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Group of teachers promotes voter engagement, turnout for fall election

During Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce candidate forum, the three candidates for the Board of Education spoke of the importance of teachers. On Friday afternoon, one… Continue reading

Members of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4303 attend Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, Assembly meeting to speak to Assembly members about their concern in the number of career firefighters working in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Firefighters call for more help

Capital City firefighter Brody Fink was one of the first people to arrive on the scene of the fire that killed two brothers. “It’ll basically… Continue reading

Members of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4303 attend Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, Assembly meeting to speak to Assembly members about their concern in the number of career firefighters working in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Shawna Else welcoming those who enter Dandy Dog Daycare with some of her pack in tow. (Photo by Mackenzie Fisher)

New dog day care opens in Juneau

The doggy doors of a new business opened the first of September to welcome a pack of furry customers. Shawna Else is the owner of… Continue reading

Shawna Else welcoming those who enter Dandy Dog Daycare with some of her pack in tow. (Photo by Mackenzie Fisher)

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio donates $80,000 to Southeast group

You might call it a titanic contribution. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, founded in 1998 by the eponymous screen actor, announced an $80,000 grant to the… Continue reading

Full field of candidates prep for tonight’s forum

The fall municipal election is just eight days away, and Juneau voters will get one of their last chances to hear from the candidates tonight.… Continue reading

Natalee Rothaus and Mike Stanley take in the view of Auke Bay during a hike on the Indian Point Trail on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

City officials to consider giving Indian Point land to Native nonprofit

Last year, Juneau’s Indian Point was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This year, a movement has begun to get a portion of… Continue reading

Natalee Rothaus and Mike Stanley take in the view of Auke Bay during a hike on the Indian Point Trail on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Board of Education candidates emphasize economic effects of schools

Prior to Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce Board of Education candidate forum, moderator Mike Satre had a question for those in attendance. Satre asked people in… Continue reading

Juneau receives grant for electric bus program

The City and Borough of Juneau is looking to make its public transit a little cleaner, and the federal government is helping out. Last week,… Continue reading

Electric wires surround a chicken coop to deter bears at a North Douglas home on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Neighbors frustrated over bear shooting

The shooting death of a brown bear in the Tee Harbor area has neighbors frustrated over the city’s regulations governing chicken coops. Neighbors who believe… Continue reading

Electric wires surround a chicken coop to deter bears at a North Douglas home on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Despite laws, signs springing up along state-maintained roads

Up until last week, Emily Haynes hadn’t gotten a single complaint from a member of the Juneau community about campaign signs. As the Oct. 3… Continue reading

School Board candidate Jeff Short works with seniors Derick Nebert, left, Dakota Biddinger, center, and Hayden Bryson in Mara Sheakley-Early’s first-period government class at Thunder Mountain High School on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

High school students meet candidates, share ideas

Thunder Mountain High School senior Joshua Dore wanted to share his experience with an Assembly candidate, and got his opportunity Wednesday morning. Dore was one… Continue reading

School Board candidate Jeff Short works with seniors Derick Nebert, left, Dakota Biddinger, center, and Hayden Bryson in Mara Sheakley-Early’s first-period government class at Thunder Mountain High School on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
California-based artist Cliff Garten’s rendering of what one of his sculptures will look like on the Juneau Seawalk. The sculptures will be installed starting Sept. 27. (Photo courtesy of Cliff Garten Studios)

Alaska-inspired art to be installed near cruise docks

Alaska-inspired art will soon line Juneau’s downtown waterfront. Starting Sept. 27, the city will install a series of 10 sculptures called Aquileans along the Seawalk… Continue reading

California-based artist Cliff Garten’s rendering of what one of his sculptures will look like on the Juneau Seawalk. The sculptures will be installed starting Sept. 27. (Photo courtesy of Cliff Garten Studios)
Wilson “Will” Woodrow Curtis-Collins is a person of interest in a Juneau Police Department investigation into an assault in Lemon Creek. (Photo courtesy of Juneau Police Department)

Police seek person of interest in Lemon Creek assault

Update: The Juneau Police Department said in a release Wednesday morning that Curtis-Collins came to JPD for an interview and was released. The request for… Continue reading

Wilson “Will” Woodrow Curtis-Collins is a person of interest in a Juneau Police Department investigation into an assault in Lemon Creek. (Photo courtesy of Juneau Police Department)

Board of Education candidates to face off at Thursday forum

The three candidates for the Board of Education election this fall will face off in the Chamber of Commerce’s candidate forum this week. The forum,… Continue reading

In this March 25 photo, Cindy Dau, left, checks on homeless people sleeping in the downtown Transit Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

City seeks funds, location for warming center for homeless during winter

With days getting shorter and temperatures starting to fall, it’s about to get even harder for people to sleep outside in Juneau. The capital city… Continue reading

In this March 25 photo, Cindy Dau, left, checks on homeless people sleeping in the downtown Transit Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Urged by Greens Creek executive, Assembly stalls mine resolution

A Greens Creek Mine executive successfully lobbied to stall a resolution requesting federal government intervention in protecting Southeast waters from upriver Canadian mining projects. The… Continue reading

JEDC finds economic silver lining in Juneau’s private sector

If you’re looking for optimism in Juneau’s economic picture, it helps to look at the private sector, a new report from the Juneau Economic Development… Continue reading

Sister Dee Sizler takes part reciting the Serenity Prayer on Sept. 18 at the Hands Across the Bridge event. (Erin Laughlin | For the Juneau Empire)

Hands Across the Bridge event aims to change stigma around addiction

It would have been hard for drivers on the Douglas Bridge on Sunday to miss a group of 52 people holding hands and waving signs… Continue reading

Sister Dee Sizler takes part reciting the Serenity Prayer on Sept. 18 at the Hands Across the Bridge event. (Erin Laughlin | For the Juneau Empire)
Meander Way resident Joyce Goehring overlooks the Mendenhall River from her backyard. Goehring feels that the current proposal from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to slow the erosion is too aggressive and invasive for homes that aren’t experiencing major erosion. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Homeowners propose different approach to stopping erosion

The group of neighbors living along the eroding banks of the Mendenhall River and City and Borough of Juneau staff have been going back and… Continue reading

Meander Way resident Joyce Goehring overlooks the Mendenhall River from her backyard. Goehring feels that the current proposal from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to slow the erosion is too aggressive and invasive for homes that aren’t experiencing major erosion. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Capital City Fire/Rescue cleans up after fighting a fire at 526 Seward Street, next to the Terry Miller Legislative Building, on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.

JPD identifies fatal fire victims, investigation into cause continues

The Juneau Police Department says two Mexican brothers, 34-year-old “Wilfrido” Luis Román Olivarría Mora and 21-year-old Adrian de Jesus Olivarria Mora were the two men… Continue reading

Capital City Fire/Rescue cleans up after fighting a fire at 526 Seward Street, next to the Terry Miller Legislative Building, on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.