Capital City Weekly

The Capital City Weekly, often referred to as CCW, is a complimentary weekly newspaper based in Juneau, the capital of Alaska. It holds the title of the most widely circulated community publication in Southeast Alaska. The newspaper emphasizes feature stories that highlight the region, with almost all articles written by local authors.

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Auke Bay Post 25 splits games in Anchorage

2 days ago | juneauempire.com | Klas Stolpe

Juneau’s Auke Bay Post 25 split a pair of road games in Anchorage this week, defeating West Post 1 on Monday 13-3 and falling to Service Post 28 in a 2-1 pitching duel on Tuesday. Juneau’s pitching staff ruled the Anchorage fields. “The pitching staff did their job,” Auke Bay Post 25 head coach Joe Tompkins said.
Pure Sole: ‘Come and do the KCIBR’

2 days ago | juneauempire.com | Klas Stolpe

The Kluane to Chilkat International Bike Relay is 144 miles long. I rode 132 of them. Yep. Twelve miles short. And I never once admired the beauty I was pedaling past. But, oh, the lessons I learned along the 240 kilometers from Haines Junction, Yukon, down the “Haines Highway,” briefly through British Columbia and to Haines, Alaska, on June 21. Most importantly, biking is not running. Easier to some extent but more difficult in others.
Juneau’s Alaska Legion baseball team hits the road

2 days ago | juneauempire.com | Mary Willson |Klas Stolpe

Juneau’s Auke Bay Post 25 got their first taste of the 2025 Alaska Legion Baseball road competition over the weekend, playing four games in three days in the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament at Kenai before starting league play. “The team came together and played together and communicated out loud,” Auke Bay Post 25 head coach Joe Tompkins said. “And the players didn’t squabble among themselves.
Twins, Kentucky squad to play for Coz Wood Bat title on Sunday

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mary Willson |Klas Stolpe

The American Legion Post 20 Twins and Madisonville (Kentucky) Post 6 will play for the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament title Sunday at 1 p.m. at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. Auke Bay Post 25 and South Post 4 will play for third place at 10 a.m.The tournament is named for Coz, the former Twins manager and head coach who was the rock of the program from 1975 until his death in 2020. Coz did not get his named attached to the tournament until 2022, but the event has been around since 2004.
Wood Bat tourney carries on legacy of Coz

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mary Willson |Klas Stolpe |Jeff Helminiak

From 1975 until his death in 2020, former Twins manager and head coach Lance Coz built a Post 20 Twins program known for great baseball and even better hospitality. That legacy continues Friday through Sunday at the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. Friday saw South Post 4 defeat Auke Bay Post 25 13-5, the Twins defeat South 11-2 and Madisonville (Kentucky) Post 6 defeat Auke Bay 9-2.
Juneau’s Alaska Legion baseball team hits the road

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mary Willson |Klas Stolpe

Juneau’s Auke Bay Post 25 will begin their first road trip of the 2025 Alaska Legion Baseball season this weekend in the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament at Kenai. “I think this is going to be a good returning season for us,” Auke Bay Post 25 manager Joe Tompkins said.
Juneau Ridge Race offers something for all

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mary Willson |Klas Stolpe

In just its sixth year, the Juneau Ridge Race has become a favorite for both elite and everyday runners and has filled to maximum entries within hours of registration opening, resulting in months of anticipation for those on the waitlist. “I think the most unique and special thing about the race is the route itself,” race co-director Geoff Roes said. “Just the beauty of the route, and it’s a really natural route that is really fun to do, whether you’re racing it or not.
Trump land sale plan draws protest in Sitka

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Anna Laffrey

Sitka residents are mounting a strong response to a draft provision of the U.S. Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill that would mandate the sale of roughly 2 to 3 million acres of federal public lands in 11 western states, including Alaska.
Juneau’s Alaska Legion baseball team opens season

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mary Willson |Klas Stolpe

Juneau’s Auke Bay Post 25 opened their 2025 Alaska Legion Baseball season over the weekend in a four-game series against visiting South Post 4 at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. Only allowed to practice after the state high school championships end, the Juneau team had put in less than a week of team training, but has a roster composed of current Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé players and two returning graduates. The mix of players should be beneficial.
80°F in Juneau will trigger first-ever National Weather Service heat advisories

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mark Sabbatini

In Death Valley summer temperatures of 80°F would be considered a cold snap. In Juneau they’ll now result in the first-ever official heat advisories from the National Weather Service. The advisories, newly announced for all of Alaska at different temperature levels last week, are based on newly available data about people’s susceptibility to heat in the state compared to other parts of the United States, according to an announcement by the weather service.