JUNEAU — The collapse in oil prices has left oil-reliant Alaska with a multibillion-dollar budget deficit and few palatable options for digging its way out.With… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The only school in one of Alaska’s most eroded communities is among 28 public and private entities in the state whose water systems… Continue reading
A Juneau grand jury indicted a 49-year-old woman Friday who police say provided a false name during a hit-and-run investigation.Sherry Lynn Petranovich told a Juneau… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — When walking through the Ketchikan Public Library or down a hall of the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan Campus’ Robertson Building or even… Continue reading
An informal community discussion today called “Help and Hope” will connect community members with services in and around Juneau for adolescents struggling with emotional or… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Police are asking for information after a man was last seen falling through the Chena River ice.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the man… Continue reading
BETHEL — A pizza shop in Bethel has sold the first beer in the city in 40 years, but business was slow.Fili’s Pizza is the… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Two of Ketchikan’s regional airlines have combined, with Taquan Air purchasing Promech Air’s Alaska operations.The Ketchikan Daily News reported that Taquan will take… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by seven this week to 443, another all-time low… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage division of the FBI has a new special agent in charge.FBI Director James Comey announced Thursday that Marlin Ritzman will take… 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
Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.Write About It: Writing Skills to Build Confidence, 9:15-10:45 a.m., The… Continue reading
PANAMA CITY — Panamanians have long shrugged off their country’s checkered reputation as a financial haven for drug lords, tax dodgers and corrupt oligarchs. They… Continue reading
President Barack Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, has been characterized as a moderate who, if confirmed, would nudge his divided colleagues… Continue reading
The House has approved a Senate bill that will appoint three members of the Alaska Legislature to nonvoting seats on the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation… Continue reading
Democrats frustrated at the Republican-led House and Senate majorities’ pursuit of a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Walker for authorizing Medicaid expansion attempted Friday to de-fund… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Every Friday during the Alaska legislative session, a growing group of state lawmakers trades suit coats and sweater sets for a loose-fitting traditional… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — In any other election year, more than half the country holding an unfavorable impression of a candidate for president would be cause for… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks woman involved in a crash on a stolen dirt bike has died.Fairbanks police say Lakeisha Nollner-Albert died Thursday from injuries suffered… Continue reading
When Juneau resident Barb Bonner received her property assessment card from the city last month, she was alarmed by what she saw. The assessed value… Continue reading
