Members of the Absentee Questioned Ballot Review Board open ballots before counting at the City Hall on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Absentee, early ballots boost turnout, but still short of 2016 numbers

Though the results are still unofficial until they’re certified this Tuesday, voter turnout climbed by nearly 7 percent thanks to absentee and questioned ballots counted… Continue reading

Members of the Absentee Questioned Ballot Review Board open ballots before counting at the City Hall on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
In this July 2015 photo, Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Juneau International Airport. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Juneau’s legislators will hold a town hall before special session

If you’re concerned about crime or the state’s fiscal health, Juneau lawmakers want to hear from you. Juneau’s three delegates to the Alaska Legislature will… Continue reading

In this July 2015 photo, Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Juneau International Airport. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Alaskan Brewing Co.’s Darin Jensen talks about the companies award-winning collaboration with Heritage Coffee Roasting Company. The joint venture won gold in the coffee category at the Great American Beer Festival on Saturday in Denver. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Breakfast brew best in nation

Peanut butter and jelly. Cookies and milk. Bagels and cream cheese. Coffee and beer? It’s a winning combination. Alaskan Brewing Company and Heritage Coffee Roasting… Continue reading

Alaskan Brewing Co.’s Darin Jensen talks about the companies award-winning collaboration with Heritage Coffee Roasting Company. The joint venture won gold in the coffee category at the Great American Beer Festival on Saturday in Denver. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Human remains ID’d as missing hiker

Human remains ID’d as missing hiker

Human remains found by a duck hunter have been identified as missing Juneau hiker Teri Heuscher, police say. Heuscher, 53, was last seen on June… Continue reading

Human remains ID’d as missing hiker
Christopher Strawn speaks with Juneau Assistant District Attorney Amy Paige at the start of his trial in Juneau Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Strawn, 34, faces charges of first-degree and second-degree murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, third-degree assault and weapons misconduct in the shooting death of Brandon Cook in October 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Strawn murder trial begins, again

Brandon Cook was killed two years ago this month in Kodzoff Acres Mobile Home Park. On Thursday, following three and a half days of jury… Continue reading

Christopher Strawn speaks with Juneau Assistant District Attorney Amy Paige at the start of his trial in Juneau Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Strawn, 34, faces charges of first-degree and second-degree murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, third-degree assault and weapons misconduct in the shooting death of Brandon Cook in October 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Kake man shoots up trailer in drive-by

Armed with a .223-caliber rifle, a Kake man opened fire on a Secon construction company trailer from the driver’s seat of his Chevrolet pickup early… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

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

AEL&P gets OK for special electric-vehicle charging rate

Alaska’s state utility regulator has approved a plan from Alaska Electric Light and Power to help the utility cope with Juneau’s rising number of electric… Continue reading

University of Alaska system wants help from businesses to see future employment needs

The University of Alaska is looking to almost double the amount of Alaskans who attend college in the next decade, but has to do so… Continue reading

Buddy Tabor performs at Resurrection Lutheran Church in January 2009. Albert McDonnell and his daughter Hazel are shown at left. (Juneau Empire File)

Gold Street music concert

A group of local pickers will play at the Resurrection Lutheran Church on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The lineup is features a long roster of… Continue reading

Buddy Tabor performs at Resurrection Lutheran Church in January 2009. Albert McDonnell and his daughter Hazel are shown at left. (Juneau Empire File)
V’s Cellar Door owner Venietia Santana sits near her newest menu item, the Shiz Boom Pop! Corn, at her restaurant on Oct. 5, 2017. V’s Cellar Door is one of 15 restaurants involved with Downtown Restaurant Week. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Downtown Restaurant Week looks to bring more locals downtown

Venietia Santana, the owner of V’s Cellar Door downtown, laughs when people say they don’t come out to eat downtown because the 15-minute commute from… Continue reading

V’s Cellar Door owner Venietia Santana sits near her newest menu item, the Shiz Boom Pop! Corn, at her restaurant on Oct. 5, 2017. V’s Cellar Door is one of 15 restaurants involved with Downtown Restaurant Week. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
225;a Art Auction at Centennial Hall on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | For the Capital City Weekly)

Ancient Threads, Modern Fabric: Highlights from Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Tináa Art Auction

Southeast Alaska is many things: a natural wonder; a wildlife hotspot; an outdoorsman’s paradise; an epic forest; a seafood lover’s dream; a drainage engineer’s nightmare.… Continue reading

  • Oct 3, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch
225;a Art Auction at Centennial Hall on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | For the Capital City Weekly)
Baby Raven Reads books on display inside the Walter Soboleff Building. Courtesy image.

October First Friday celebrates new book releases

Book release Sealaska Heritage Institute 105 S. Seward St. 4:30-8 p.m. Sealaska Heritage will celebrate the release of two new books in its Baby Raven… Continue reading

  • Oct 5, 2017
  • By Capital City Weekly staff report
Baby Raven Reads books on display inside the Walter Soboleff Building. Courtesy image.
Nell McConahey at her Juneau home with Oriental hybrid lilies still in bloom on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. McConahey won for a pink Casablanca lily that was in bloom in August. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Entered on a whim, local woman’s lilies win Best of Show

Nell McConahey entered her lilies at the state fair on a whim. She had no idea they would win Best of Show. McConahey, a Juneau… Continue reading

Nell McConahey at her Juneau home with Oriental hybrid lilies still in bloom on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. McConahey won for a pink Casablanca lily that was in bloom in August. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Lemon Creek plan open for public hearing Oct. 24

Later this month, the City and Borough of Juneau Planning Commission is examining a plan for the future of Lemon Creek, and the public is… Continue reading

Car charging station will soon have time limit

Car charging station will soon have time limit Later this month, electric vehicle owners will have a little less time to charge their rides at… Continue reading

Children dance at a previous Tot Rave event to benefit the Gold Creek Child Development Center. The event is happening again this coming Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Gold Creek Child Development Center)

Dance party raises money for child care nonprofit

The smallest dancing shoes in town will be getting some use this Saturday. The Gold Creek Child Development Center is putting on a “Tot Rave”… Continue reading

Children dance at a previous Tot Rave event to benefit the Gold Creek Child Development Center. The event is happening again this coming Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Gold Creek Child Development Center)

Mallott approves two health care ballot measures

Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has approved two health care-related ballot measures, an act that allows backers to begin gathering signatures to put them on the… Continue reading

Dr. Jessica Zitter. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Doctor works to change end-of-life care in America

There’s a moment Dr. Jessica Zitter likes to recount. An “epiphany” precipitated by an experienced nurse when Zitter was a young doctor. She told the… Continue reading

Dr. Jessica Zitter. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Juneau residents Hilary Rehfield-Green and her husband, Ryan Green, talk Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, about surviving the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas last weekend. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau couple survives Las Vegas shooting, recounts harrowing experience

Hiding in an abandoned area in the MGM Grand Las Vegas late Sunday night, Hilary Rehfield-Green and her husband Ryan Green faced an impossible question.… Continue reading

Juneau residents Hilary Rehfield-Green and her husband, Ryan Green, talk Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, about surviving the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas last weekend. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)