On June 27, 1986, a national campaign to raise funds for the Alaska-Siberia Peace Bridge was announced. In September, the Alaska Performing Artists for Peace… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A man suspected of fatally shooting another man outside a Fairbanks bar last year has been arrested in Ohio.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Zoo in Anchorage has welcomed a new male wolverine to join a female already on exhibit.KTVA-TV reported that Jumbo, a 3-year-old… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A 42-year-old North Pole resident suspected of shooting an Anchorage man to death last year at a North Pole home has pleaded guilty… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A nearly 600-foot chemical tanker ran aground on an Alaska island in the Bering Sea.The Coast Guard said there were no signs of… Continue reading
KENAI — If a concrete mixer ever dreamed of making something beautiful, Jenna Hansen is giving it a chance to live out that dream.With the… Continue reading
During a trial that’s become something of a spectacle with a loquacious inmate acting as his own defense, the topic of one woman’s threatened life… Continue reading
The first commercial licenses are issued, growers are gearing up to grow, the Marijuana Control Board is shuffling, and the Alaska marijuana industry is entering… Continue reading
HOMER — If an intravenous drug user goes into The Exchange at the South Peninsula Hospital Training Center to dispose of their used needles, they… Continue reading
Under the covered basketball court at Harborview Elementary School in downtown Juneau, a group of carvers have just started working on a Raven totem pole.… 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
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
KENAI — Kenai Peninsula officials have voted to send a measure that would double the cap on taxable purchases to the October ballot, while a… Continue reading
On June 26, 1986, Porky the Porcupine wreaked havoc once again. The victim this time was an assistant customer service engineer with Alaska Electric Light… Continue reading
Water is back on for several homes in the Lena Point area after a water main leak caused the city to shut off the utility… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage woman will spend 20 years in prison for suffocating her 3-week-old daughter with a plastic bag.KTUU reports Sarah Bentley Johnson was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Rural communities in Alaska are set to receive more than $16 million in federal grants to go toward their energy projects.The U.S. Department… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A state judge has denied an attempt to prolong litigation challenging Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to unilaterally expand Medicaid.The Friday action stems from… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — After a short hop from Port Townsend to Victoria, British Columbia, 55 teams are on their way to Ketchikan, Alaska as… Continue reading
On June 23, 1986, a Juneau man and teen were arrested by Alaska State Troopers and charged with several burglaries in the Mendenhall Valley area… Continue reading
