The Alaska House has approved a bill setting up dedicated funding for the Alaska Legal Services Corporation.In a 38-1 vote on Monday morning, the House… Continue reading
HELENA, Mont. — Move over, Judge Judy. Alaska's mama grizzly is getting a gavel.A production company spokesman says former Gov. Sarah Palin has signed a… Continue reading
At its Monday meeting, the Juneau Assembly approved a loan of no more than $2.75 million from the city’s central treasury to remodel the Capital… Continue reading
Cope Park Road is closed due to utility work, and it’s not expected to be reopened until the end of May, according to a city… Continue reading
Senate Finance Committee members Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, right, Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks, and Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, listen to… Continue reading
The director of Alaska Business Week, a weeklong summer business program for high school students, will be speaking about the program at the Juneau Chamber… Continue reading
SEARHC’s Outreach and Enrollment Program is available to assist Southeast Alaskans fill out their 1095A form and determine tax penalty exemptions, such as tribal and… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Alaska State Troopers have identified a person suspected of passing a $50 counterfeit bill at a Ketchikan business.Troopers on Wednesday took a call… Continue reading
Using iPads and other mobile device tips and tricks, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Improves skills for work, school or testing. Free.… Continue reading
The Juneau Affordable Housing Commission will be holding two public meetings at the end of the month to present the city’s Housing Action Plan and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Army on Monday said it will delay reducing a unit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage by 2,600 soldiers because of… 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
ANCHORAGE — A report suggests Alaska could save $7.5 million if lawmakers abandoned plans to purchase its new, remodeled office space in Anchorage and instead… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has officially ended.Mary Helwig, a 32-year-old rookie from Willow, Alaska, was the last musher to reach Nome.She… Continue reading
SEATTLE — An amputated foot, a fractured hand and a fingertip crushed so badly it had to be surgically removed were among the injuries suffered… Continue reading
Alaska’s House Education Committee is considering a bill that would require parent permission before children can be taught sexual education and ban abortion service providers… Continue reading
EMMONAK — Authorities say a fire that started in a fisheries warehouse in the western Alaska town of Emmonak has destroyed several buildings and caused… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A former postal service worker in Fairbanks who stole prescription medication from the mail has been sentenced to four months in prison.U.S. District… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — One of the best days of Joe Dinkins’ 73 years alive is when he won the Nenana Ice Classic 10 years ago.“I got… Continue reading
CUPERTINO, Calif. — As it struggles to match the success of its big-screen iPhones, Apple is now contending that small can be beautiful, too.The giant… Continue reading
