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.

Around Town

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.
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