LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell expects its fourth quarter profits to drop at least 40 percent to between $1.6 billion and $1.9 billion after a… Continue reading
Alaskans are running out of time to give their input on the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to manage the Tongass National Forest into the 2030s.Feb.… Continue reading
The seven-day candidate filing period for the upcoming special municipal election is now more than halfway over, and as of Wednesday evening there are two… Continue reading
Alaska’s state government will continue to shrink.Speaking to the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday morning, state budget director Pat Pitney said Gov. Bill Walker proposes… Continue reading
Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, left, speaks with Marshall Lind, former Chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Southeast, during Juneau's 31st Annual Legislative Welcome… Continue reading
DENVER — States that have legalized pot are taking a fresh look at making it easier for out-of-state investors to get in the weed business,… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Open lab computer training, 9-11 a.m, The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage’s main library is closing for renovations.Anchorage television station KTUU reported the 30-year-old Z.J. Loussac Library will reopen Tuesday after a book circulation… Continue reading
The structural demolition of the shuttered Gastineau Apartments is slated to start Monday, and once it does, all northbound traffic on North Franklin Street will… 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 City and Borough of Juneau Assembly reviewed about 30 city manager applications during a special meeting, held entirely in executive session, Tuesday night. The… Continue reading
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday released his emails related to Flint’s drinking water and asked President Barack Obama to reconsider… Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill that would crack down on Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to the U.S. as the… Continue reading
CHARSADDA, Pakistan — Once again, Islamic militants stormed a school in northeastern Pakistan in a deadly attack that lasted for hours. And once again, the… Continue reading
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday as the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since September, and the Standard & Poor’s 500… Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — There is a disturbance in the force.The release of “Star Wars: Episode VIII” has been delayed from May 2017 to Dec.… Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — If the cash you doled out for a Las Vegas cab ride hurt your wallet, it’s not all in your head —… Continue reading
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots linebacker Darius Fleming didn’t hesitate when he saw a woman trapped in a smoking car: He kicked out the… Continue reading
MELBOURNE, Australia — Around the world, players, commentators and fans echoed the call of Roger Federer, who wants to know names of those suspected of… Continue reading
MELBOURNE, Australia — For the second time in three days, Novak Djokovic won a match at the Australian Open and was confronted by questions about… Continue reading
