The latest attempt to connect Kensington gold mine to Juneau’s power grid has blown regulatory fuses.In a decision dated Dec. 3, the Regulatory Commission of… Continue reading
Looking from the ground up, the Wooshkeetaan Totem Pole, which stood against Centennial Hall for more than 30 years, appeared to be in decent shape.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Experts from around Alaska were participating in a daylong summit Wednesday to address housing challenges in the vast state that’s facing a growing… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Open lab computer training, 9 a.m.-11 a.m, The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way.Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas… Continue reading
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 15-year-old boy has been detained after a woman and her teenage daughter were fatally shot in a South Anchorage home.Police in a… Continue reading
TOKYO — When North Korea hinted it had a hydrogen bomb last month — twice — it was largely brushed off as bluster. Now that… Continue reading
SEOUL, South Korea — Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test — a self-proclaimed… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Joe Miller said he is not seriously considering an election challenge to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski this year but has not completely dismissed… Continue reading
KODIAK — The response to Alaska’s Twin Creeks Fire last summer was swift, said a state report, but could use improvement.Local and state emergency personnel… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker has decided to replace the head of the agency that sets rates for public utilities and pipeline carriers in Alaska.Chairman… Continue reading
BURNS, Ore. — A leader of the Oregon Indian tribe whose ancestral property is being occupied by an armed group opposed to federal land policy… Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle reported a sales plunge of 30 percent for December after a series of food scares at its restaurants and disclosed… Continue reading
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who bought the rifles used in the San Bernardino attack pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges in a federal… Continue reading
Haines’ newest police officer accidently shot himself in the arm Tuesday afternoon, the Haines Police Department has announced.According to a brief press release, officer Brayton… Continue reading
By the close of business Tuesday, the number of applicants vying for the vacant D1 seat on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly had… Continue reading
The U.S.Geological Survey released the first digital geologic map of Alaska on Tuesday, providing land users, managers and scientists geologic information for the evaluation of… Continue reading
A former Ketchikan resident was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of… Continue reading
The sun is seen rising over Aurora Harbor on Tuesday.… Continue reading
The sun is seen rising over the Douglas Bridge on Tuesday.… Continue reading