China’s economic troubles have dropped on the doorstep of a sun-weathered house at 18 Edgar St. in Port Hedland on Australia’s northwest coast.Four years ago,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A woman told police an abductor raped her up to six times a day while she was held captive over a five-week period… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. will reassess the role of a South Carolina-based consultant as his contract nears an end, a spokesman said… Continue reading
Putting food on the… lunch table?: Thunder Mountain High School senior Sara Wood is trying to figure out if she can afford groceries for children… Continue reading
Even after listening to a generally optimistic presentation about the city’s economic outlook, the majority of the 40-some people at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce… Continue reading
A proposed undersea communications cable from Juneau to Skagway and Haines has met an unexpected obstacle: A park.Laying of the Lynn Canal Fiber link was… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Marilyn Monroe liked the champagne: “It arrived, I drank it, and I was gayer,” she wrote to the German consulate general.Clyde… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska is facing multibillion-dollar deficits amid chronically low oil prices and relying on savings to help balance the budget.That’s not sustainable, and is… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker announced last week that Franci Havemeister will leave her role as director of the Alaska Division of Agriculture on Dec. 4.The Palmer… Continue reading
The Alaska Historical Society is making up to $1,000 available for projects studying the history of Alaska’s seafood canneries.The project is part of the Alaska… Continue reading
Three Juneau Police Department officers will graduate from the Alaska Public Safety Training Academy in Sitka today.The three are part of a class of 17,… 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
The Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace’s open enrollment will be from Nov. 1, 2015, to Jan. 31, 2016. Both SEARHC and the Internal Revenue… 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
Alaska Mountain Guides Adventures Inc. has requested permission from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to operate ATV tours in Haines starting next summer.According to… Continue reading
The Alaska Division of Forestry is closing its Haines office for the winter on Nov. 21.The office had been kept open year-round until budget cuts… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has opened the application process for 2016 big game drawing hunts.Hunters have until 5 p.m. Dec. 15 to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A professional skier who walked away after falling 1,600 feet down an Alaska mountain says the experience was “gnarly.”Video of Canadian skier Ian… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska is looking to fill positions on the president’s executive team following the abrupt resignation of two officials.The Fairbanks Daily… Continue reading
MITCHELL, S.D. — A 74-foot-tall Christmas tree bound for the U.S. Capitol is passing through South Dakota.The semitrailer hauling the tree made a short stop… Continue reading
