Project Playground will look a bit different when it is rebuilt next year, and members of the community can get a peek next week at… 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
Walker hires new press secretary JUNEAU EMPIRE Gov. Bill Walker will soon have a new press secretary. Austin Baird, formerly the state politics reporter for… Continue reading
Canadian electrical firm Hydro One has re-filed its request to take over Alaska Electric Light and Power. On Friday, state regulators announced that Hydro One… Continue reading
Update: The Coast Guard has suspended its search. Read more here. -- The Coast Guard is searching the waters near the Juneau Yacht Club for… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The cruise industry has dodged a tax increase after Alaska’s U.S. senators helped strike the provision from the tax bill that passed the… Continue reading
Witnesses gave jurors a look inside a drug trafficking ring that brought heroin and meth into Southeast Alaska in 2016, as the prosecution inched closer… Continue reading
Even Santa needs a workshop. The Juneau Arts and Cultural Center is open to the public during business hours (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) now through Dec.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two moose calves found dead in Anchorage last week likely died from eating poisonous plants, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said.… Continue reading
For Gallery Walk, the owners of Rainforest Farms decided to throw a party celebrating one year in business. There were special products and live music,… Continue reading
A hydroelectric dam proposed for a lake southeast of Juneau has moved one step closer to construction, and its backers say groundbreaking could take place… Continue reading
The tribal government of Klukwan filed a lawsuit Monday against the Bureau of Land Management, accusing it of failing to protect culturally-important salmon habitat and… Continue reading
One of Juneau’s longest-running holiday traditions continues today as Gov. Bill Walker opens the governor’s mansion to the public. From 3-6 p.m., the public is… Continue reading
The Juneau Economic Development Council is calling for innovators, business owners and entrepreneurs to pitch business ideas at their 2018 Innovation Summit in February. Two… Continue reading
Two grant funds are calling for proposals from social justice difference makers around Alaska. The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) is accepting letters of intent for… 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
A jury scam has been reported in Juneau and Sitka where callers falsely identify themselves as law enforcement officers, notify individuals that they have failed… Continue reading
With the exception of a yellow handbag, Chellsy Milton brought just the clothes on her back. The outfit included three jackets, on top of which… Continue reading
A cold and snowy November turned warmer and wet as the month concluded, but this year will still rank in the top 10 for flurries… Continue reading
If you hear a hearty “timber!” when walking through the woods this December, it’s a good idea to look up: you may be hiking in… Continue reading
