Troopers arrest man suspected in stabbing at campsite

WASILLA — A dispute over a gun led to a stabbing Friday at a campsite near Wasilla.Alaska State Troopers said 27-year-old Joseph Larocque is being… Continue reading

Police calls for Sunday, May 29, 2016

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

Police calls for Friday, May 27, 2016

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

Police say man used front-loader to break into liquor store

ANCHORAGE — Alaska police say a man used a stolen front-end loader to break into a liquor store and then led officers on a low-speed… Continue reading

Correction

In a brief news item that ran in the Outdoors section of the Empire on May 20, titled “Alaskans ask for improved protections for waters,… Continue reading

Around Town

Summer Reading Program, all summer, all Juneau Public Libraries. GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to… Continue reading

Couple charged with faking burglary, claiming insurance

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage couple suspected of hiding jewelry and other items and claiming they were stolen has been indicted on federal fraud charges.Prosecutors said… Continue reading

Man charged with murder in fatal shooting at gas station

ANCHORAGE — A 23-year-old man has been charged with a first-degree murder in a shooting death Wednesday night at an Anchorage gas station.Anchorage police say… Continue reading

Downtown drive-by shooter pleads guilty

A Juneau man accused of firing a bullet that landed just inches away a person’s head pleaded guilty Thursday in Juneau Superior Court to felony… Continue reading

Kurt Henning, Bill Gissel and Craig Loken show a couple coho salmon they caught near North Island on the first day of the 69th annual Golden North Salmon Derby.

Alaska holds its perennial spot atop NOAA fisheries rankings

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual report detailing national and regional economic impacts of U.S. fisheries and, as usual, Alaska produced both… Continue reading

Kurt Henning, Bill Gissel and Craig Loken show a couple coho salmon they caught near North Island on the first day of the 69th annual Golden North Salmon Derby.

Walker’s repackaged tax proposals land with thud in the Legislature

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker’s newly repackaged tax proposals have landed with a thud in the Alaska Legislature, with criticism over having all the pieces… Continue reading

Fairbanks aims to settle dispute over cemetery contract

FAIRBANKS — The decision to have the groundskeeping work at the oldest cemetery in Fairbanks done by the city this summer comes after a prospective… Continue reading

Anchorage to take steps to cut crime at park

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage officials are looking to reduce crime at a city park that has been at the center of several public safety complaints, with… Continue reading

Wildlife troopers to sell law enforcement vessel Woldstad

KODIAK — One of four large vessels used by Alaska State Wildlife Troopers for commercial fishing enforcement will be sold for budget reasons.The state is… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain High School senior Kevin Allen will be spending the summer in Washington, D.C., working as an intern for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

From the halls of high school to the halls of Congress

Kevin Allen is not your typical teenager. Instead of on a sports field or at a bonfire, you’re more likely to find him giving input… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain High School senior Kevin Allen will be spending the summer in Washington, D.C., working as an intern for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Hydaburg man charged with assault with splitting maul

HYDABURG — A southeast Alaska man has been charged with felony assault after a dispute at a home in the village of Hydaburg.Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading

Nathanial Kangas, right, is escorted into Superior Court Judge Paul Lyle's courtroom at the Rabinowitz Courthouse on Monday afternoon, May 16 in Fairbanks. A Fairbanks jury deliberated six hours before convicting Kangas, 22, in the deaths of Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich in May 2014, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The officers were shot at Kangas' home in the village of Tanana, about 130 miles west of Fairbanks, as they attempted to arrest Kangas' father.

Legislature considers health insurance bill for families of slain first responders

The Alaska Legislature has begun considering a proposal to grant permanent health insurance to the spouses and children of firefighters and police who are killed… Continue reading

Nathanial Kangas, right, is escorted into Superior Court Judge Paul Lyle's courtroom at the Rabinowitz Courthouse on Monday afternoon, May 16 in Fairbanks. A Fairbanks jury deliberated six hours before convicting Kangas, 22, in the deaths of Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich in May 2014, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The officers were shot at Kangas' home in the village of Tanana, about 130 miles west of Fairbanks, as they attempted to arrest Kangas' father.

Police expand patrols for holiday weekend

The Juneau Police Department plans to increase its presence across town this weekend in anticipation of Memorial Day and graduation festivities.The Monday holiday is preceded… Continue reading

The sun shines on tulips at the Shrine of St. Therese on a recent afternoon.

Photo: A bright landscape

The sun shines on tulips at the Shrine of St. Therese on Saturday afternoon.… Continue reading

The sun shines on tulips at the Shrine of St. Therese on a recent afternoon.

Hopkins resigns from gas line board for Alaska Senate run

JUNEAU — Luke Hopkins, who was narrowly confirmed to the board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. last month, has resigned from that post to… Continue reading