Izzy Luna (far left) explains to a fellow eight-grader the struggles impoverished women face to meet feminine hygiene needs during a fair at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School. Luna and her project partners - Ava Brown and Chloe McAdams (from left to right) took the issue on for a language arts class project. The girls are collecting tampons, panty liners and pads at school and at Safeway to give to Juneau women in need.

Juneau middle schoolers tackle real world issues

Heroin use, suicide, gender equality — these topics saturate conversations in Juneau and around the nation, but another unlikely place they’re showing up is an… Continue reading

Izzy Luna (far left) explains to a fellow eight-grader the struggles impoverished women face to meet feminine hygiene needs during a fair at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School. Luna and her project partners - Ava Brown and Chloe McAdams (from left to right) took the issue on for a language arts class project. The girls are collecting tampons, panty liners and pads at school and at Safeway to give to Juneau women in need.

Still need more time? How to file a tax extension

Procrastinators rejoice: tax day is a bit later this year and if you still can’t make that, there’s still time to file for an extension.The… Continue reading

Tennessee governor vetoes bill making Bible official book

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday vetoed a bill seeking to make Tennessee the first state to designate the Bible as… Continue reading

High copper or lead levels seen in 19 Detroit schools’ water

DETROIT — Detroit’s hard-pressed school system has found elevated levels of lead and copper in nearly a third of its elementary schools, contamination that one… Continue reading

Microsoft sues US over secret demands for customer data

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft sued the U.S. government for demanding access to user emails or online files in secret, saying a provision of a 1986… Continue reading

Nigeria marks 2nd anniversary of kidnap of Chibok girls

LAGOS, Nigeria — With marches, chants and prayers, Nigerians marked Thursday’s painful second anniversary of the mass abduction of the Chibok girls, still angry and… Continue reading

Fighting in Syria’s Aleppo forces thousands to flee

BEIRUT — Syrian troops exchanged fire with rebels in the contested northern city of Aleppo on Thursday in a renewed bout of fighting that could… Continue reading

People flee their homes during fighting between Iraqi security forces and the Islamic State group during a military operation to regain control of Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

In west, Iraqi forces uncover remnants of IS

HIT, Iraq — After clearing a street of Islamic State fighters, Maj. Salam Hussein began moving house to house. Rifling through drawers in living rooms… Continue reading

People flee their homes during fighting between Iraqi security forces and the Islamic State group during a military operation to regain control of Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Strong quake kills 2, injures 45 in Japan

TOKYO — At least two people were killed and 45 injured by a magnitude-6.5 earthquake that knocked down houses and buckled roads in southern Japan… Continue reading

Canada’s new assisted suicide bill doesn’t allow visitors

TORONTO (AP) — Canada on Thursday introduced a new assisted suicide law that will apply only to citizens and residents, meaning Americans won’t be able… Continue reading

US sending commandos, combat aircraft to Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In a military buildup certain to inflame tensions with China, the United States said Thursday it will send troops and combat… Continue reading

British court rules woman can’t name her daughter Cyanide

LONDON (AP) — A woman from Wales cannot name her baby daughter Cyanide, a British court ruled Thursday.The woman, whose name cannot be published for… Continue reading

Photo: Donation to Friends of the Flags

Members of the Capital City Celebrations Committee provide a check from the Juneau Community Foundation's Capital City Celebration Fund for $2,608 to the volunteer organization… Continue reading

Delta drops fee for tickets bought on phone and at airports

You know all those fees that airlines have added over the last several years? Delta is taking one away.Delta will drop the fee for U.S.… Continue reading

Around Town

GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the success rate of those taking the tests.… Continue reading

Police & fire for Friday, April 15, 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

New York last state to remove ban on fights

ALBANY, N.Y. — The light heavyweight Liam McGeary, an English expatriate who lives in Brooklyn and fights for Bellator, isn’t the only mixed martial arts… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2016
  • By MICHAEL VIRTANEN

NBA’s big night: Warriors win 73, Kobe scores 60

The stars did not disappoint.And the most-celebrated closing night in NBA regular-season history not only lived up to expectations, it might have exceeded them with… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2016
  • By TIM REYNOLDS

Preliminary report for fatal Admiralty plane crash indicates weather issues

The pilot of the plane that crashed on southern Admiralty Island last Friday had said he was going to take an alternate route due to… Continue reading

Don Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay in July 2015 as visitors wait to board whale watching vessels and fishing boats are double and triple parked along the floats. Juneau's Docks and Harbors Board is working to revise a portion of city code pertaining to a commercial fishing moorage discount.

Docks and Harbors Board debates discount

Juneau’s Docks and Harbors Board is working to revise a portion of city code pertaining to a commercial fishing moorage discount that some people have… Continue reading

Don Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay in July 2015 as visitors wait to board whale watching vessels and fishing boats are double and triple parked along the floats. Juneau's Docks and Harbors Board is working to revise a portion of city code pertaining to a commercial fishing moorage discount.