Lone survivor of Admiralty plane crash continues recovery

KETCHIKAN — The only survivor of a floatplane crash in Southeast Alaska that killed three Wrangell men remains in recovery at a Colorado hospital.Morgan Enright… Continue reading

Juneau Resident Joe Lassiter testifies against the Land Management Plan during Monday night's Assembly meeting. Lassiter was one of several people who spoke out on the proposed Pederson Hill subdivision during the public comment portion of the meeting.

Faced with developer concern, Assembly adopts Land Management Plan

The Juneau Assembly voted to adopt the 2016 Land Management Plan, which calls for the disposal and development of the Pederson Hill subdivision among other… Continue reading

Juneau Resident Joe Lassiter testifies against the Land Management Plan during Monday night's Assembly meeting. Lassiter was one of several people who spoke out on the proposed Pederson Hill subdivision during the public comment portion of the meeting.
People, some with their dogs, begin a 3 mile suicide-prevention walk Saturday in Anchorage. More than 700 Alaskans took part in the event to raise awareness about suicide.

Alaskans participate in yearly suicide-prevention walk

ANCHORAGE — Alaskans participated in a yearly community walk in the state’s largest city to raise awareness about suicide and remember loved ones who took… Continue reading

People, some with their dogs, begin a 3 mile suicide-prevention walk Saturday in Anchorage. More than 700 Alaskans took part in the event to raise awareness about suicide.
This photo taken Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Talkeetna, Alaska, shows Denali partially obscured by clouds. The U.S. Army helped the National Park Service by using Chinook helicopters to fly food and materials to set up base camps at the 7,200-foot and 14,000-foot level to assist climbers on North America's tallest mountain. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Tale of harrowing rescue on Denali unheralded for 35 years

EVERETT, Washington — In the spring of 1980, climbers Mike Helms and Bob Kandiko came upon two other climbers in peril near the summit of Alaska’s… Continue reading

This photo taken Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Talkeetna, Alaska, shows Denali partially obscured by clouds. The U.S. Army helped the National Park Service by using Chinook helicopters to fly food and materials to set up base camps at the 7,200-foot and 14,000-foot level to assist climbers on North America's tallest mountain. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Police and fire for Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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

In this May 9 photo, Earl Wineck, 88, poses for a photo at the Alaska Veterans Museum in Anchorage. Wineck, who scanned the skies over Alaska for Japanese warplanes during World War II, supports President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima later this week.

Obama’s Hiroshima visit stirs differing views across Pacific

TOKYO — Two very different visions of the hell that is war are seared into the minds of World War II survivors on opposite sides… Continue reading

In this May 9 photo, Earl Wineck, 88, poses for a photo at the Alaska Veterans Museum in Anchorage. Wineck, who scanned the skies over Alaska for Japanese warplanes during World War II, supports President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima later this week.
Wilson Nicklie Jr. reflects on his past alcohol dependence during an interview at his Juneau apartment in early May. Nicklie was recently filmed for a documentary for the Salvation Army.

The road to recovery: Juneau man shares story of addiction with LA Salvation Army film crew

Four years ago, Wilson Nicklie Jr. would have reached for a bottle of alcohol — most likely some whiskey — to celebrate anything that was… Continue reading

Wilson Nicklie Jr. reflects on his past alcohol dependence during an interview at his Juneau apartment in early May. Nicklie was recently filmed for a documentary for the Salvation Army.

Aquatic center to be closed Sunday

The Dimond Park Aquatic Center will be closed on Sunday, May 29, to honor Juneau area high school graduates.The aquatic center will resume its regular… Continue reading

Alaska inmate escapes, then comes back to try to free others

FAIRBANKS — A minimum-security prisoner who escaped from a halfway house in Fairbanks came back three hours later, but it wasn’t to turn himself in.Alaska… Continue reading

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Risks in climbing Everest in focus as 3 die, 2 go missing

KATHMANDU, Nepal — An Indian climber has died while being helped down Mount Everest, just a couple of days after a Dutch and an Australian… Continue reading

Community dialogue on life after incarceration planned for Wednesday

Community dialogue on life after incarceration planned for Wednesday

Five formerly incarcerated individuals will tell their stories of what it’s like reentering the community at the Juneau Reentry Coalition’s May meeting Wednesday night.The community… Continue reading

Community dialogue on life after incarceration planned for Wednesday
Mark Anthony De Simone, 53, seen here during his first court appearance in Juneau District Court on Tuesday, May 17.

Ex-Arizona lawmaker’s murder trial set for August

The 53-year-old man accused of murdering a downtown Juneau jeweler during a hunting trip in Excursion Inlet entered a not guilty plea during an arraignment… Continue reading

Mark Anthony De Simone, 53, seen here during his first court appearance in Juneau District Court on Tuesday, May 17.
Athletes, coaches and volunteers anxiously watch paramedics attend to Monroe freshman Joseph Balko during the Region VI Track and Field Championships at West Valley on Friday. Balko collapsed upon finishing the Class 3A 3,200-meter run Friday and passed away Saturday at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.

High school runner dies after collapsing at competition

FAIRBANKS — A high school freshman has died after collapsing at his region’s track and field championships.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Monroe Catholic High School… Continue reading

Athletes, coaches and volunteers anxiously watch paramedics attend to Monroe freshman Joseph Balko during the Region VI Track and Field Championships at West Valley on Friday. Balko collapsed upon finishing the Class 3A 3,200-meter run Friday and passed away Saturday at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.

Special session begins — slowly

Alaska lawmakers convened the fourth special session of the 29th Alaska Legislature today, but though the state is 38 days from a government shutdown, urgency… Continue reading

Greg Fitch is starting a nonprofit to help advocate for those with mental health issues.

Juneau man wants to start a mental health revolution through new nonprofit

Greg Fitch is starting a nonprofit that strives to give people experiencing mental illness “a voice in change.”The 46-year-old Juneau resident wants to help mental… Continue reading

Greg Fitch is starting a nonprofit to help advocate for those with mental health issues.

Seward resident charged with firing shots at man

SEWARD — A 38-year-old Seward man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting Saturday morning at a remote site 60 miles north of… Continue reading

Chrystal Rose Phillips, 28

Juneau woman escapes police custody while in hospital

After claiming to have swallowed drugs during an arrest, a Juneau woman evaded custody by escaping the hospital when police weren’t looking. Now, the police… Continue reading

Chrystal Rose Phillips, 28

Police & Fire for Monday, May 23, 2016

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

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading