The Alaska Mental Health Trust is proceeding with plans to sell about 1 acre of land next to the Coast Guard station to a developer… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — There were many protesters but few faithless electors as Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote Monday — ensuring he will become America’s… Continue reading
KENAI — The city of Soldotna has approved $50,000 to gather public input on the potential annexation of land surrounding the city.The Peninsula Clarion reported… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said responders have recovered the bodies of two Aniak residents who were on board a small plane that crashed in… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A 27-year-old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to charges connected with a snowmobile attack on two mushers competing in Alaska’s Iditarod… Continue reading
Two Alaska Airlines flights in Southeast Alaska were struck by lightning Monday in separate incidents, leaving some passengers stranded and others delayed.The first strike took… Continue reading
ANKARA, Turkey — Shouting “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!” a Turkish policeman in a suit and tie fatally shot Russia’s ambassador to Turkey in… Continue reading
BERLIN — A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least nine people as it tore through… Continue reading
Rebellion is a seller at the movie theater, but it wasn’t on the minds of Alaska’s three Electoral College voters.On Monday, all three cast votes… Continue reading
Alaska’s three voters in the Electoral College will cast the state’s votes for president at 11 a.m. today in the Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library,… Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — It’s D-Days — that is, digital days — at the National World War II Museum, with historians seeking to storm the internet… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — More than a thousand people in Alaska on Saturday dressed up as elves or in other elaborate costumes while some stripped down to… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — When a young gymnast named Emily Mengershausen fell from the balance beam in Kansas City, dislocating her elbow, her life’s trajectory took a… Continue reading
Valley Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 a.m., St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Parish Hall. A safe, fun environment to learn public speaking skills. Details: Jim, 789-3074.Women, Infants and… Continue reading
On Dec. 19, 1986, thousands of people lined up to meet Gov. Steve Cowper at the annual open house at the Governor’s Mansion. His wife,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska’s unemployment rate for November stood at 6.8 percent.State and federal labor statistics show the seasonally adjusted, preliminary rate compares to a revised… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 13 this week to 637.A year ago, 709… 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
Alaska’s gasoline taxes could triple by 2018 under a plan proposed by Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday.The gas tax hike was included as part of… Continue reading
A representative of the Federal Highway Administration confirmed Friday that the State of Alaska will not have to repay federal money spent on planning for… Continue reading
