Walking down the halls of Riverbend Elementary with Principal Michelle Byer at lunchtime is like walking down the street with a celebrity. Students stop her… Continue reading
Wells Fargo is closing its Lemon Creek branch, the only full-service bank in the area, effective Aug. 15. On Wednesday morning, signs announcing the impending… Continue reading
A suspected shoplifter pulled a knife on employees at Home Depot during a confrontation over a shopping cart full of unpaid merchandise Tuesday afternoon at… Continue reading
It is time to celebrate. All three area high schools, Juneau-Douglas High School, Thunder Mountain High School and Yaakoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School will be… Continue reading
A year ago this week, state workers discovered a human leg in Gastineau Channel near Sandy Beach. After a year of testing, authorities are no… Continue reading
A tugboat is stuck on a sandbar in the Gastineau Channel with no place to go. The 107-foot tugboat Lumberman has been stranded since May… Continue reading
Local child care providers are concerned preschools around Alaska could see drastic changes if Alaska Department of Health &Social Services Child Care Program Office proposed… Continue reading
At a party at his shop Saturday, Alaska Fly Fishing Goods owner Brad Elfers was surrounded by his people: dedicated fly fishing enthusiasts, many of… Continue reading
Waste management services could soon all be in one convenient location. The City and Borough of Juneau Committee of the Whole will be presented with… Continue reading
When officers from the Juneau Police Department served a search warrant on the house at 401 Harris Street on Wednesday, they found items that had… Continue reading
Shellfish advisories are in place in areas across Southeast Alaska. According to a release, a recent butter clam sample collected from Kasaan Harbor in Kasaan… Continue reading
Wearing a purple sweater, purple skirt, black leggings and purple nail polish to match, Mindy Rowland bounded onto the stage on the first night of… Continue reading
Service at a hospital can range anywhere from cooks to nurses to doctors and surgeons and it takes all of them together in making everything… Continue reading
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Schoenfeld’s journalism career started in 1979. His journalism career in Alaska started in 1979. An… Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This week was National Police Week, and the Empire is highlighting Juneau police chief Ed Mercer, who was promoted to chief of police… Continue reading
You might have noticed something different about Juneau Police Department cars this month. Some of the vehicles in the fleet are now painted silver, with… Continue reading
After burglarizing four businesses in one night, a Juneau man was indicted this week on four charges of second-degree burglary. Travis Ian Johnson, 35, is… Continue reading
Successful or not, Juneau likes to take on new ideas. City Manager Rorie Watt spoke to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce Thursday about the many… Continue reading
Earlier this month at Echo Cove, Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Leon Shaul prepared for a yearly excursion. It was “Berners Bay D-Day,”… Continue reading
Before leaving the classroom, Glacier Valley Elementary School music teacher Lorrie Heagy asks her students two questions. What was your goal? Did you reach it?… Continue reading
