JUNEAU — The director of the criminal division for the Alaska Department of Law testified Thursday that a bill to overhaul the state’s justice system… Continue reading
NUIQSUT — Rising from the edgeless, wind-scoured, snow-covered tundra on Alaska’s North Slope lies a million-pound drilling rig pulling the first commercial oil from a… Continue reading
ATHENS, Greece — Turkey is under growing pressure to consider a major escalation in migrant deportations from Greece, a top European Union official said Thursday,… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Astronomers say they have discovered a hot, star-popping galaxy that is far, far away — farther than any previously detected, from a time… Continue reading
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan Lysek rose to become vice president of his fifth-grade class at Lorraine Academy in Buffalo, New York, after the sitting veep… Continue reading
SALT LAKE CITY — In an extraordinary display of Republican chaos, the party’s most recent presidential candidates, Mitt Romney and John McCain, took on current… Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s evolving ideas on health care do not amount to a full plan, and some proposals could mean new political and… Continue reading
Two downtown business owners with shops frequented by summer tourists are facing charges for allegedly violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.Juneau residents Vinod “Vinny”… Continue reading
Wednesday night’s Assembly Finance Committee meeting was all about tax exemptions.During the meeting, the committee discussed sales tax exemptions for cruise ship and massages, and… Continue reading
What started as a group of about half a dozen North Douglas residents unhappy about the city’s zoning rules for future marijuana establishments has grown… Continue reading
When children are taken out of their homes due to neglect or abuse, they’re under the responsibility and jurisdiction of the State Office of Children’s… Continue reading
In addition to the 682 Juneau voters who cast votes Tuesday, 100 non-Juneau voters cast out-of-district ballots at Centennial Hall on Super Tuesday.Under the rules… Continue reading
Sometime about 4:30 p.m., a man walked through the parking lot doors of Centennial Hall and uttered a single word: “Wow!”“Don’t worry,” came a volunteer’s… Continue reading
JUNEAU — State officials want to change eligibility requirements that now allow non-citizens to collect monthly senior benefits.The proposed change from Gov. Bill Walker and… Continue reading
A deep knife wound in a woman’s armpit could just have easily wounded an artery that would have ended her life, Juneau District Attorney James… Continue reading
BELGRADE, Serbia — Tensions simmered one night inside the smoky Belgrade City cafe in a rough neighborhood near the train station. The price of a… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Open lab computer training, 9 a.m.-11 a.m, The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Storytime, 11 a.m.,… Continue reading
Interim Commissioner Susan McCauley appointed longtime Alaska educator Betty Walters as interim deputy commissioner Wednesday.Walters replaces Les Morse, who retired, according to a press release… 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
TOLEDO, Ohio — One of three Kodiak bears whose mother was killed by hunters has been relocated from Alaska to an Ohio zoo in a… Continue reading
