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Dubai-based company invests in bringing Alaska energy to Asia
Dubai-based company invests in bringing Alaska energy to Asia
Repairs to Egan Drive will wind down until the spring thaw. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

See something orange missing from Egan Drive?

No more Mario-Kart downtown for drivers.

Repairs to Egan Drive will wind down until the spring thaw. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Bar, ship troupe-ers: Traveling burlesque performers ready for local leg of 2019 tour
Bar, ship troupe-ers: Traveling burlesque performers ready for local leg of 2019 tour
Gale warning issued for Southeast

Gale warning issued for Southeast

Make sure your boats are secured for heavy seas.

Gale warning issued for Southeast
Dr. John Geyman will give three public speeches about health care reform this week while visiting Juneau from Washington state. (Courtesy Photo | John Geyman)
Dr. John Geyman will give three public speeches about health care reform this week while visiting Juneau from Washington state. (Courtesy Photo | John Geyman)
Photos: Spooky visitors swing by Pioneer House

Photos: Spooky visitors swing by Pioneer House

The residents got some seasonal cheer early this year.

Photos: Spooky visitors swing by Pioneer House
Wayne Smallwood lines up with the Southeast Alaska Native Veterans honor guard to lead dance groups parade through downtown Juneau on Saturday, June 9, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

As the ice melts, military ambitions in Alaska heat up

Russian encroachment in Alaska airspace is also a growing issue.

Wayne Smallwood lines up with the Southeast Alaska Native Veterans honor guard to lead dance groups parade through downtown Juneau on Saturday, June 9, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Southeast loses jobs, but still has one of the lowest unemployment rates in state
Southeast loses jobs, but still has one of the lowest unemployment rates in state
Celebrate bat week(end) at Mendenhall visitor center
Celebrate bat week(end) at Mendenhall visitor center
Alaska’s three types of Amanita muscaria

Alaska’s three types of Amanita muscaria

A common, conspicuous, gaudy mushroom.

Alaska’s three types of Amanita muscaria
Protesters show up for Roadless Rule

Protesters show up for Roadless Rule

Critical protection or burdensome regulation?

Protesters show up for Roadless Rule
In this Oct. 9 photo, Brian Steven Smith attends his arraignment on a charge of first-degree murder in Anchorage. Losing a digital memory card that contained photos and videos of a horrendous killing may have been careless, but what led police to charge Smith was something he had no control over whatsoever: His South African accent. (Loren Holmes | Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Distinctive accent on torture video leads police to suspect

The suspect in a brutal torture killing led police right to him.

  • Oct 21, 2019
  • By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
  • Crime
In this Oct. 9 photo, Brian Steven Smith attends his arraignment on a charge of first-degree murder in Anchorage. Losing a digital memory card that contained photos and videos of a horrendous killing may have been careless, but what led police to charge Smith was something he had no control over whatsoever: His South African accent. (Loren Holmes | Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Outcry over dog being shot turned out to be fishy

Outcry over dog being shot turned out to be fishy

Concerns about his odor are very real, though.

Outcry over dog being shot turned out to be fishy
Family Promise of Juneau receives legislative citation

Family Promise of Juneau receives legislative citation

In this case, a citation is a good thing.

Family Promise of Juneau receives legislative citation
79-year-old man beaten brutally

79-year-old man beaten brutally

The victim needed three days rest before he could make it to the hospital.

79-year-old man beaten brutally
Gov. Mike Dunleavy may be in contention for the position of Secretary of Energy. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Dunleavy not going energy-where

Rumors of Dunleavy being tapped for Energy Secretary are greatly exaggerated.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy may be in contention for the position of Secretary of Energy. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Man missing after spiritual quest to Alaska’s Hatcher Pass

Man missing after spiritual quest to Alaska’s Hatcher Pass

He was seeking no less than the meaning of life.

Man missing after spiritual quest to Alaska’s Hatcher Pass
Opinion: Applying restorative justice to political warfare

Opinion: Applying restorative justice to political warfare

Forgiveness is part of the equation.

  • Oct 20, 2019
Opinion: Applying restorative justice to political warfare
Perspectives of Ocean Waves

Perspectives of Ocean Waves

The wild surf of life.

  • Oct 20, 2019
  • By Daniel Wiese For the Juneau Empire
Perspectives of Ocean Waves
Player of the Week: Ali Beya

Player of the Week: Ali Beya

He had one touchdown last Saturday.

Player of the Week: Ali Beya