The Wilderness Adventurer is docked at the Seadrome on Friday, April 13, 2018. Aboard, politicians and representatives from the tourism industry spoke about bringing tourists to S.E. Alaska in the spring — a few months earlier than usual. The vessel set sail on its first spring cruise in Alaska the day after this photo was taken. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)

Tourism’s next push: the spring cruise

It’s a few weeks early for cruise ship tourism in Juneau. That won’t stop Dan Blanchard. Hosting a dinner aboard his cruise vessel the Wilderness… Continue reading

The Wilderness Adventurer is docked at the Seadrome on Friday, April 13, 2018. Aboard, politicians and representatives from the tourism industry spoke about bringing tourists to S.E. Alaska in the spring — a few months earlier than usual. The vessel set sail on its first spring cruise in Alaska the day after this photo was taken. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)
Devil’s Club Brewing Co.’s Evan Wood talks to customers at the microbrewery’s new taproom on Franklin Street on Wednesday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Four years in the making: ‘Taproom-focused’ microbrewery opens on N. Franklin Street

After four years of preparation, a new brewery opened Wednesday on North Franklin Street. Devil’s Club Brewing Co., a microbrewery owned and operated by three… Continue reading

Devil’s Club Brewing Co.’s Evan Wood talks to customers at the microbrewery’s new taproom on Franklin Street on Wednesday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Dr. Gilbert Truitt speaks after receiving the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska President’s Lifetime Achievement Award during President’s Awards Banquet April 19. (Courtesy Photo | Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska)

Renowned Sitka educator, ‘Mr. Mt. Edgecumbe,’ honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

“It’s about time.” That was the response Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA) President Richard Peterson received when he… Continue reading

Dr. Gilbert Truitt speaks after receiving the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska President’s Lifetime Achievement Award during President’s Awards Banquet April 19. (Courtesy Photo | Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska)

Leader of California drug ring had apartment in Juneau

The “primary facilitator” of a drug ring that extended from California to Alaska had an apartment in Juneau, a spokesperson for a California U.S. Attorney’s… Continue reading

Police seek culprit in tool theft

On Feb. 12, someone arrived to a work trailer to find the trailer open and more than two dozen tools missing, according to a Juneau… Continue reading

Police investigate theft of medication from hospital

Several medications disappeared from a room in Bartlett Regional Hospital’s Emergency Department last week, and police are looking for the person or persons who took… Continue reading

Charle Swanton, Deputy Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, speaks about fishery treaties during the King Salmon Symposium sponsored by the Territorial Sportsmen at Centennial Hall on Monday, April 16, 2018.

What sport fishermen need to know about the king salmon crisis

Few issues will keep Juneauites inside on a sunny evening, but salmon conservation is among them. With king salmon fishing closed until mid-June, more than… Continue reading

Charle Swanton, Deputy Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, speaks about fishery treaties during the King Salmon Symposium sponsored by the Territorial Sportsmen at Centennial Hall on Monday, April 16, 2018.
Members of the community sit in during discussions of the City’s mining ordinance at the Committee of the Whole Meeting at Assembly Chambers Monday. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

City approves sending mining ordinance to Planning Commission for review

The ongoing revisions to the city’s mining ordinance are headed to the City and Borough of Juneau’s Planning Commission — the CBJ Committee of the… Continue reading

Members of the community sit in during discussions of the City’s mining ordinance at the Committee of the Whole Meeting at Assembly Chambers Monday. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)
Mark Anthony De Simone, 53 at the time, arrives in Juneau District Court for his arraignment in this May 2016 file photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Murder trial for former Arizona legislator to begin Monday

Nearly two years after the shooting death of Duilio Antonio “Tony” Rosales, the man accused of his murder will head to trial. Mark Anthony De… Continue reading

Mark Anthony De Simone, 53 at the time, arrives in Juneau District Court for his arraignment in this May 2016 file photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
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Professor to discuss tobacco and crime links

At the University of Alaska Southeast’s Egan Lecture Hall tonight, Dr. Chad Morris, Professor and Director of the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program at the… Continue reading

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A Primula vialii blooms in the Jensen-Olson Arboretum on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The arboretum boasts North America’s largest primula (primrose) collection, with about 200 varieties. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)

Primrose Society hosting three-day event

The City and Borough of Juneau’s Jensen-Olson Arboretum is hosting the 2018 American Primrose Society National Show and Conference May 4 to 6 and is… Continue reading

A Primula vialii blooms in the Jensen-Olson Arboretum on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The arboretum boasts North America’s largest primula (primrose) collection, with about 200 varieties. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)

Airport celebrating snow removal equipment building

In celebration of the new snow removal equipment building, the Juneau International Airport is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony and they want the public to… Continue reading

A pile of king salmon caught in the Fish Creek Pond in June, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

King salmon crisis to be addressed at symposium

Correction: This article first appeared with a headline which had the wrong date for the salmon symposium. The salmon symposium is Monday, not Sunday. With… Continue reading

A pile of king salmon caught in the Fish Creek Pond in June, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
In this July 21, 2013 photo, Roland Maw takes notes during a hearing on the Magnuson Stevens federal fisheries management act in Kenai. (File photo)

Former Board of Fisheries nominee indicted for third time

Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that obtaining resident licenses in another state makes a person eligible for PFD payments. It makes… Continue reading

In this July 21, 2013 photo, Roland Maw takes notes during a hearing on the Magnuson Stevens federal fisheries management act in Kenai. (File photo)

New program gives students access to medical fields

Sahara Kilic lives in Skagway where there is only a clinic that provides health care, so she wanted to learn as much about the medical… Continue reading

City discussing mining ordinance, Hurlock property, Centennial Hall management

The City’s mining ordinance, Centennial Hall management and the future of the Hurlock property are all on the agenda for the City and Borough of… Continue reading

Michael Patterson, the self-proclaimed “Ghostwalker” of Juneau, speaks from a bed at Bartlett Regional Hospital on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Patterson, a spokesperson for the Center for Disease Control’s anti-smoking campaign, is diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, a form of emphysema. Patterson said exposure to black mold sent him to the hospital with symptoms like pneumonia. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Smoker turned inspirational speaker finds meaning, joy late in life

Walking to his car after speaking to a group at the Yurok Indian Reservation, Michael Patterson saw a man waiting for him in the parking… Continue reading

Michael Patterson, the self-proclaimed “Ghostwalker” of Juneau, speaks from a bed at Bartlett Regional Hospital on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Patterson, a spokesperson for the Center for Disease Control’s anti-smoking campaign, is diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, a form of emphysema. Patterson said exposure to black mold sent him to the hospital with symptoms like pneumonia. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau man sentenced for being felon in possession of a gun

After pleading guilty in November, a Juneau resident was sentenced Wednesday for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Mack Arthur Parker, 52, was… Continue reading

The Juneau Empire building at 3100 Channel Drive. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Sound Publishing buys Juneau Empire

Seattle-based Sound Publishing, Inc., announced today its purchase of the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly from GateHouse Media. Sound Publishing President Gloria Fletcher broke… Continue reading

The Juneau Empire building at 3100 Channel Drive. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

City Finance Committee approves two proposed budgets

After unanimously approving two proposed budgets, the City and Borough of Juneau Finance Committee continues to move forward in the fiscal year 2019 (FY19) budget… Continue reading