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But nearly two months later, state regulators at the Department of Environmental Conservation say they still haven’t ...

In the 1880s, Douglas Island was the site of the largest gold mining complex in the world. A 14-mile-long aqueduct carried ...

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

Controversies have a way of motivating voters. I wondered how those surrounding the municipal and school board budgets, and ...

East Anchorage sophomore Katahdin Staples, the lone Thunderbird qualifier, hit 16:15 and is ranked the top DI Anchorage male ...

Installing a semi-permanent levee along four miles of the Mendenhall River using what are known as Hesco barriers to help ...

A major flood from Suicide Basin now appears highly unlikely with colder weather setting in, since at the current rate of ...

I write this piece from the perspective of one who believes in God and who tries (and fails regularly) to follow Christ. I do ...

Ship-Free Saturday is losing decisively, Mayor Beth Weldon has a solid lead in her bid for a third term, Neil Steininger and ...

Hall is leading the five-candidate District 2 Assembly race at 37.3% (2,172 votes), followed by Brooks at 30.3% (1,770), ...

The theme for the evening is “Bones,” which can include stories of stumbling upon dead things, foundations, deep dark secrets, firmly held beliefs and more. Six storytellers have signed up, with one ...