After unanimously approving two proposed budgets, the City and Borough of Juneau Finance Committee continues to move forward in the fiscal year 2019 (FY19) budget… Continue reading
The uncertainty with Alaska’s state economy may continue to strike locally. Economic experts weighed in on the state of Alaska’s economy during Northrim Bank’s annual… Continue reading
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
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in Juneau will go door to door, collecting nonperishable and canned food items as part of the “Scouting for Food… Continue reading
Two months after a Juneau man pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy, his co-conspirator pleaded guilty Wednesday. Juneau man Carlos Zavala-Flores, 39, pleaded guilty on Feb.… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature approved Gov. Bill Walker’s picks for his cabinet in a Tuesday joint session of the House and Senate, but it balked at… Continue reading
Brian Weed was just looking to find people with similar interests in hiking and exploring mine tunnels in Alaska. What he got, along with Joe… Continue reading
Two Ketchikan men intend on pleading guilty Wednesday to one charge of drug conspiracy each, according to online court documents. Neptali Yadao Dadia, 40, and… Continue reading
After three years of work, the Alaska House of Representatives on Monday voted 21-17 to approve a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe up… Continue reading
New national test scores show Alaska students below national averages in reading and math skills, and the gap is widening. On Tuesday, federal officials publicly… Continue reading
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
Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated the guest artists will play on Thursday and Sunday. They will play on Friday and Sunday.… Continue reading
Charles Edward Cotten Jr., originally scheduled to go to trial for drug distribution charges this week, is expected to take a plea agreement Wednesday instead.… Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This is the first of four profiles highlighting stories of local people with Parkinson’s disease, as part of Parkinson’s Awareness Month in April.… Continue reading
After almost a week of searching, Alaska State Troopers called off the search for missing Sitka man Sean Poffenbarger on Saturday, according to a Troopers… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature’s in-house legal chief has broken a logjam in the Senate Judiciary Committee, allowing proposed constitutional protections for the Permanent Fund Dividend to… Continue reading
Her fingers may be hurting, her voice is straining and she is probably questioning her performance, but for Dara Rilatos that is all part of… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department is auctioning off more than 50 impounded vehicles this month, with vehicles ranging from a 1969 motorhome to cars made in… Continue reading
Get Ken Hill an Allen wrench, stat. Juneau’s newest doctor, Hill has rusty, silt-caked bikes to work on. The cycling enthusiast and one-time member of… Continue reading
