ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker has attended the first meeting of the new Governor’s Tribal Advisory Council, a panel of Alaska Native leaders established by… Continue reading
Juneau’s new city manager is excited about climate change, and he plans to do everything he can to speed it along. He wasn’t talking about… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Cruise ship passengers have been hanging out at a Southeast Alaska homeless shelter to get free coffee and a bite to eat, but… Continue reading
Four kilometers of the Alaska Highway in northeast British Columbia has been closed by a wildfire, the government of British Columbia has reported.In a post… Continue reading
After a one-week pause, Anchorage’s inpatient detox center will begin admitting opiate patients today.“Friday is our day to get those protocols in place,” said Rebecca… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading
GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the success rate of those taking the tests.… Continue reading
The Capital City Chapter of Alaska Peace Officers will host a service to remember Alaska law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.The… Continue reading
A former Alaska Gasline Port Authority legal consultant with historically hard line views on producers’ obligations under state oil and gas leases is now working… Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan Reed’s route-running and pass-catching skills have never been in doubt — just his durability.Figuring the tight end’s talent outweighs any lingering… Continue reading
The fourth time was the charm for a bill that places restrictions on the teaching of sexual education in Alaska schools.In a 21-18 vote, the… Continue reading
New York Times bestselling author Jamie Ford will be coming to Juneau to speak on his award-winning novel “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and… Continue reading
A helicopter pilot who was injured in a crash on Norris Glacier on Thursday afternoon was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to… Continue reading
For this year’s International Day of the Midwife, three of Juneau’s own practitioners sat down with the Empire to talk myths of childbirth — and… Continue reading
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — A new commander is taking over as the leader of Army soldiers in the Pacific.Gen. Robert Brown succeeds Gen. Vincent Brooks… Continue reading
Stability in motion — that’s the message Sealaska President and CEO Anthony Mallott wants to get across to its nearly 22,000 shareholders in its 2015… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska couple faces child neglect charges after authorities said their two teenage daughters lived in the basement of a filthy, mold-filled house… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — In early winter, after most tourists have fled Alaska, another kind of visitor flies in: bald eagles, up to 4,000 of them.In the… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… Continue reading
