Juneau Chamber to hold business forum

The Juneau Chamber of Commerce will host a forum for businesses in transition on Nov. 16 from 2-6 p.m. at KTOO.The free forum will cover… Continue reading

Dimond Park Pool to close for swimming state championship

Public swimming at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center in the Mendenhall Valley will be closed starting at 2 p.m. Thursday. It will remain closed until… Continue reading

Fire drill notice at DEC

If you see a crowd gathering outside of the Department of Environmental Conservation today, don’t be alarmed: it’s just a fire drill.It will occur at… Continue reading

Turning downtown around: Main Street America rep talks with city officials

A representative from Main Street America will be spending most of the week in Juneau meeting with various stakeholders to draft a downtown revitalization plan.… Continue reading

Electricity rates rise this month

Juneau residents will see a 3.86 percent increase in their electric bills starting Nov. 23.The Regulatory Commission of Alaska, which governs utility rates, made the… Continue reading

Juneau Police Department Chief Bryce Johnson explains how JPD approaches fireworks complaints at the city Assembly's Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night.

Assembly asks JPD for help with fireworks

The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly postponed talks of restricting fireworks usage at a committee meeting Monday, instead requesting the Juneau Police Department mitigate… Continue reading

Juneau Police Department Chief Bryce Johnson explains how JPD approaches fireworks complaints at the city Assembly's Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night.
Kirsten Faulkner takes her newly adopted bulldog named Neka for a sunny walk in the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge on Monday.

October is driest ever in Southeast Alaska

From Yakutat to Ketchikan, October has never been this dry in Southeast Alaska.“It’s certainly the driest October in a century, certainly,” said Rick Thoman, a… Continue reading

Kirsten Faulkner takes her newly adopted bulldog named Neka for a sunny walk in the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge on Monday.

Police & Fire for Tuesday, Nov. 1, 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 Tuesday, Nov. 1

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

Theresa Arevgaq John, a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, performs a Yup'ik dance during a lecture in the Egan Library at the University of Alaska Southeast Friday night. In her lecture - a part of the Evenings at Egan series - John discussed what it was like to grow up straddling two cultures, one Native and the other Western.

A foot in each culture: UAF professor recalls balancing Western and Native values

The University of Alaska Southeast kicked off Native American Heritage Month a couple days early with its most recent Evening at Egan lecture Friday night.Theresa… Continue reading

Theresa Arevgaq John, a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, performs a Yup'ik dance during a lecture in the Egan Library at the University of Alaska Southeast Friday night. In her lecture - a part of the Evenings at Egan series - John discussed what it was like to grow up straddling two cultures, one Native and the other Western.

Around town for Monday, Oct. 31

Today is Halloween.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: Oct. 31, 1986

On Oct. 31, 1986, the City and Borough of Juneau rejected an offer for the Snettisham hydroelectric project from the U.S. government, advising them to… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Monday, Oct. 31, 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

JPD looks to Assembly for body-camera funding

Two years ago, a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, opening a national dialgoue about use… Continue reading

This 1927 Sanborn Fire Insurance map shows the location of Peerless Bakery on South Franklin Street, newly distinguished from Front Street. The bakery, which stood on pilings above what was effectively the waterfront, was located where the Lucky Lady bar now stands.

When terrorism came to Juneau: Solving the mystery behind the Peerless Bakery bombing

It was a tense election, one that riveted Juneau and tore it apart.On an October night, as Juneauites gathered for a political meeting, a blast… Continue reading

This 1927 Sanborn Fire Insurance map shows the location of Peerless Bakery on South Franklin Street, newly distinguished from Front Street. The bakery, which stood on pilings above what was effectively the waterfront, was located where the Lucky Lady bar now stands.

Sealaska announces shareholder distributions

Sealaska directors have approved a fall distribution to shareholders of $10.5 million, bringing total distributions in 2016 to Sealaska shareholders to $26.4 million.This year, Sealaska… Continue reading

The front page of the Empire on Oct. 30, 1986

This Day in Juneau History: Oct. 30, 1986

On Oct. 30, 1986, the University of Alaska Southeast, then the University of Alaska-Juneau, was facing major management cuts after university administrators announced the week… Continue reading

The front page of the Empire on Oct. 30, 1986

Business burglary is Crime of the Week

The Juneau Police Department highlighted the burglary of a business for its Crime Line “Crime of the Week.”JPD said it received a report of burglary… Continue reading

Around Town for Sunday, Oct. 30

Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 5680 Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is open to members and public trap shooting… Continue reading

Police and Fire for Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016

Assault• At 5:50 a.m. Friday, JPD responded to a disturbance involving a knife in the 2200 block of Great Western Street. Two women and one… Continue reading