Juneau man pursued by authorities hits car, still evades police

A Juneau man evading authorities caused a car crash in the Mendenhall Valley Monday afternoon, striking a vehicle on Glacier Highway, fishtailing and speeding off… Continue reading

Police & fire for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016

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

Around Town

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

Kenai bookworms: Students supply books to their peers

KENAI — Three Nikiski High School students have figured out a way to spread their love of reading to those with less access to literature.Spearheaded… Continue reading

Family members and spectators watch the recovery of Arnold Skeek from the end of the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor float in Auke Bay on Monday. Skeek, 27, was believed to have fallen off a boat anchored about a half mile outside the harbor on Aug. 14.

Sonar cam helps locate fisherman’s body in Auke Bay

With her husband on one side and an aunt on the other, Cora Watkins bowed her head during a tear-filled prayer as she watched a… Continue reading

Family members and spectators watch the recovery of Arnold Skeek from the end of the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor float in Auke Bay on Monday. Skeek, 27, was believed to have fallen off a boat anchored about a half mile outside the harbor on Aug. 14.
Hand-count team members Christine Niemi, left, and James Fowlkes count ballots from the statewide primary election at Centennial Hall on Monday.

As Juneau counts votes by hand, lawmakers in Anchorage complain

On Monday morning in Centennial Hall, the sound of democracy was the sound of shuffled papers.Half a state away, it was the sound of disturbed… Continue reading

Hand-count team members Christine Niemi, left, and James Fowlkes count ballots from the statewide primary election at Centennial Hall on Monday.
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Juneau police arrest second suspect in home burglaries

Police have arrested a second man whom they believe is connected to a string of residential burglaries earlier this month.The Juneau Police Department arrested 29-year-old… Continue reading

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Sunny weather brings record warmth

Saturday’s sunny weather broke a 75-year-old high-temperature mark as Juneau and Alaska stayed on track for its warmest year since modern record-keeping began.According to measurements… Continue reading

Police still searching for alleged attempted kidnapper

The Juneau Police Department has already linked a dark green 1990s Ford Explorer to a man suspected of attempted kidnapping five months ago, but they… Continue reading

Police calls for Monday, Aug. 29, 2016

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

This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 29, 1986

On Aug. 29, 1986, the case against John Kenneth Peel, who was charged with killing eight people and setting their boat on fire near Craig,… Continue reading

Around Town

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 women who… Continue reading

Homer bans pets in back of pickups

HOMER — Homer has made amendments to the city’s animal control laws that ban a practice some might think of as Alaskan as log cabins… Continue reading

Twin Lakes re-opens for swimmers

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department has reopened Twin lakes to swimmers after it closed the lakes late last week.The department asked people and pets… Continue reading

Chemistry teacher Topaz Shryock helps one of over thirty students at Thunder Mountain High School on Tuesday. The school added another chemistry class this week to get the class sizes down to the low-twenties.

Higher than expected school enrollment – blessing or curse?

On the first day of school, Thunder Mountain High School vice principal Rhonda Hickok went around the school to count how many students were there.“I… Continue reading

Chemistry teacher Topaz Shryock helps one of over thirty students at Thunder Mountain High School on Tuesday. The school added another chemistry class this week to get the class sizes down to the low-twenties.
A selection of marijuana products purchased in Washington state is seen Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 in Juneau.

50 shades of weed: Juneau’s cannabis growers are planning variety on store shelves

You know wine. You’re about to learn cannabis.Earlier this month, Rainforest Farms became Juneau’s first working cannabis farm. Among its 240-some plants are 55 different… Continue reading

A selection of marijuana products purchased in Washington state is seen Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 in Juneau.

Full classrooms, half-empty schools

Juneau schools are seeing an increase this year of about 200 students compared to the 2015-16 school year, leading to the largest student body population… Continue reading

Governor announces board appointments from Juneau

On Thursday, the office of Gov. Bill Walker announced the appointment of three Juneau residents to state boards and commissions:• Sheri Gray of Juneau was… Continue reading

Hunters will be allowed to kill 11 wolves this year on POW

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will permit 11 wolves to be hunted this fall and winter on Prince of Wales Island and surrounding… Continue reading

Juneau man gets three years in sex abuse case

A Juneau judge has sentenced a 23-year-old man to three years in prison for attempting to sexually abuse a minor two years ago.Juneau Superior Court… Continue reading