ANCHORAGE — A proposal that will go before the Anchorage Assembly would allow the municipality to install and use cameras to ticket drivers who run… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama stepped behind the White House podium for the last time Wednesday, fielding questions from the crush of journalists crammed in for… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 23-year-old man has been charged with killing his mother’s boyfriend at an Anchorage hotel. Elliot Myas is charged with manslaughter and felony… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two people in a small airplane survived when they crashed on a flight between two southwest Alaska villages. Alaska State Troopers say a… Continue reading
Offering miles of access to world-class hiking and camping terrain, the U.S. Forest Service’s 184 Public Use Cabins are in high demand across Alaska. Bookings… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s congressional delegation is hoping the 13th time will be the lucky one for legislation to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to… Continue reading
A story in Monday’s Empire incorrectly stated the source of comments made by John Binkley of the Alaska Cruise Line Industry Association. Binkley wrote in… Continue reading
Alaska Beer Week: Tapping 25th Anniversary Perseverance Ale, all day.Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8… Continue reading
The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has announced the members of its Constitutional Committee, according to a Tuesday press release.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A warrant has been issued for a man suspected of stealing a car in Anchorage with a 3-year-old girl inside. Anchorage police are… Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas and 12 other states have asked a federal court to block final rules from President Barack Obama’s administration designed to reduce… Continue reading
Sarah Palin isn’t blaming a recent fatal shooting at a Florida airport on “Mexican Muslims” despite the claims of a story being shared on social… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — After 20 years managing a checkpoint along the 1,600-kilometer Yukon Quest, Peter Kamper is looking forward to getting a different view of the… Continue reading
Speaking to the Alaska Legislature Wednesday night, Gov. Bill Walker referenced the words of the director of the Legislative Finance Division and called the state’s… Continue reading
For one day, there were smiles.At times resembling students returning for the first day of a new high school year, the 30th Alaska Legislature convened… Continue reading
After lift close on a typical day at Eaglecrest Ski Area, small groups gather around SUVs and pickup trucks to unburden their boot-locked feet, stretch,… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s choice to head the Interior Department on Tuesday rejected the president-elect’s claim that climate change is a hoax, saying it is… Continue reading
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The man suspected of fatally shooting five people and wounding six others at a Florida airport told investigators initially he was… Continue reading
BILLINGS, Mont. — In control of Congress and soon the White House, Republicans are readying plans to roll back the influence of the Endangered Species… Continue reading
Alaska Beer Week: Smoked Porter Preview, all day. Buy vintage Smoked Porter bottles, with six vintages available between 2005 and 2015 (limit one bottle per… Continue reading
