Lynch & Kennedy Dry Goods is owned by Skagway shopkeeper Rosemary Libert, who was found not guilty Friday of misrepresenting art as Alaska Native-made.

Skagway shopkeeper wins federal Native art scam case

“Mhmm,” is a slight hum of the lips usually in response to a question as a way of agreeing — that’s the argument federal prosecutors… Continue reading

Lynch & Kennedy Dry Goods is owned by Skagway shopkeeper Rosemary Libert, who was found not guilty Friday of misrepresenting art as Alaska Native-made.

Sullivan warns of consequences if Democrats win U.S. Senate majority

Addressing the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, U.S. Sen Dan Sullivan, R-Juneau, said Alaska may suffer if the Democratic Party takes control of the… Continue reading

Police & fire for Friday, Aug. 2, 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. 3, 1986

On Sept. 3, 1986, the Juneau School District saw 4,500 students enroll in school, the same amount as originally predicted. However, even with the number… Continue reading

Correction

In a Wednesday story, the Empire incorrectly stated that “Any larceny, concealment of merchandise, bad checks, or theft of less than $1,000 will no longer… Continue reading

Around Town

New student orientation, 9-10 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Interested in improving your skills for college, training programs or for taking the GED… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: Sept. 2, 1986

On Sept. 2, 1986, the City and Borough of Juneau Board of Education announced its first piece of good news in months: the school board… Continue reading

Image courtesy of PRL Logistics and Straightline Aviation  This computer-generated illustration shows Lockheed Martin's LMH-1 hybrid aircraft, which transportation company PRL Logistics plans to base in Kenai in 2019.

Hybrid aircraft to be based in Kenai

KENAI — By 2019, people looking south across Kenai’s river flats or standing on its beach might occasionally see a giant, three-lobed ovoid rise into… Continue reading

Image courtesy of PRL Logistics and Straightline Aviation  This computer-generated illustration shows Lockheed Martin's LMH-1 hybrid aircraft, which transportation company PRL Logistics plans to base in Kenai in 2019.

Settlements of $12M-plus reached in minimum wage cases

SEATTLE — Several companies that provide transportation and hospitality services at or near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have agreed to settle back-pay lawsuits alleging that they… Continue reading

In this file photo from September 2013, Raegan Adams, 4, gives John Adams, left, a Muscular Dystrophy Association sticker for his contribution to the "Fill the Boot" fundraiser put on by members of Capital City Fire/Rescue in front of the Mendenhall Mall.

Juneau firefighters fill boots to support people with muscle-debilitating diseases

Juneau firefighters will hold out their boots this weekend with hopes that they’ll be fill with monetary donations to help people suffering from muscular dystrophy,… Continue reading

In this file photo from September 2013, Raegan Adams, 4, gives John Adams, left, a Muscular Dystrophy Association sticker for his contribution to the "Fill the Boot" fundraiser put on by members of Capital City Fire/Rescue in front of the Mendenhall Mall.

Coffee-stand robber heads to prison for eight years

If Joseph R. Lofstrom wants to grab a cup of coffee after he’s done serving eight years in prison for theft and robbery, he’ll have… Continue reading

Downtown drive-by shooter receives three years in prison

Jose Antonio Delgado didn’t dispute the fact that he fired a gun at a man downtown back in February. But he told the judge in… Continue reading

The photo spread, which misplaces Mendenhall Glacier in Auke Bay. The magazine has since corrected the errors online and said a correction will be printed in the November issue.

This misleading photo spread in Marie Claire shows Mendenhall Glacier completely gone

According to a recent photo spread in a national magazine, the Mendenhall Glacier has melted entirely.In their September edition, Marie Claire printed two photos for… Continue reading

The photo spread, which misplaces Mendenhall Glacier in Auke Bay. The magazine has since corrected the errors online and said a correction will be printed in the November issue.
Katrina (Aklá) Hotch, Education Project Coordinator, helped compile materials and sound for two Tlingit language apps released by Sealaska Heritage Institute last week.

Haa shuká: Tlingit language apps connect past, present and future

A new app, Tlingit Games, brings you into the world of wildlife. Choose “Birds!” and you watch hummingbirds, kingfishers and Stellar’s Jays fly in and… Continue reading

Katrina (Aklá) Hotch, Education Project Coordinator, helped compile materials and sound for two Tlingit language apps released by Sealaska Heritage Institute last week.
Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage

APOC will wait to hear fundraising complaint against Anchorage lawmaker

The Alaska Public Offices Commission will wait at least two weeks to consider a complaint filed by the Alaska Democratic Party against a practice that… Continue reading

Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage

Southeast Alaska school closing down over lack of students

PETERSBURG — A school on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska that saw only a handful of graduates last year is closing its doors… Continue reading

This Wednesday Aug. 31 photo provided by Alaska State Troopers shows the wreckage of a Cessna 208 Caravan, strewn from the bare earth at right to the left center, involved in a deadly midair collision with another small plane over a remote area near the village of Russian Mission in western Alaska. A total of five people died in the Wednesday morning crash. Rough terrain complicated efforts to recover the bodies of the four Alaskans and a Montana man who died.

Rough terrain complicates efforts to recover bodies in crash

ANCHORAGE — Rough terrain complicated efforts to recover the bodies of four Alaskans and a Montana man who were killed when two small planes collided… Continue reading

This Wednesday Aug. 31 photo provided by Alaska State Troopers shows the wreckage of a Cessna 208 Caravan, strewn from the bare earth at right to the left center, involved in a deadly midair collision with another small plane over a remote area near the village of Russian Mission in western Alaska. A total of five people died in the Wednesday morning crash. Rough terrain complicated efforts to recover the bodies of the four Alaskans and a Montana man who died.

For city law department, SB 91 poses more questions than answers

Shortly after Gov. Bill Walker signed SB 91, an extensive criminal justice reform bill, Juneau’s Law Department got to work amending city code to meet… Continue reading

Historic commercial flight from US lands in Cuba

SANTA CLARA, Cuba — The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century landed in the central city… Continue reading

Man indicted for burglarizing Western Auto

A 35-year-old man was indicted Wednesday for burglarizing Western Auto Marine and stealing a new Carhartt jacket.Dirk S. Daugherty was charged with second-degree burglary, a… Continue reading