WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would… Continue reading
Alaska’s senior U.S. senator is calling the Department of Justice’s decision to rescind an Obama-era policy that help pave the way for legalized marijuana to… Continue reading
Alaska’s most significant recession since the oil bust of the 1980s appears to be abating. In its annual forecast of the state’s employment picture, the… Continue reading
After an arduous year of touring in 2017, Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call is playing in town this Friday for the first time in a while.… Continue reading
Two Alaska Superior Court judges serving Southeast Alaska are retiring, according to the Alaska Judicial Council. Superior Court Judges Louis Menendez in Juneau and David… Continue reading
For years, the City and Borough of Juneau has looked at expanding its borders. At a Committee of the Whole meeting Wednesday, city officials took… Continue reading
It seems that everyone has their own moniker for marine researcher Michelle Ridgway. In the days since the 54-year-old Ridgway sustained fatal injuries in a… Continue reading
The “blob” is dead, and in 2017, Alaska’s above-normal temperatures went with it. Not everyone enjoyed the changes that last year brought to Alaska’s weather,… Continue reading
A condemnation order on the embattled Bergmann Hotel was lifted Friday, but no one will be headed back inside: The building is now up for… Continue reading
Alaskans bought less marijuana in November than they did in October, the first time the infant industry posted a decline in 2017. The Alaska Department… Continue reading
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System transported more oil in 2017 than it did in 2016, marking the second consecutive year of increased oil production from the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A beloved polar bear at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage has died. A zookeeper Sunday found Ahpun, who was about 20 years old,… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading
Dinner and a show this Saturday night could help send some of Juneau’s young musicians to a nearby jazz festival. The Juneau-Douglas High School Jazz… Continue reading
The cause of a fire to a Mendenhall Valley house on New Year’s Eve is still undetermined, Fire Marshal Dan Jager said Tuesday. So far,… Continue reading
City officials will start off 2018 by diving into one of the most talked-about topics of 2017: the city’s mining ordinance. For the first time,… Continue reading
A murder trial originally scheduled to take place this week has been moved to the end of the month, according to electronic records. Mark Anthony… Continue reading
Rev. Aaron Spratt has spent more than 20 years with the United States Navy, living all over the country. Now, he’s coming to Juneau as… Continue reading
Cold weather resulted in about 100 residences being without water this weekend, and the management company is still working to get service restored for everyone.… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading
