06/24/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Della Cheney remembers playing with a family heirloom growing up in Kake, a rather strange looking metallic object that wasn't easily moved about. "It was very heavy," Cheney said...
06/08/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska Redistricting Board has approved new political boundaries that significantly change some state Senate districts. The board is expected to decide next week whether to ...
05/26/11 Tlingit leader Walter Soboleff, who died Sunday at 102, is remembered in an obituary by his son, Ross.
05/25/11 Juneau Empire Editor's note: Information from the Empire's archives contributed to this report. Long-time Juneau and Alaska Tlingit spiritual leader, elder statesman, and native icon Walter Soboleff died early Sunday morning in his home, surrounded by family.
05/24/11 JUNEAU (AP) -- Long time Juneau and Alaska Tlingit spiritual leader, elder statesman, and native icon Walter Soboleff died early Sunday morning in his home, surrounded by family.
05/24/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Long time Juneau and Alaska Tlingit spiritual leader, elder statesman, and native icon Walter Soboleff died early Sunday morning in his home, surrounded by family. According to ...
05/11/11 JUNEAU - Many Southeast Alaska communities will host "Walk For Life" suicide prevention events on Saturday, May 14. The "Walk For Life program" began two years ago in the Northwest Arctic Borough, when events were held in Kotzebue and other villages in the area.
04/13/11 Editor's note: This is the first article in a series exploring public safety in rural Southeast Alaska communities. JUNEAU - Alaskans across the state rallied on March 31 in support of Gov. Sean Parnell's "Choose Respect" initiative to end domestic violence and sexual assault in the state.
02/16/11 JUNEAU - Mayors from across Alaska had their chance to make their voices heard at meeting with the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee last Thursday.
02/16/11 With the New Zealand summer on the wane, travellers are looking north and making plans for a mid-year holiday.
12/29/10 Compiling a "year in review" for all of Southeast Alaska is a lot like coming up with a story budget for a given issue of the Capital City Weekly: we always know that we're missing a lot.
12/02/10 It's been called the Gold Medal Tournament of middle school basketball.
12/01/10 The Alaska Marine Highway System has made several schedule changes to accommodate upcoming sporting events in Southeast.
11/17/10 The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Liberty has begun its annual Southeast Alaska Blanket, Coat and New Toy Drive. The drive, which runs through Dec. 3, is an effort to collect donated items that will be provided to villages throughout Southeast Alaska.
10/10/10 Joe Bennett died Sept. 17 at the age of 71. A gentler man never walked Bainbridge Island. He always graced us with his smile and kind words. A quiet, thoughtful fellow, Joe connected us with people of the Inside Passage - both in mind and spirit and the waterways between Puget Sound and Gulf of Alaska.
10/01/10 September 30 , 2010. The private corporation seeking to develop hydropower in Thomas Bay near Petersburg has recently gone through some financial and leadership restructuring, but is still moving forward with a project in Thomas Bay, according to its project manager.
09/30/10 Four of the five people running for three Assembly seats offered their ideas at a League of Women Voters forum Wednesday evening.
09/24/10 U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is still managing to collect a string of endorsements from the Alaska Native community.
09/20/10 The state has filed a motion asking a court to reconsider the dismissal of charges of taking more fish than a subsistence permit allows against state Sen. Albert Kookesh.
09/19/10 JUNEAU, Alaska - The state has filed a motion asking a court to reconsider the dismissal of charges of taking more fish than a subsistence permit allows against state Sen. Albert Kookesh. Superi... |