WASHINGTON — The Senate will take no action on anyone President Barack Obama nominates to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell… Continue reading
IDOMENI, Greece — At flashpoints near borders on either side of Europe, authorities tried Tuesday to force back migrants desperate to begin new lives in… Continue reading
HOUSTON — Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said Tuesday that production cuts to boost oil prices won’t work, and that instead the market should be allowed… Continue reading
In the wake of a fatal traffic accident on Glacier Highway near the Shrine of Saint Thérèse, the Alaska Department of Transportation has begun planning… Continue reading
Greens Creek mine on Admiralty Island is asking the state of Alaska for permission to continue using a disposal pipeline from its tailings facility to… Continue reading
A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew transported a man to local emergency medical personnel in Ketchikan on Tuesday.The crew medevaced an ailing mariner from… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department received several 911 calls Tuesday morning alerting officers to a crash on Egan Drive that resulted in a car landing upside… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Heavy snow and unseasonably warm weather has prompted a small stream flood advisory for parts of the Kenai Peninsula.The National Weather Service has… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Calista Corp. is announcing a record dividend for shareholders of the regional Alaska Native corporation.Calista officials said the $5.6 million distribution was recently… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska Democrats are suing the state after Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott denied the party’s request to allow candidates not affiliated with a political… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An attorney for a Homer-based Bald Mountain Air Services says the company denies allegations that it improperly fired a pilot in 2012.The U.S.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Environmental Protection Agency has reached settlement agreements with four southcentral Alaska gas stations that violated federal law for underground tanks.The agency said… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly has pledged its support to Juneau Hydropower Inc.’s $25 million district heating plant proposal, which company officials said… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Air quality regulators in Alaska are working to come up with a plan to address pollution in the Fairbanks North Star Borough.The plan… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Senate Judiciary Committee examined legislation Monday aimed at boosting enforcement of Alaska’s ban on texting while driving.It would reduce the penalty for… Continue reading
Shortly after mayoral candidate Karen Crane’s most recent campaign ad started appearing on door knobs and in mailboxes around town late last week, Assembly member… Continue reading
It’s not easy to raise the dead.The men and women raising the 96-foot tugboat Challenger found that out Sunday afternoon as they attempted to refloat… Continue reading
The Juneau Empire welcomed a familiar face to its newsroom last week, while saying goodbye to another.Lisa Phu joined the Empire on Friday as a… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature’s Budget and Audit Committee is asking for the public’s suggestions on how to make the state Department of Education run better.From 8:30… Continue reading
Intermediate Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel spreadsheets and other intermediate level skills. Free. Details: 586-5718. Writing… Continue reading
