A male pink salmon fights its way up stream to spawn in a Southeast Alaska stream in August 2010.

More Pacific hatchery salmon could receive protections

BOISE, Idaho — Federal authorities want to add more hatchery-raised fish to the 28 Pacific Coast salmon and steelhead stocks listed under the Endangered Species… Continue reading

A male pink salmon fights its way up stream to spawn in a Southeast Alaska stream in August 2010.
In this photo taken Oct. 17, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski listens during a meet-and-greet at her campaign headquarters in Juneau.

Murkowski faces several rivals in debate on Arctic issues

JUNEAU — Voters weighing who they will support for president should consider issues such as energy development and opportunities for developing Alaska’s resources, U.S. Sen.… Continue reading

In this photo taken Oct. 17, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski listens during a meet-and-greet at her campaign headquarters in Juneau.

With poor pink salmon run, legislator seeks disaster aid for Southeast fishermen

SITKA — Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is asking Gov. Bill Walker to include Southeast Alaska in the regions for which the governor is seeking federal disaster… Continue reading

Anchorage police investigate fatal Government Hill shooting

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in the Government Hill neighborhood.Dispatchers just before 11 p.m. Monday took calls… Continue reading

Man shot, critically injured outside Anchorage gas station

ANCHORAGE — A man was shot and critically injured Monday outside an Anchorage gas station and convenience store.Police questioned a second man and say the… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016

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

Around Town

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

In this file photo from  in November 2013, Juneau residents wait in line outside Centennial Hall for the annual Ski Sale hosted by the Juneau Ski Club and Ski Patrol.

This year’s Ski Sale to double as food drive

For the first time in its 64-year history, the Juneau Ski Sale will also function as a food drive.For about a decade Malou Peabody has… Continue reading

In this file photo from  in November 2013, Juneau residents wait in line outside Centennial Hall for the annual Ski Sale hosted by the Juneau Ski Club and Ski Patrol.

Murkowski attorney: Contributions to Alaska GOP were legal

JUNEAU — An attorney for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s campaign said Tuesday that contributions the campaign made to the Alaska Republican party were legal.Attorney Timothy… Continue reading

Juneau residents recite a prayer at the grave of Walter Harper and his wife, Francis Wells, during a memorial at Evergreen Cemetery Tuesday marking the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia on Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal.

At cemetery gathering, group remembers Princess Sophia’s sinking

At least 21 grave markers in Juneau’s Evergreen Cemetery share a common death date: 1918.On Oct. 25, 1918, more than 340 people died when the… Continue reading

Juneau residents recite a prayer at the grave of Walter Harper and his wife, Francis Wells, during a memorial at Evergreen Cemetery Tuesday marking the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia on Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal.
In this April 1, 2009, photo provided by the USGS Alaska Science Center shows a black-capped chickadee with a deformed beak in Anchorage, Alaska. Researchers are hoping they've found what's causing beaks of some bird species to grow twice as fast as normal. The disease is called avian keratin disorder. Affected birds grow beaks that are freakishly long and that sometimes curve up or down.

Long, curved, akimbo: Hope uncovered for bird beak deformity

ANCHORAGE — Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998.The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest… Continue reading

In this April 1, 2009, photo provided by the USGS Alaska Science Center shows a black-capped chickadee with a deformed beak in Anchorage, Alaska. Researchers are hoping they've found what's causing beaks of some bird species to grow twice as fast as normal. The disease is called avian keratin disorder. Affected birds grow beaks that are freakishly long and that sometimes curve up or down.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at an early voting rally on the Broward College campus in Coconut Creek, Fla. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

US attorney fights against voter fraud in Alaska

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Anchorage says it is working diligently to protect against voter fraud in the Nov. 8 election.U.S. Attorney Karen… Continue reading

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at an early voting rally on the Broward College campus in Coconut Creek, Fla. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

Gov. Walker puts pension bond plan on hold

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker says the state will not proceed with plans to sell bonds to help pay for Alaska’s pension obligations at this… Continue reading

A floatplane takes off at the Juneau International Airport in this file photo from July 2015.

Alaska looks to boost employment in healthcare, aviation with grant money

ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska has received a $1 million grant to help bolster employment within the state’s health care and aviation industries.The U.S.… Continue reading

A floatplane takes off at the Juneau International Airport in this file photo from July 2015.

Nevada tribes seek $117,000 in legal costs in voting lawsuit

RENO, Nev. — Two Nevada tribes are asking a federal judge to order the state of Nevada and two counties to pay them more than… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016

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 new phone app called Time of Need, seen here, collects information on resources that would be helpful to those who are homeless or near homeless and organizes them in order of proximity to the user. Launched earlier this year, the app uses very little data and can also be used offline.

Help at an arm’s reach

KENAI — A project designed to simplify finding help for Alaska’s homeless population and inspired by a former University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student’s work… Continue reading

A new phone app called Time of Need, seen here, collects information on resources that would be helpful to those who are homeless or near homeless and organizes them in order of proximity to the user. Launched earlier this year, the app uses very little data and can also be used offline.
Geneva Anowlic-Okikton

GoFundMe created for 19-year-old shooting victim

A Juneau woman has started a GoFundMe campaign for a teen who survived a gunshot to the head late last week.Shortly before noon Friday, Geneva… Continue reading

Geneva Anowlic-Okikton
Juneau Drug clerk Brenda Lamas looks out the business' window decorated for Halloween on Monday. The store is one of over 50 downtown businesses welcoming trick-or-treaters on Oct. 31 from 2 to 6 p.m.

50 Juneau businesses bring Halloween to their shops

Neighborhoods aren’t the only place kids can trick-or-treat this Halloween.The downtown corridor, in fact, is looking like the place to be, for kids looking for… Continue reading

Juneau Drug clerk Brenda Lamas looks out the business' window decorated for Halloween on Monday. The store is one of over 50 downtown businesses welcoming trick-or-treaters on Oct. 31 from 2 to 6 p.m.

Around Town

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