HILO, Hawaii (AP) — State officials are set to consider whether an emergency quarantine put into effect last summer to prevent the spread of a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A moderate earthquake Tuesday afternoon knocked light objects off shelves in two rural Alaska communities.The Alaska Earthquake Center says the quake was felt… 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
Police are calling the three-day Memorial Day weekend a “win” after three drunken drivers were arrested and zero minors were cited for consuming alcohol.“Our goal… Continue reading
One hundred years ago, the cost of a stamp was $0.02, the average price of an American house was $5,000 and less than 10 percent… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Police in Barrow are searching for a man suspected of firing a gun at officers.The North Slope Borough Police Department said officers are… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A father and son on an Alaska fishing trip died Monday when their boat overturned in Glacier Bay National Park.Four others on the… Continue reading
An alleged drunken driver rammed his pickup truck into a light pole Monday night on Egan Drive, causing the pole to split into multiple pieces,… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A 19-year-old woman was shot and injured at an early morning weekend party in Fairbanks.Alaska State Troopers just after 3 a.m. Sunday took… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A nonprofit that provides services for people with disabilities has yet to find a taxi company in Ketchikan that will operate a vehicle… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two hikers are recovering from injuries after they were attacked by a moose in an Anchorage park.Melanie Sandstrom and Catherine Dwinnell had been… Continue reading
Lawmakers late Monday reached a compromise to avert a shutdown of Alaska’s government, but the deal fails to address the structural problems facing state government.Lawmakers… Continue reading
TALKEETNA — A mountaineer from the Czech Republic is dead after an estimated 1,500-foot fall on Denali Mountain.Pavel Michut, 45, was skiing Messner Couloir when… Continue reading
SEATTLE — Seafood processor Great Pacific Seafoods has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy.The Seattle Times reports that president Daniel DeMatteis said in a statement… Continue reading
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama challenged Americans on Memorial Day to fill the silence from those who died serving their country with love and… Continue reading
SEATTLE — After a massive toxic algae bloom closed lucrative shellfish fisheries off the West Coast last year, scientists are turning to a new tool… 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
The Valdez Museum is seeking proposals from artists interested in creating a memorial to the victims of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake in Valdez.The earthquake… Continue reading
PALMER — A Big Lake man is dead after a single-car crash west of Palmer.Alaska State Trooper said 50-year-old William Wallace died Monday morning in… Continue reading
PALMER — An Anchorage woman escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon when a semi smashed into her pickup, sending it rolling into a swamp off the… Continue reading
