Former Rep. Bill Hudson and his wife Lucy wanted to stay in Juneau, but they couldn’t. When Lucy developed frontal-lobe dementia and needed what Bill… Continue reading
Juneau police on Thursday arrested a man on suspicion of burglarizing several businesses in the Mendenhall Valley earlier this month. Police contacted Dakota Gallant, 27,… Continue reading
Andy Hughes had made up his mind. Though he’d run for a seat on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly before, he wasn’t going… Continue reading
Alexis Ashley Ehlers, a Juneau woman missing since Aug. 13, has been identified as the person found dead in a covered hot tub Monday. “We… Continue reading
On Sunday, Aug. 27, Juneauites have been asked to show solidarity for the people of Charlottesville, Virginia, at a rally at Marine Park. “The prime… Continue reading
A Juneau woman pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of drug conspiracy in U.S. District Court Wednesday. Tiffany Jo Spaulding, 34, and Christian John… 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
The Mendenhall Glacier is the most visited landmark in the state, pulling in almost a third of all visitors to Alaska. Visitor traffic is only… Continue reading
Their days aren’t as exciting as they used to be, and that’s exactly how they want it. Finishing a morning shift as a barista/bartender at… Continue reading
Kenneth Manzanares, the Utah man suspected of killing his wife aboard a cruise ship near Juneau last month, broke down sobbing during his arraignment in… Continue reading
The new owner of Juneau’s electric utility has “no interest” in selling it to local owners. Hydro One, a Canadian power company, agreed in July… Continue reading
Juneau Empire In response to rising homelessness in town, the City and Borough of Juneau is creating a new staff position. The CBJ applied Monday… Continue reading
They spoke like old friends, though one was handing the other an eviction notice. Officer Ken Colon of the Juneau Police Department gave Tapia Church… Continue reading
Homicide suspect Christopher D. Strawn lost a bid to postpone his new trial, currently set for Oct. 2. Strawn’s first trial, on charges of first-… 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
The Alaska State Troopers have more than 1,000 kits containing DNA evidence from sexual assaults across the state. Those kits have rested, shelved and untested,… Continue reading
Juneau’s senior population is quickly increasing, and is about to find itself in what Sioux Douglas calls a “desperate” situation. Douglas, the president of Senior… Continue reading
Fifty schoolkids from around Alaska and beyond were a lot more prepared to start the school year, thanks to a pair of Juneau sisters, the… Continue reading
The on-again, off-again trial of a former Board of Fisheries nominee charged with Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend fraud has been postponed to the end of… Continue reading
Some of the leaders of the Juneau Empire will be hanging out at the downtown Heritage Coffee shop on Thursday afternoon. We’d like to meet… Continue reading
