Reinstatements have reached the National Park Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Forest ...

Located between downtown Juneau and its airport, the Glacier Gardens offer a glimpse into Alaska's frequently forgotten rainforest. Here, you'll ride through 50 acres of lush vegetation aboard a ...

With glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate, 2025 has been named the Year of International Glacier Preservation. Here's ...

For now, the jagged glacier remains Juneau's biggest draw due to its beauty and accessibility (it is only 12 miles from downtown and easily reachable by car). You can find fantastic views of the ...

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

It turns out thousands of federal employees will be paid for a month of not working after being fired by Elon Musk’s ...

Most of the staff at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center were fired earlier this month, leaving city tourism leaders worried that one of Juneau’s most popular visitor destinations may reduce ...

Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world’s mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them ...