KETCHIKAN — Alaska should rethink its relationship with environmentalists and its approach to long-term timber policy, said Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott on Wednesday.Mallott, Gov. Bill… Continue reading
A year after American Pharoah thrilled the sports world by winning horse racing’s first Triple Crown in 37 years, here comes Nyquist.The colt named for… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A musher who has been charged in a domestic violence case has been banned from next year’s Iditarod, race officials announced Friday in… Continue reading
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Does the time ever come when a community stops remembering a murdered group of its own? In the case of Blaine, possibly… Continue reading
Homer has a heroin problem, and it is growing. Similar to the fable of the blind men each touching different parts of an elephant and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state Division of Oil and Gas wants significantly more information from Prudhoe Bay field operator BP and its fellow working owners on… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — ConocoPhillips posted a loss of $1.47 billion in the first quarter of 2016, including a $2 million net loss from its Alaska operations.The… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A Seattle-based attorney will be allowed to represent two Metlakatla residents in their federal Civil Rights Act complaint in U.S. District Court.Joseph James… Continue reading
Officers detained the driver of a truck who allegedly almost struck several pedestrians and vehicles head on Saturday night during a vehicle pursuit. The 22-year-old… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A seine fisherman from Southeast Alaska and a commercial fishing trade organization have sued Gov. Bill Walker over an administrative order they say… Continue reading
It’s been six years since Angelica Curtis gave birth to a child she conceived through statutory rape, and she still remembers the name she wanted… Continue reading
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is open to members and public trap… 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
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Sitka officials have approved an ordinance that prohibits drivers from using their cellphones while driving.The measure approved by the Sitka Assembly… Continue reading
Tyler Rental, Inc., will acquire T&S Welding, Inc. business and assets. T&S will continue its current business until it can be incorporated into Tyler Rental,… Continue reading
A stream of subtropical moisture will splash Southeast Alaska this weekend, the National Weather Service expects.In a special weather statement issued Friday morning, the Weather… Continue reading
A pedi-cab driver celebrates the first cruise ship arrival, and her first fare of the year, Saturday morning when the Crystal Serenity Cruise ship arrived… Continue reading
Alaska’s only residential detox facilities for opiate addiction have closed its beds, according to the Alaska State Opioid Treatment Authority.Due to a federal regulation change,… Continue reading
The city is encouraging everybody who owns a boat to check their vessels as Juneau heads into a stormy weekend.In a news release issued Friday,… Continue reading
