Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday that he doesn’t know if canceling the Juneau Access Project was the right decision, but it was the best decision… Continue reading
In a surprise move, Alaska’s marijuana control board has abandoned plans for cafe-style regulations that would have allowed marijuana to be consumed in some retail… Continue reading
A Juneau man whose initial criminal case, involving the alleged sexual abuse of a minor when he was 18 and she was younger than 13,… Continue reading
Dance performance by Yees Ku Oo and Valentine’s Day raffle Walter Soboleff Building 105 S. Seward St. Reception: 4:30-8 p.m., performance 6-8 p.m. Sealaska Heritage… Continue reading
Juneau’s new all-Democratic legislative delegation made its first appearance before the Native Issues Forum Thursday, and its members said they’d use their newfound clout to… Continue reading
SITKA — Shareholders of a Sitka corporation formed under the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act have expressed concern about the financial stability of the… Continue reading
“I’m gonna ask you a favor, raise your hand if you had some family relation that has been impacted by drugs.” Making the request is… Continue reading
SEATTLE — When war broke out in Syria and the kidnappings began, Reema Duhman used a three-hour curfew to slip out of the country in… Continue reading
Pebble Mine’s Canadian, would-be developers are ecstatically peddling a story that their mine’s approval is certain. A new Trump Administration, “desires to see Pebble permitted,”… Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — A 38-year-old man previously charged with raping a woman and holding her captive for weeks in an Alaska cabin is now accused… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — A small community on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska has become the state’s newest city. Whale Pass was incorporated as a… Continue reading
The Alaska Criminal Justice Commission, which developed the policy foundations for Senate Bill 91, on Monday offered a set of new recommendations that would roll… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has approved a resolution favoring construction of a road between Cold Bay and King Cove. The resolution is the first… Continue reading
A pair of bills that would give more than $1,000 to every Permanent Fund Dividend recipient is advancing in the Senate committee process, but significant… Continue reading
A bill by Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, is taking aim at a campaign finance technique used by members of Congress and by a member of… 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
Lisle Hebert, a Juneau filmmaker and founder of the local art house theater downtown, the Gold Town Nickelodeon Theatre, has died. He was 71. Hebert’s… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s nomination of school choice advocate Betsy DeVos as education secretary appeared in jeopardy Wednesday with two Republican senators saying they will… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Geological Center’s Alaska Science Center has a new director. The agency says Christian Zimmerman will succeed Mark Shasby, who had the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is requesting about $110 million in additional spending for the current year. The request, from Walker’s budget office, includes… Continue reading
