In an article titled “Man with nothing gives a piece back,” published Friday, the Empire mistakenly identified the Glory Hole outreach coordinator as Travis Kellar… Continue reading
Angela Rodell will be the next executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.Analogous to Alaska’s pope, the director holds no direct political power but… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Immediately after the shooting at an Oregon community college, students, faculty and staff at the University of Alaska Anchorage received an email.That correspondence… Continue reading
It’s a simple solution to a serious problem — where there is room available, offer space to a homeless family. See a need, fill a… Continue reading
ANKARA, Turkey — Nearly simultaneous explosions targeted a Turkish peace rally Saturday in Ankara, killing at least 95 people and wounding hundreds in Turkey’s deadliest… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — CIA-backed rebels in Syria, who had begun to put serious pressure on President Bashar Assad’s forces, are now under Russian bombardment with little… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Speaker John Boehner wants out. He really does.But the Ohio House Republican is staying put, for now — and that could improve the… Continue reading
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Trap Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Trap Club is open to members and public trap… 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
KETCHIKAN — The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a scaled back budget.In the past week, 14 people… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Remnants of Pacific Hurricane Oho battered Alaska’s southeast coast on Friday, the latest unusual weather event to hit a state that so far… Continue reading
Outgoing president Lance Stevens, right, welcomes Dan Fabrello as the incoming president of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at their weekly luncheon at the Juneau… Continue reading
When an airline passenger tried to subdue a Juneau Police Department officer at the airport and take her weapon, Sgt. Christopher Burke put his partner’s… Continue reading
Alaska Airlines is rolling out a new feature that fliers are sure to appreciate — larger overhead storage bins.The “Space Bins” debut today as Alaska… Continue reading
A Lemon Creek Correctional Center dorm has been left uninhabitable and all inmate visitations have been stopped after a prison riot Monday night.According to sources… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The remains of two more U.S. service members who died in a plane crash outside Anchorage in 1952 have been identified.The Alaska Dispatch… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An entire village on Alaska’s western coast is grieving the back-to-back suicides of three young adults —with each subsequent death influenced by the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Biologists say unusual fish are appearing near Alaska’s shores, likely because of warmer ocean temperatures caused by El Nino and the patch of… Continue reading
Lon Garrison escapes some of Thursday's rain by exercising his dog, Barnacle, under the Douglas Bridge. The National Weather Service forecast for Friday calls for… Continue reading
UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST, Ore. — Oregon wildlife officials are trying to remove goldfish and other invasive fish that have been introduced to ponds in the… Continue reading
