With the Alaska Supreme Court decision in hand, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly decided not to pursue the issue on Saturday.The Supreme Court issued a… Continue reading
BETHEL — Leaders of four village tribes are calling for an investigation into the Association of Village Council Presidents and its spending of federal funds.Documents… Continue reading
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Authorities in British Columbia said a United Airlines flight was diverted to Vancouver due to a security concern and a passenger… Continue reading
Introduction to Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel to organize and calculate data in the workplace. Free.… 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
Today at 4:30 p.m. the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly will interview five people who applied to fill the vacant District 1 CBJ Assembly… Continue reading
Jeorghette Plang, left, reacts to ski instructor Leslie Antolick’s helpful push during the the World’s Largest Lesson at Eaglecrest on Friday as part of Learn… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Whether he’s walking city blocks looking for incapacitated inebriates or standing outside his office chatting, like on a recent December day, Community Service… Continue reading
HUMBOLDT, Iowa — Ted Cruz relishes his role as Washington insurgent and tea party agitator, but today’s political outsider built much of his career around… Continue reading
NABLUS, West Bank — When Palestinian youths began a wave of grassroots and often suicidal stabbing attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians several months ago,… Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG — The gentle chorus of maximum security prisoners sung over simple guitar chords has earned Malawians their first Grammy nomination, but it took nearly… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush’s recent cancellation of advertising plans in Iowa and South Carolina was yet another cost-saving step for a down-in-the-polls presidential campaign that… Continue reading
The structural demolition of the Gastineau Apartments will begin about two weeks after the originally scheduled start date. Contractors will start taking the buildings down… Continue reading
The Alaska Supreme Court, in a 3-2 split decision, on Friday ruled that a woman who moved to a rural Alaska village to pursue a… Continue reading
A 41-year-old Juneau man who volunteered with youth in the community was sentenced Thursday to serve three years in prison for possessing and distributing child… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld as constitutional a state requirement that local governments help pay for education, reversing a lower court… Continue reading
The dozens or hundreds of new marijuana businesses in Alaska this year will be climbing a mountain.There’s one big difference between summiting Denali and opening… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is calling on the state Legislature to add $290 million for the city’s unfinished Port of Anchorage modernization project… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The manager of a program that lets people donate money from their Alaska Permanent Fund dividends to nonprofits is optimistic they’ll continue giving… Continue reading
SITKA — Sitka’s assistant district attorney position will stay in the city following an announcement that the position to replace Jean Seaton, who is retiring,… Continue reading
