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Maple leaves fall on Seward Street as a pedistrian ducks Friday's rain in front of City Hall.

Photo: Rain of leaves

Maple leaves fall on Seward Street as a pedestrian ducks Friday’s rain in front of City Hall.… Continue reading

Maple leaves fall on Seward Street as a pedistrian ducks Friday's rain in front of City Hall.

Around town for Tuesday, Oct. 13

Computer Basics, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way.Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., call for location. Details: 586-0428.Day of quilting, sewing… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015

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

Richard Cole, a former employee of Wings of Alaska, is buying the Southeast Alaska commuter airline. He is also co-owner of Fjord Air.

Wings of Alaska sold

Come Saturday, Wings of Alaska will be operating under new ownership.SeaPort Airlines, the Portland-based commuter airline that currently owns of Wings of Alaska, has sold… Continue reading

Richard Cole, a former employee of Wings of Alaska, is buying the Southeast Alaska commuter airline. He is also co-owner of Fjord Air.

AMHS may explore selling Taku ferry

If the state’s budget outlook remains unchanged, the Alaska Marine Highway System will begin investigating whether to surplus the state ferry Taku in the next… Continue reading

Juneau Municipal Clerk Laurie Sica, right, looks over an "over counted" ballot during questioned and absentee vote counting in the Assembly chambers on Friday. An "over counted" ballot shows more than one candidate was voted for in a single race.

Not polling our weight

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series exploring Juneau’s low voter turnout. Part two will publish Monday, Oct. 12.When the polls closed… Continue reading

Juneau Municipal Clerk Laurie Sica, right, looks over an "over counted" ballot during questioned and absentee vote counting in the Assembly chambers on Friday. An "over counted" ballot shows more than one candidate was voted for in a single race.

Remains of child found in burned Tununak home

ANCHORAGE — Authorities say the remains of a small child have been recovered from a home that burned down in the western Alaska village of… Continue reading

Anchorage man shot after opening door to his home

ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a man was shot by a gunman after opening the door of his Anchorage home.The Alaska Dispatch News reported that police… Continue reading

Strong wind, heavy rain collapse village home on stilts

ANCHORAGE — High wind and heavy rain are blamed for the collapse of a home on stilts in southeast Alaska.A village public safety officer in… Continue reading

Gov’t recognizes river’s Native names

ANCHORAGE — The federal government will now recognize a major river system in Alaska by its two native names.The Interior Alaska river currently known as… Continue reading

AFN convention to kick off in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s largest gathering of indigenous people is scheduled to take place in Anchorage this week, giving participants a forum for discussing crucial issues,… Continue reading

In this undated photo, bergy bits cover the surface of College Fjord in Prince William Sound. Iceburgs that threaten tanker ships carrying oil from Valdez are predicted to get smaller and more numerous over the next two decades.

More, smaller icebergs could show up in Alaska tanker lanes

ANCHORAGE — Icebergs that threaten tankers carrying oil from the trans-Alaska pipeline are likely to be smaller but more numerous over the next two decades,… Continue reading

In this undated photo, bergy bits cover the surface of College Fjord in Prince William Sound. Iceburgs that threaten tanker ships carrying oil from Valdez are predicted to get smaller and more numerous over the next two decades.

Crisis team sent to village after trio of suicides

ANCHORAGE — A Native village on Alaska’s western coast is reeling from back-to-back suicides of three young adults — with each subsequent death influenced by… Continue reading

Information from the City and Borough of Juneau.

Low turnout ‘a matter of education’

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series exploring Juneau’s low voter turnout. Part one published Sunday, Oct. 11, and can be found… Continue reading

Information from the City and Borough of Juneau.
Josephine "Josie" Bahnke started her new job as the director of the Division of Elections on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Bahnke, née Hardy, comes from Nome, where she served as city manager for seven years.

Meet the Nomeite in charge of Alaska’s elections

On the third floor of the court plaza building is Josephine Bahnke’s boat.For the new head of the Alaska Division of Elections, it’s one of… Continue reading

Josephine "Josie" Bahnke started her new job as the director of the Division of Elections on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Bahnke, née Hardy, comes from Nome, where she served as city manager for seven years.
In this Friday photo, a Hindu temple priest Ram Mangal Das caresses a cow at his 'Gaushala' or shelter for cattle, in New Delhi, India. "We should drink cow's milk, not its blood," Das said. "If someone attacks mother cow, or eats it, then this sort of reaction should happen," he said of the killing of a Muslim farmer who was rumored to have slaughtered cows, adding "It is justified."

With Hindu party leading India, beef grows political

NEW DELHI — The legislator was full of outrage when he arrived in the north Indian village days after the killing of a Muslim farmer… Continue reading

In this Friday photo, a Hindu temple priest Ram Mangal Das caresses a cow at his 'Gaushala' or shelter for cattle, in New Delhi, India. "We should drink cow's milk, not its blood," Das said. "If someone attacks mother cow, or eats it, then this sort of reaction should happen," he said of the killing of a Muslim farmer who was rumored to have slaughtered cows, adding "It is justified."

Belarusians set to re-elect Lukashenko

MINSK, Belarus — President Alexander Lukashenko was set to win a fifth term in Sunday’s election with ease, but he said anything less than 80… Continue reading

In this Oct. 21, 2002 photo, National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston holds up a rifle as he addresses gun owners during a "get-out-the-vote" rally in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Are gun violence researchers becoming an endangered species?

NEW YORK — Amid the bloodbaths of 21st-century America, you might think that there would be a lot of research into the causes of gun… Continue reading

In this Oct. 21, 2002 photo, National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston holds up a rifle as he addresses gun owners during a "get-out-the-vote" rally in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Lower gas prices means no Social Security increase next year

Lower gas prices means no Social Security increase next year

WASHINGTON (AP) — For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase… Continue reading

Lower gas prices means no Social Security increase next year

More cities are recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More cities are recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day this year as they revive a movement to change the name of… Continue reading