A Juneau grand jury handed down a pair of indictments Friday to two men in separate felony burglary and theft cases.Anthony B. Kalk, 30, was… Continue reading
John Borbridge Jr., the first full-time president of Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, died on Monday in Juneau. He… Continue reading
Aidan Key, a gender specialist and transgender man, has given talks and trainings at more than a hundred schools around the country on gender identity.… Continue reading
A sweeping reform of Alaska’s criminal justice system has passed the Legislature and is headed to Gov. Bill Walker.On Friday, the Alaska Senate voted 14-5… Continue reading
Juneau police are investigating the death of a 47-year-old man whose body was found Friday afternoon by Brotherhood Bridge.The Juneau Police Department received a 911… Continue reading
A 77-year-old Juneau man died after being struck by a vehicle in front of the Foodland IGA Shopping Center on West Willoughby Avenue Friday afternoon.After… Continue reading
A Juneau artist believed she would never see her first-ever carving again after it was stolen from a downtown art exhibit. Now, the carved mountain… Continue reading
Thunder Mountain science teacher Kristen Wells, right, University of Alaska Fairbanks Professor Dr. Shannon Atkinson, center, and doctoral UAF student Courtney Pegus present the finished… Continue reading
Sun, surf and sandwiches. The Juneau Chamber of Commerce knows how to keep its weekly luncheon crowd happy.About 60 chamber members and other paying guests… Continue reading
The batters are up, but will the Alaska Legislature swing at the newest pitch on oil and gas drilling subsidies?House lawmakers could vote as early… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will stop in Anchorage ahead of a trip to Japan next week.The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Thursday… Continue reading
BETHEL — The president of the Association of Village Council Presidents has resigned months after several village tribal leaders called for an investigation into his… 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
GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the success rate of those taking the tests.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 37-year-old homeless Anchorage man is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend.Anchorage police said Jeffrey McCracken… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Approval of state spending bills and plans to pay for them are among the unresolved issues as the constitutional deadline looms for the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state has been threatened with a lawsuit by a bank handling a $28.6 million loan to finance renovations of a legislative office… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate Finance Committee has approved a state construction budget with funding for a controversial Legislative office building in Anchorage and without funding for… Continue reading
KENAI — There’s a lot of research happening on Cook Inlet beluga whales at any given time. Unfortunately, a lot of the data has stayed… Continue reading
Hearing about politics in her house was normal growing up, 18-year-old Adrienne Audet said. She used to overhear conversations between her parents.“I remember actually, when… Continue reading
