H igh-income households in Alaska – those earning $500,000 or more per year – occupy a unique niche in the state’s housing market. From 2018 through 2023, these affluent buyers helped shape ...

“Bringing a little magic and some gifts to their holiday season is something they’ll never forget.” Bohrer reported from Juneau, Alaska.

Despite obvious activity on land owned by Royal Caribbean Group partner Goldbelt Inc., Mayor Beth Weldon said no one at the ...

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

Senators clawed back millions from previously funded projects to reduce the cost of the state’s construction and renovation ...

It’s been a free-for-all jamboree for a half-century, yet somehow the 50th annual Alaska Folk Festival still achieved the ...

Juneau, Alaska, has implemented cruise ship and passenger caps to curb its cruise boom. Three local businesses told BI they support these limits despite relying on cruisers for revenue.

The 2025 Alaska cruise season is officially underway. On Monday, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss sailed into Juneau, kicking off another summer of visitors exploring No. 49. The next ship, ...

The first cruise ship of the 2025 tourism season, the Norwegian Bliss, is set to sail into Gastineau Channel and arrive in downtown Juneau Monday afternoon. The season kicks off as the Trump ...

Hundreds of miles of hiking trails may surround Juneau, Alaska, but living there year-round is no walk in the park. In the winter, the state's capital city sees less than seven hours of sunlight ...

Unfortunately, this isn’t a Hollywood comedy — and there’s nothing funny about another year of school closures, larger class ...

Juneau, Alaska, enjoys a majestic setting in a narrow fjord with Mount Juneau and Mount Roberts towering above it. To the east is the vast expanse of glacial ice known as the Juneau Icefield ...