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‘Exhausting and demoralizing’: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal cuts
A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees
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Rural communities, tribes sue EPA over $2.8B in canceled funding for flood mitigation and resilience projects
The sudden withholding of federal funds poses an existential threat to projects that have been in the works…
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down
Public broadcasting has been in the crosshairs of Republicans for decades
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Ships in port, Aug. 2-6
This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…
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Juneau police investigating incident that sent man to hospital; officer placed on leave
Video posted to social media shows the hospitalized man being thrown to the ground during an arrest attempt
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Trump’s EPA proposes rollback of basis for climate change rules, sparking Dem outrage
Administrator Lee Zeldin said the EPA would scrap what is known as its endangerment finding, established under President…
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Treadwell Ditch Trail fully reconnected from Eaglecrest to South Douglas, project organizers announce
The milestone marks the first time in over a century that the trail is fully connected
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Remains found in 2004 identified as Juneau man missing since 1999
Remains recovered in the Gastineau Channel were submitted to the state medical examiner, but never successfully identified.
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Juneau man ‘taken to the ground’ by police officer medevaced to Seattle with head injury
The incident, which was captured on video, is under investigation, police said
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Tsunami watch issued, canceled for some Alaska communities
The watch followed an 8.7 earthquake that occurred Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia.
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7 arrested in Juneau drug trafficking case
Juneau police joined with Alaska State Troopers and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to investigate the case
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Swiss hiker rescued near Mount Marathon in Seward
The hiker said he’d climbed a mountain and gone beyond his ability
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Dunleavy outlines priorities for special session
The Senate and House majority say the Legislature plans to consider two veto overrides.
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Ships in port, July 26-30
This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…
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Tintina Fault in the Yukon prone to large quakes, study reveals
Researchers at the University of Victoria found that the previously overlooked Tintina Fault could pose a hazard to…
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Totem ceremonies bring hundreds together to celebrate and remember
Tlingit and Haida came together in Wrangell from throughout Southeast and celebrated the unveiling of five new totem…
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Police calls, July 16-23
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…
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Wrangell Mariners’ Memorial wins statewide honor for design
The story of the memorial is anchored in the community
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2 rescued by park service near Exit Glacier
The hikers were stranded in the “Exit Creek Prohibited Visitor Use Zone.”