On Aug. 6, 1986, construction of the new Juneau Pioneers Home held up against impending cuts to Alaska’s public construction budget. Gov. Bill Sheffield formally… Continue reading
Storytime, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library. Details: 586-5267. Organ concert, noon, State Office Building. T.J. Duffy to play a variety of music.Senior Lunch, noon, Juneau… Continue reading
On Aug. 5, 1986, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to a two-month production cut, effective Sept. 1. It may be good news for… Continue reading
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
The closest thing Alaska has to air-traffic control for ships is getting a new control tower.On Thursday afternoon at the Juneau Moose Lodge, Marine Exchange… Continue reading
A 79-year-old cruise ship passenger spent Wednesday night in the woods alone and without any camping gear after she got lost while hiking near the… Continue reading
At age 20, Wade Rathke was a community organizer fighting for the welfare rights of single mothers in Massachusetts. The following year, in 1970, he… Continue reading
A 24-year-old man tried to avoid being arrested Wednesday evening by locking himself in a car for more than 30 minutes.It didn’t work — police… Continue reading
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
On Aug. 4, 1986, the Golden North Salmon Derby had reached its ending point — and with a big splash. For lifelong Juneau resident and… Continue reading
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
The man whom police suspect caused more than $1,000 in damages by breaking into Tracy’s Crab Shack Sunday night — and only walking out with… Continue reading
Several charitable organizations in Juneau are crossing items off of their to-do lists this week with the help of a Washington-based church group.Sixteen kids and… Continue reading
The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter to rescue a passenger off the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel on Wednesday afternoon.According to a dispatch from the… Continue reading
When Delia Williams was in Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s office last fall, she found herself opening up in a way she never had before.“I… Continue reading
PETA has awarded a Juneau whale-watching company a Compassionate Business Award after one of its tour groups rescued a drowning deer near Shelter Island last… Continue reading
The World’s Greatest Fisherman has more important things to do than answer the phone. Even at 81, Dr. Gary Hedges still defends his title, so… Continue reading
There were no serious injuries after a whale-watching boat sank near Juneau Sunday, but the captain of the boat was fired that same day.“It was… Continue reading
Editor's Note: The deadline has been extended until the last day of the derby, so submissions are due by Sunday at 6 p.m. The best… Continue reading
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
