The last day to provide input in city’s Parks and Recreation Department’s master plan survey will be Monday.Visit the department’s webpage at Juneau.org/parkrec to learn… Continue reading
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce will host a forum for businesses in transition on Nov. 16 from 2-6 p.m. at KTOO.The free forum will cover… Continue reading
Public swimming at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center in the Mendenhall Valley will be closed starting at 2 p.m. Thursday. It will remain closed until… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks police chief has resigned, days after he was reinstated following a month on leave amid an investigation into allegations of possible… Continue reading
COMING TOGETHER FOR PLAY AT SITKA CHILDREN’S MUSEUMBY HEATHER MURPHYFor the Capital City WeeklyOne rainy weekday morning last winter, a hesitant dad led his preschool-age… Continue reading
Oh October, how I adore thee. The month of October brings crisp weather, beautiful colors and the ultimate Sunday afternoon activity — football. As a… Continue reading
If you see a crowd gathering outside of the Department of Environmental Conservation today, don’t be alarmed: it’s just a fire drill.It will occur at… Continue reading
A representative from Main Street America will be spending most of the week in Juneau meeting with various stakeholders to draft a downtown revitalization plan.… Continue reading
Juneau residents will see a 3.86 percent increase in their electric bills starting Nov. 23.The Regulatory Commission of Alaska, which governs utility rates, made the… Continue reading
Sen. Anna MacKinnon has tried for more than four years to make student loans cheaper. That effort will now be decided by voters on Tuesday.If… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly postponed talks of restricting fireworks usage at a committee meeting Monday, instead requesting the Juneau Police Department mitigate… Continue reading
Susanne DiPietro is the director of the Alaska Judicial Council. It’s her job to coordinate the state’s impartial oversight of the state’s judicial system. Even… Continue reading
From Yakutat to Ketchikan, October has never been this dry in Southeast Alaska.“It’s certainly the driest October in a century, certainly,” said Rick Thoman, a… Continue reading
BISMARCK, N.D. — Protesters at the demonstration against the Dakota Access pipeline are increasingly divided over how to stop the project, with militant younger activists… Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge on Monday threw out the rape and murder convictions of two former sailors who have long maintained that police… Continue reading
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A Fairbanks man suspected of crashing and burning a state-owned truck 134 miles from where it was stolen was held Monday on multiple… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska is a bright spot in ConocoPhillips’ third quarter earnings.The region was alone in bringing in positive cash flow for a company with… Continue reading
KENAI — Alaska State Troopers are warning Kenai Peninsula residents to be aware of a scam in which a caller pretends to be a trooper.Recently,… Continue reading
