Juneau Empire

The Juneau Empire is a newspaper located in Juneau, Alaska, USA. It started on November 2, 1912, under the name Alaska Daily Empire. In 1969, Morris Communications acquired the newspaper. Mark Bryan took over as publisher in 2009 but departed in 2013. Later that same year, Rustan Burton became the new publisher and is still leading the newspaper today.

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Carcasses, recliners and butts all part of a bustling annual Juneau spring cleaning

4 days ago | juneauempire.com | Mark Sabbatini

Randy Hurtte says he’s been passing out trash bags for Litter Free Inc.’s annual community cleanup ever since it started 30 or so years ago, so he’s also alert about where to do trash pickups himself after all the bags have been handed out.
Juneau’s leaders to discuss city’s long-term future, cruise industry in series of public meetings

4 days ago | juneauempire.com | Mark Sabbatini

Three days of discussions about Juneau’s development during the next 20 years and its relationship with the cruise industry are scheduled by city leaders starting Tuesday. Four Community Listening Sessions about an update to Juneau’s 20-year Comprehensive Plan are scheduled at various locations Tuesday and Wednesday. The Juneau Assembly is also scheduled to meet with cruise line representatives in a public meeting Thursday at City Hall. Cruise Lines International Association Alaska.
Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending April 19

6 days ago | juneauempire.com | Mark Sabbatini

Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire from archived editions in 1985, 1995, and 2005. The stories include names, AP style, and other content of their eras.
Dunleavy’s veto of education funding bill puts pressure on lawmakers during final month of session

6 days ago | juneauempire.com | Mark Sabbatini |Jasz Garrett

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill increasing Alaska’s $5,960 Base Student Allocation by $1,000 Thursday, setting the stage for an expected failure of an override vote by the Legislature next Tuesday and a renewed battle about education during the final month of the session. Dunleavy said he vetoed House Bill 69 because it contains no policy changes during a press conference Thursday at the Alaska State Capitol.
JDHS JV soccer team plays at Ketchikan

6 days ago | juneauempire.com | Klas Stolpe

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears junior varsity boys soccer team played against the Ketchikan varsity on the road Tuesday and Wednesday at Esther Shea Field. JDHS fell 4-1 on Tuesday. Crimson Bears sophomore defender Ibrahima Diouf scored on a 40-yard free kick for their lone goal. The Crimson Bears let in two own goals during the contest and were outshot almost 20-1 according to JDHS travel coach Tim Harrison.
Large advances, challenges to Tlingit and Haida’s sovereignty highlighted in State of the Tribe address

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mark Sabbatini

Milestone tribal sovereignty achievements such as helping Juneau residents get help after last year’s record flood as well as major threats to such progress under the Trump administration were highlighted in a State of the Tribe address by Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, during the opening day of its 90th annual Tribal Assembly on Wednesday.
Alaska House approves draft budget with large deficit and estimated $1,400 dividend

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | James Brooks

The Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $6.2 billion draft state operating budget, putting Alaska on track for a significant deficit in the fiscal year that begins July 1. If Wednesday’s draft is added to a capital budget draft passed Tuesday by the Senate and a planned supplemental budget needed to fix a deficit in the current fiscal year, total general-purpose spending is near $6.6 billion.
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council bans DEI on ‘public facing documents’ due to funding threat

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mark Sabbatini

This is a developing story. The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council is among the growing number of organizations nationwide banning diversity, equity and inclusion content due to threats to funding by the Trump administration, with the board approving the policy by a near-unanimous vote.
JDHS softball splits with conference foe Colony

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Klas Stolpe

History was made as the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé softball team opened their first official home Railbelt Conference games on Wednesday, the first on the new Adair Kennedy Park field, and sophomore Brynn Wheeler recorded the first Crimson Bears hit, freshman pinch-runner Kiki Gallettes-Swafford scored the first run, junior Alayna Echiverri recorded the first RBI and junior Gwen Nizich put all those firsts together as she put the first true home run over the center field fence.
Homeless unsure about their plans, JPD more certain about theirs as warming shelter closes until fall

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Mark Sabbatini

Eddy Renee Rodriguez says she has a better sense of what living outdoors will be like during Juneau’s second summer without an officially designated campsite for people experiencing homelessness. But she’s also less certain about where she can camp and with what type of gear due to police and other enforcement actions in response to complaints about campers scattered around town during the past year.