ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it is proposing to accept a state of Alaska plan for cleaning up polluted winter air… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Cynthia Erickson woke up early, hoping her four furnaces were working. She owns a grocery store and the building that houses the post… Continue reading
State, university and private economists warned lawmakers this week that Alaska’s recession will last through 2019 — and possibly longer, depending on the actions taken… Continue reading
BETHEL — Operators of a homeless shelter in Bethel say they’re struggling to deal with intoxicated residents. Bethel Winter House Director Eva Malvich said she… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A former Department of Public Safety employee will be arraigned next month on a felony burglary charge and misdemeanor counts of theft and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for an Alaska man who was found guilty of illegally dumping human waste into a harbor from… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The state of Alaska has opened an office in Tokyo to help promote trade and advance a long hoped-for natural gas pipeline project.… Continue reading
Local woodworkers Max Stanley and Chris Hinkley aren’t your typical hobbyists. For the past three years, the pair of engineers by training have perfected a… Continue reading
Kevin Jardell offered a rare bit of legislative optimism to the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly on Thursday morning. The city’s state lobbyist told… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker plans to attend Friday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Walker is a Republican-turned-independent who did not publicly endorse a… Continue reading
Today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. But it’s the day after that looms large for many… 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
Today, Jan. 19 Alaska Beer Week: Tapping 25th Anniversary Perseverance Ale, all day. Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. Women, Infants… Continue reading
On Jan. 19, 1987, with revenues half of what they were the year before and an estimated budget deficit ranging from $700-$900 million, the 15th… 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
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In grizzly country, comments by President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary that schools should have guns on campus to protect against… Continue reading
You hear a familiar refrain when you talk to Juneau residents about crime: This isn’t the town it used to be and crime is on… Continue reading
A man arrested in September after allegedly trying to burglarize Safeway while employees hid has been sentenced to 22 months in prison. Kurtis Detemple, 23,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska volcano active since mid-December has erupted again. Bogoslof Volcano in the Aleutian lslands at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday sent up an ash… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Postal Service closed its Eagle River post office after a vandal damaged the main lobby. Anchorage television station KTVA reported employees… Continue reading
