Delegates from several Asian nations are set to come to Alaska soon to study the project, but state legislators have ...

A Juneau man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for multiple drug, assault and other charges, which will run concurrent with ...

Despite obvious activity on land owned by Royal Caribbean Group partner Goldbelt Inc., Mayor Beth Weldon said no one at the ...

The Juneau School District and the Juneau Education Association are more than two months into contract negotiations as the ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has already signaled his opposition to the new education measure unless his policy priorities are added.

Residents of two cities in Alaska are seeking to curb cruise ship arrivals, with ballot measures pending on the issue.

Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire ...

The Alaska Senate is eyeing over $100 million in budget cuts, but a more than $85 million shortfall remains in the Senate's draft spending plan. The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday unveiled its ...

Learning to swim is an important skill, especially in Alaska. The state has the longest coastline and the highest rates of ...

Alaska cruise season has begun with Norwegian Bliss arriving in Juneau; the city expects 1.65 million passengers and ...

Even with the Senate’s cuts, preliminary figures show that the operating budget — when combined with other budget bills — ...

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