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Remote state legislative offices close on Friday afternoons

JUNEAU — The state’s 22 Legislative Information Offices will now be closed on Friday afternoons as a cost-cutting measure when the Legislature is not in… Continue reading

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Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Crews recover bodies of people killed in mid-air plane crash

RUSSIAN MISSION — Bodies have been recovered from crash sites of two planes involved in a mid-air collision.KTUU-TV reported the bodies will go to the… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: Sept. 5, 1986

On Sept. 5, 1986, Alaska’s Republican legislators planned to change the manner of coalitions in the Alaska Legislature. Usually, coalitions were a mix of Republicans,… Continue reading

August is fourth-warmest on record

A pair of 70-degree days escorted out the fourth-warmest August in Juneau history since modern recordkeeping began in 1936.According to the National Weather Service, temperatures… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND USE SEPT. 3-4, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Aug. 10, 2016 photo, Kim Kole, a cannabis business stakeholder and board member of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association, pitches a membership crossover between the two associations during a meeting of the Anchorage Cannabis Business Association in Anchorage, Alaska. AMIA wants to fill lobbying needs with its own executive director, Cary Carrigan, until the industry has enough income to hire a fulltime lobbyist. (DJ Summers/Alaska Journal of Commerce via AP)

As sales near, pot industry still lacks unified voice

ANCHORAGE — More than 300 licenses spread among a landmass the size of Mexico is causing some organizational problems for an industry without income or… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND USE SEPT. 3-4, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Aug. 10, 2016 photo, Kim Kole, a cannabis business stakeholder and board member of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association, pitches a membership crossover between the two associations during a meeting of the Anchorage Cannabis Business Association in Anchorage, Alaska. AMIA wants to fill lobbying needs with its own executive director, Cary Carrigan, until the industry has enough income to hire a fulltime lobbyist. (DJ Summers/Alaska Journal of Commerce via AP)

Advocates argue for protections for Montana fish

HELENA, Mont. — Wildlife advocates seeking federal protections for a fish found in Montana told a judge Tuesday that state efforts to improve conditions for… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, SEPT. 3-4 - In this Aug. 22, 2016 photo, Ariel Cunningham, the new manager of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter, feeds an American Buff goose in Fairbanks, Alaska/ Growing up in Webster, N.H., in the 1990s, Cunningham had no brothers or sisters. Her playmates were her family's pets--thirteen dogs and five cats. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

New shelter manager has soft spot for strays

FAIRBANKS — Growing up in Webster, New Hampshire, in the 1990s, Ariel Cunningham had no brothers or sisters. Her playmates were her family’s pets —… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, SEPT. 3-4 - In this Aug. 22, 2016 photo, Ariel Cunningham, the new manager of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter, feeds an American Buff goose in Fairbanks, Alaska/ Growing up in Webster, N.H., in the 1990s, Cunningham had no brothers or sisters. Her playmates were her family's pets--thirteen dogs and five cats. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

Low turnout closes dog mushing museum

FAIRBANKS — The owner of a Fairbanks museum showcasing dog mushing has closed due to low turnout, leaving its memorabilia in need of a new… Continue reading

As UAS starts academic year, enrollment is down

As UAS starts academic year, enrollment is down

Despite cutting $5.3 million from its budget, the new school year at University of Alaska Southeast is off to a good start, said chancellor Rick… Continue reading

As UAS starts academic year, enrollment is down

Juneau police: Knife-wielding man was fending off imaginary animals

Juneau police arrested a knife-wielding man at the intersection of Main Street and Egan Drive on Saturday afternoon who was protecting himself from imaginary animals.Around… Continue reading

Sara Kveum, 28, has been receiving services from Hope Community Resources since she was a kid. Born with cerebral palsy, Kveum has a team of five to six help her with daily care and getting around in the community. Here, she's in her supported employment position at REACH, the agency that will soon take over her care when Hope closes.

Hope Community Resources to cut services to disabled in Southeast

After 20 years of serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Southeast, Hope Community Resources is pulling out of the region at the end… Continue reading

Sara Kveum, 28, has been receiving services from Hope Community Resources since she was a kid. Born with cerebral palsy, Kveum has a team of five to six help her with daily care and getting around in the community. Here, she's in her supported employment position at REACH, the agency that will soon take over her care when Hope closes.

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Shooting practice league, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 5680 Montana Creek Road. $20 per person. Prep for duck season. Details: 789-9844.Adult Children of Alcoholic… Continue reading

Fairbanks police ID officer involved in fatal shooting

FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police have released the name of an officer who shot and killed a man who took a hostage while fleeing authoritiesPolice in… Continue reading

Permanent fund board pitched on tax credit investment

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is pitching the board overseeing Alaska’s oil wealth nest egg on a potential investment in the state’s oil and… Continue reading

Police reports for Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: Sept. 4, 1986

On Sept. 4, 1986, Alaska’s budget problems may be at its end — but not really. Gold was discovered near Haines by a group of… Continue reading

Native groups criticize fair board over rappers’ ejection

FAIRBANKS — Alaska Native organizations are calling on an Interior Alaska state fair board to address issues of minority treatment and cultural insensitivity after a… Continue reading

In this July 7, 2016 photo, police tape hangs from a hand rail near where two people were killed on the Ship Creek Trail in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The double homicide is among nine unsolved cases this year in which people have been found dead in Anchorage parks, trails and on isolated streets. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Unsolved homicides put people on edge in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — A rash of unsolved outdoor homicides in Alaska’s largest city is putting residents on edge.Altogether, the deaths of nine people who were killed… Continue reading

In this July 7, 2016 photo, police tape hangs from a hand rail near where two people were killed on the Ship Creek Trail in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The double homicide is among nine unsolved cases this year in which people have been found dead in Anchorage parks, trails and on isolated streets. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
After the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 on Sept. 4, 1971, recovery teams stayed in touch with handheld and short-distance radios that linked them to Juneau.

The disaster that taught us to fly safely: 45 years after Flight 1866

In the first week of September, 45 years ago, Robert Mottram flew by helicopter to the Chilkat Mountains west of Admiralty Island. It was not… Continue reading

After the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 on Sept. 4, 1971, recovery teams stayed in touch with handheld and short-distance radios that linked them to Juneau.