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Guilty: Sitka jury convicts Klawock man of first-degree murder

Guilty: Sitka jury convicts Klawock man of first-degree murder

A 30-year-old man from a Southeast Alaska village has been convicted of first-degree murder.

Guilty: Sitka jury convicts Klawock man of first-degree murder
Opinion: Stop advertising e-cigarettes

Opinion: Stop advertising e-cigarettes

Product is responsible for ‘dangerous epidemic.’

Opinion: Stop advertising e-cigarettes
Opinion: Pebble Mine is bad for business and worse for America’s outdoor heritage

Opinion: Pebble Mine is bad for business and worse for America’s outdoor heritage

Bristol Bay’s fish, wildlife and economic prosperity are at stake.

Opinion: Pebble Mine is bad for business and worse for America’s outdoor heritage
A spiritual language for an ecologically sound life

A spiritual language for an ecologically sound life

‘The 10 Commandments of Mother Earth.’

A spiritual language for an ecologically sound life
Amazing Bookstore thanks Alaska Marine Lines and World Wide Movers
Amazing Bookstore thanks Alaska Marine Lines and World Wide Movers
Juneau student named to dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University
Juneau student named to dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University
Opinion: A change in Alaska’s crime laws is needed now

Opinion: A change in Alaska’s crime laws is needed now

Current criminal laws tie our hands, state prosecutors say.

Opinion: A change in Alaska’s crime laws is needed now
Opinion: The politics of waste in Lynn Canal

Opinion: The politics of waste in Lynn Canal

Politicians are in pursuit of a mythical creature called efficiency.

Opinion: The politics of waste in Lynn Canal
School district hires new director of student services
School district hires new director of student services
Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair

Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair

A personal statement from a local naturalist.

Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair
Lawmaker takes issue with Alaska Black History Month bill

Lawmaker takes issue with Alaska Black History Month bill

Rep. David Eastman was lone ‘no’ vote.

Lawmaker takes issue with Alaska Black History Month bill
Republican lawmaker leaves House majority over budget vote

Republican lawmaker leaves House majority over budget vote

Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux votes to accept Senate’s version with full PFD.

Republican lawmaker leaves House majority over budget vote
Family Promise celebrates two years of helping Juneau families

Family Promise celebrates two years of helping Juneau families

We help families regain their independence.

Family Promise celebrates two years of helping Juneau families
Salmon derby season set to kick off

Salmon derby season set to kick off

Catch these competitions in Southeast.

Salmon derby season set to kick off
When the going gets relaxing, the weak take naps

When the going gets relaxing, the weak take naps

Take a moment to relax outside.

When the going gets relaxing, the weak take naps
Police calls for Friday, May 3, 2019

Police calls for Friday, May 3, 2019

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 Friday, May 3, 2019

Death Notice: Carlieann Faye Brown

Carlieann Faye Brown died April 28, 2019, at her home in Hoonah. There will be a service for Brown in Hoonah at the city gym… Continue reading

Opinion: A public vote on the PFD is worse than doing nothing

Opinion: A public vote on the PFD is worse than doing nothing

You can have your cake and eat it too — you just have to pay for the cake.

Opinion: A public vote on the PFD is worse than doing nothing
Opinion: The solution to every problem isn’t always spending more money

Opinion: The solution to every problem isn’t always spending more money

Alaska government ‘investments’ versus ‘expenditures.’

Opinion: The solution to every problem isn’t always spending more money
A powdery idea to reduce loss of sea ice

A powdery idea to reduce loss of sea ice

Ice911 team is hoping to restore it over time.

A powdery idea to reduce loss of sea ice