Some Assembly members say the change would allow residents to exempt food and utilities from local taxes while keeping the ...

Guests hoping to visit Juneau on Alaskan cruises won't be facing altered itineraries after a cruise ship limit measure has ...

Arctic terns came back to Juneau in late April to nest at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. Gwen Baluss, a wildlife ...

School districts across Alaska are making cuts to positions and programs this year, even with the funding increase approved by the Legislature.

The change applies only to large cruise ships and will equate to millions of dollars in additional city revenue.

Cruise lines will soon have to pay more to call at the city owned docks in Juneau, Alaska. From summer 2026, large cruise ships will pay nearly double the current fee after the Juneau Assembly ...

The heavily trafficked attraction is operating with reduced staff after federal firings, but it has a higher volume of ...

The vote means that Alaska’s education funding formula will be permanently and significantly increased for the first time in ...

Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos said its approval by the Assembly on Monday is a step toward more transparency between the ...

Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Chris Russell is the president of the Juneau chapter of the APOA and has been involved in the torch ...

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 ...

Legislators on Tuesday morning voted to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $180 million increase to the state’s $1.2 billion education budget.