Van Abbott is a long time resident of Alaska and regular opinion writer for the Juneau Empire. He has held management ...

The earthquake originated close to the Yukon, B.C. and Alaska borders, according to Alison Bird, an earthquake seismologist with Natural Resources Canada. It is being felt at least as far as ...

On that cold winter’s night, a wandering stranger was captured by a child’s voice that sang a song about Jesus, born is the humblest of circumstances, yet with the greatest mission of all, to die “for ...

My roommate’s name is Siri. She’s not a new roommate, but we’re still getting used to one another’s quirks. She’s mostly quiet, until I summon her like a genie in a bottle who has the power to grant ...

Jeff Lund is a freelance writer based in Ketchikan. His book, “A Miserable Paradise: Life in Southeast Alaska,” is available in local bookstores and at Amazon.com. “I Went to the Woods” appears once ...

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has signed a $1.3 million contract to begin planning electrical ...

Communities along the cable route will see huge changes, Beckett said. Residents of Pelican on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, who use boardwalks instead of roads and four-wheelers instead of ...

Author Kim Heacox brought this and many stories before a group of about 100 people at Ḵunéix Hídi Northern Light United Church on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The event, hosted by the climate advocacy group ...

The Cruise Lines International Association sued the city in 2016, arguing Juneau’s spending of the passenger fees didn’t ...

Juneau Public Market has returned for its 43rd season in Alaska’s capital city. It is the largest event by attendance in ...

The Alaska Republican Party is moving quickly after Republicans in the Alaska Senate confirmed Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s picks for ...

The City and Borough of Juneau and the Tongass National Forest allow each household to harvest one Christmas tree without a ...