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Around town for Friday, Nov. 18

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

Police & Fire for Friday, Nov. 18, 2016

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading

Truitt hired as CCTHITA Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced the hire of Ken Truitt as Deputy Chief Operating Officer Thursday. Truitt will… Continue reading

Alaska First Lady Donna Walker is shown with her dad on his last day at home. She took him on a walk to the harbor.

My Turn: Losing my dad to Alzheimer’s

My dad had a brilliant mind. A farm boy, he became the first person in all the generations of his family to earn a college… Continue reading

Alaska First Lady Donna Walker is shown with her dad on his last day at home. She took him on a walk to the harbor.
Automotive business owner Carson Knight takes stock inside his automotive shop on Thursday after a late night fire destroyed a number of businesses in the building located behind the Sandbar on Industrial Boulevard.

Fire wrecks three Mendenhall Valley auto shops

Carson Knight has had a bad year.His wife has been diagnosed with cancer. Family members have died. He survived a car accident. His trailer caught… Continue reading

Automotive business owner Carson Knight takes stock inside his automotive shop on Thursday after a late night fire destroyed a number of businesses in the building located behind the Sandbar on Industrial Boulevard.

Around town for Thursday, Nov. 17

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… Continue reading

Suicide prevention training

The community is invited to a free one-hour suicide prevention training from 1-2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in Room 115 of the Alaska Office Building… Continue reading

This day in Juneau history: Nov. 17, 1986

This day in Juneau history: Nov. 17, 1986

On Nov. 17, 1986, a plan to replace the sunken ferry Tustumena was canceled. Although the Alaska Marine Highway System decided not to replace the… Continue reading

This day in Juneau history: Nov. 17, 1986

AMHS releases 2017 summer schedule

JUNEAU — Enemies of change and friends of consistency can rest easy tonight knowing that the 2017 summer ferry schedule is more or less identical… Continue reading

Frost covers an alder limb at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.

Photo: Frosty Alder

Frost covers an alder limb at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Frost covers an alder limb at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.
Swirls of ice form in new ice at Mendenhall Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.

Photos: Ice patterns

Swirls of ice form in new ice at Mendenhall Lake on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Swirls of ice form in new ice at Mendenhall Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.

Police and Fire for Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading

Dee Longenbaugh, long-time owner of The Observatory bookstore, talks about operating the store for nearly forty years. She started the store in Sitka in 1977, moved it to Sante Fe, New Mexico, for a couple of years before ending up in Juneau ever since. Longenbaugh is now living in a care facility in Juneau.

A bookstore’s final chapter

Today marks the beginning of the end for The Observatory, a downtown Juneau bookstore and landmark of 27 years.The store — which has been temporarily… Continue reading

Dee Longenbaugh, long-time owner of The Observatory bookstore, talks about operating the store for nearly forty years. She started the store in Sitka in 1977, moved it to Sante Fe, New Mexico, for a couple of years before ending up in Juneau ever since. Longenbaugh is now living in a care facility in Juneau.

Eaglecrest premiers new Warren Miller ski movie this week

Eaglecrest Ski Area will be premiering Warren Miller Entertainment’s new film, “Here, There and Everywhere” at the Rockwell Ballroom Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Friday… Continue reading

Chamber hosts business transition forum

The Juneau Chamber of Commerce will host a business transition forum today at the 360 studio at KTOO. The forum and Q&A will take place… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading

Around town for Wednesday, Nov. 16

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Mike Ricker, left, and Michael Spoon of The Glory Hole take stock of food for the soup kitchen's Thanksgiving dinner meals at its storage site at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Tuesday.

Thanksgiving turkeys, donations needed ahead of holiday

Juneau’s downtown soup kitchen and homeless shelter is in need of frozen turkeys and trimmings for the Thanksgiving boxes it gives to those in need.The… Continue reading

Mike Ricker, left, and Michael Spoon of The Glory Hole take stock of food for the soup kitchen's Thanksgiving dinner meals at its storage site at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Tuesday.

Protestors spend lunch break fighting Dakota Access

A group of about 25 people spent their lunch breaks standing on a street corner in front of the Federal Building chanting “Water is life!”… Continue reading

The Lemon Creek Trail in Juneau seen Monday. "Sharing the Trails," hosted by Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Juneau Chapter of the Alaska Trappers Association, is a presentation meant to educate the public on trapping in Juneau, such as where traps are located, how they operate and what to do if you come across one.

Event focuses on sharing trails, ‘demystifying trapping’

Trapping, an outdoors activity commonly associated with the Last Frontier, actually happens farther from home than many people might imagine — or at least Juneau… Continue reading

The Lemon Creek Trail in Juneau seen Monday. "Sharing the Trails," hosted by Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Juneau Chapter of the Alaska Trappers Association, is a presentation meant to educate the public on trapping in Juneau, such as where traps are located, how they operate and what to do if you come across one.