrangell.
Capital City Weekly

Planet Alaska: Berries are a perfect cure for the winter blues

Vitamin Happiness for the winter blues.

photos by Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly Blueberry water provides memories of warmer seasons during winter in Wrangell.
Guns seized in Alaska by federal, state and municipal law enforcement officers are displayed at the office of the U.S. Attorney on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that 82 illegally possessed guns in Anchorage and surrounding communities were seized in an investigation that resulted in federal charges against 16 people for firearm or drug trafficking counts. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Guns, drugs seized in Alaska multi-agency investigation

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska law enforcement officers seized 82 illegally possessed firearms in a coordinated effort to reduce gun violence in Anchorage and nearby communities,… Continue reading

Guns seized in Alaska by federal, state and municipal law enforcement officers are displayed at the office of the U.S. Attorney on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that 82 illegally possessed guns in Anchorage and surrounding communities were seized in an investigation that resulted in federal charges against 16 people for firearm or drug trafficking counts. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
Sonia Nagorski, assistant professor of Geology Arts and Sciences at the University of Alaska Southeast, investigates the broken oxbow along the Mendenhall River in this October 2018 photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: It should be easier to protect Alaskan water

Our waters are routinely used as cheap sewers for industry whose only goal is to maximizing profits.

Sonia Nagorski, assistant professor of Geology Arts and Sciences at the University of Alaska Southeast, investigates the broken oxbow along the Mendenhall River in this October 2018 photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Juneau residents lined up outside of the Planet Alaska Gallery to sign an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy in August 2019. Signatures are again being collected. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Governor recall campaign begins collecting signatures

Petition booklets are being distributed.

Juneau residents lined up outside of the Planet Alaska Gallery to sign an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy in August 2019. Signatures are again being collected. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020
Do you know the differences between hares and rabbits?

Do you know the differences between hares and rabbits?

It’s a hare-y situation in Juneau.

Do you know the differences between hares and rabbits?
Associated Press file The abandoned bus where Christopher McCandless starved to death in 1992 on Stampede Road near Healy, Alaska is shown March 21, 2006. An Italian man suffering from frostbite and four other tourists were rescued in the Alaska wilderness after visiting the abandoned bus that’s become a lure for adventurers since it was featured in the “Into the Wild” book and movie.

Italian hikers rescued in Alaska after visiting ‘Into the Wild’ bus

By Rachel D’Oro Associated Press ANCHORAGE — An Italian man suffering from frostbite and four other tourists were rescued in the Alaska wilderness after visiting… Continue reading

Associated Press file The abandoned bus where Christopher McCandless starved to death in 1992 on Stampede Road near Healy, Alaska is shown March 21, 2006. An Italian man suffering from frostbite and four other tourists were rescued in the Alaska wilderness after visiting the abandoned bus that’s become a lure for adventurers since it was featured in the “Into the Wild” book and movie.