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. They include names, AP style ...

Residents of rural Alaska are showing their support for a regional airline whose commuter plane crashed last week just south of the Arctic Circle ...

They were a major force in building the Alaska Railroad, but like other minorities, often faced discrimination.

Local school officials are worrying about more than the high-stakes battle at the Alaska State Capitol over education funding ...

The cruise industry was already booming in Alaska, but some locals say its growth is putting a strain on the environment tourists come for.

Alaska’s aging population, reflected in the decline of working-age residents ... This article has been updated to reflect the fact that the report was produced by Rain Coast Data of Juneau.

One week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming North America’s tallest mountain, the Alaska House of Representatives formally asked him to reverse himself. With a bipartisan ...

(Tim Rockey/Alaska Public Media) Among the most visible signs of Alaska’s shrinking population ... isn’t at our school board, it’s in Juneau, with funding and with the way we’ve written ...

She traveled to Juneau several times as school board member for the North Slope Borough School District and as a board member of the Association of Alaska School Boards. Now, she's a decision ...

Alaska Communications: While it technically offers fiber service at a handful of addresses in Juneau, Alaska Communications is primarily a DSL provider. Speeds depend on your specific address ...

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) ...

Sen. Cathy Giessel (R-Anchorage) speaks during a Senate majority caucus press conference at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire) Giessel said when it ...