The Valdez Museum is seeking proposals from artists interested in creating a memorial to the victims of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake in Valdez.The earthquake… Continue reading
PALMER — A Big Lake man is dead after a single-car crash west of Palmer.Alaska State Trooper said 50-year-old William Wallace died Monday morning in… Continue reading
PALMER — An Anchorage woman escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon when a semi smashed into her pickup, sending it rolling into a swamp off the… Continue reading
Juneau-Douglas High School, Thunder Mountain High School and Yaakoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School held graduations on Sunday.Related stories:From the halls of TMHS to Congress: Graduating… Continue reading
Glacier Bay National Park has set a new speed limit for cruise ships entering the West Arm of Glacier Bay. The 13-knot limit is intended… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating a Memorial Day shooting that left a man with a wound to his upper body.Police took a call on… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were found near North Pole… Continue reading
KENAI — The state is seeking contractors to look into the feasibility of privatizing four of its juvenile detention facilities.The Alaska Department of Health and… Continue reading
Veterans wore service patches on their jackets beside regalia from their respective clans during the Southeast Alaska Native Veterans Memorial Day service on Monday.Nearly 100… Continue reading
The Alaska House has voted to bail out the state’s high-risk health insurance market to reduce the possibility of a collapse.Lawmakers on Monday approved House… Continue reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Public Schools, searching for a new way to teach young students to read and write after years of struggle, has… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A veterinary pathologist worked Monday to determine what killed a juvenile fin whale discovered on the bow of a cruise ship entering an… Continue reading
BARROW — The Alaska attorney general’s office will not file criminal charges against a police officer who fatally shot a Barrow man.The state has found… Continue reading
HELENA, Mont. — As the National Park Service kicks off a centennial summer expected to draw record crowds, the agency is seriously considering caps on… Continue reading
KENAI — A former plant manager says the seafood processor Great Pacific Seafoods has shut down its Alaska operations.The Peninsula Clarion reported that representatives from… Continue reading
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading
Today, May 31Valley Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 a.m., St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Parish Hall. A safe, fun environment to learn public speaking skills. Details: Jim, 789-3074.Women,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have released the identity of a man found dead May 18 on a mud island in Ship Creek.Police say the man… Continue reading
WASILLA — A Wasilla motorcyclist remains in critical condition following a crash Thursday night on a rural road.Alaska State Troopers said 51-year-old Kenneth Barkley just… Continue reading
Police say $14,000 in cash went missing from the Princess Cruise Line office in downtown Juneau on Thursday.Juneau Police Department spokeswoman Erann Kalwara said the… Continue reading