This Monday night, Hydro One and Avista Corp. issued a joint reply to the dozens of comments that Juneau residents have made in reference to… Continue reading
A dozen books, hundreds of pages and months of reading all led to Thursday afternoon for a group of Juneau middle school students. The annual… Continue reading
The Glory Hole Shelter will not be moving to the Mendenhall Valley anytime soon. This week, the shelter’s board of directors withdrew its application to… Continue reading
For the past 18 years, Jane Lindsey has tried to answer a key question for the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. “How do you tell a pretty… Continue reading
City officials are on the verge of something they haven’t done in recent memory: committing money specifically for early childhood education. A count of students… Continue reading
A Juneau pedestrian ended up in a Seattle hospital Tuesday night after a car hit her near Switzer Creek. At about 7:09 p.m., according to… Continue reading
Downtown Juneau’s iconic Front Street clock was taken down Tuesday. If everything goes to plan, it’ll be back in May. It may look a bit… Continue reading
There’s been no shortage of applicants to fill the seat left by departing Juneau Superior Court Judge Louis Menendez. Ten attorneys have applied to take… Continue reading
As a driver came around a curve on Douglas Highway on Tuesday evening, he saw the flashing lights of a school bus and tried to… Continue reading
A man with a history of running from authorities is again at large in Juneau. The Juneau Police Department is searching for Derick Nathaniel Skultka,… Continue reading
We’re proud of the work we do at the Juneau Empire and our sister publication, the Capital City Weekly. So it comes with great pleasure… Continue reading
On Sunday afternoon, white smoke began to rise over the trees on Douglas Island near Lucky Me, a community about a mile from the end… Continue reading
Sharon Sullivan lit a match over a fishbowl filled with a few inches of green liquid at Harborview Elementary School on Thursday. Trying to be… Continue reading
Students, faculty and other supporters of the University of Alaska system had to hold tightly to their signs during a rally Friday on the steps… Continue reading
Early Saturday morning, a domestic dispute on Gastineau Avenue turned bloody. According to a release from the Juneau Police Department, a neighbor called JPD at… Continue reading
What could have been a simple warrant arrest turned into a standoff Thursday night. When Juneau Police Department officers approached James Urbanec outside a Tongass… Continue reading
The Juneau Empire has a new publisher. Joseph Leong has been named Senior Group Publisher for GateHouse Media Alaska Holdings, Inc. He will oversee operations… Continue reading
Prior to beginning their budget process, the members of the Board of Education are hoping to hear from the public. There will be two public… Continue reading
The timing was just right. Those at the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Juneau had been looking to partner with another agency… Continue reading
Both the Bartlett Regional Hospital Board and the Planning Commission gained new members this week. At a special meeting Tuesday, the City and Borough of… Continue reading
