Cannabis is still a Schedule I Controlled Substance, meaning it has no federally accepted medical use. Until that changes, other federal laws have to toe… 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
On Dec. 5, 1986, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly chose Karen Boorman for an open position as director of the Department of Community… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading
HOMER — In the fiber art of crocheting, yarn gets connected together by making loops with a hook — “crochet” means “small hook” in French.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 36-year-old Anchorage skier was carried to safety after an injury at Turnagain Pass.Alaska State Troopers said emergency responders in Soldotna on Wednesday… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by four this week to 597.A year ago, 737… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — The Alaska Marine Highway System is working to get rid of the state ferry Taku.Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Jeremy Woodrow said the… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel’s homeless shelter has opened a week early after a severe windchill dropped the temperature to 40 below.Bethel Winter House opened its doors… Continue reading
On Dec. 4, 1986, Gov. Steve Cowper appointed Fairbanks lawyer Grace Schaible as attorney general and legislative analyst Garrey Peska as head of the administration… Continue reading
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 5680 Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is open to members and public trap shooting… Continue reading
The last name of Brian Laurent was misspelled in a Friday story about Alaska’s new standardized test.• The Empire regrets all errors. To report an… Continue reading
New statistics reveal the state of Alaska’s job market is in the worst shape since the recession of the late 1980s.In a report released Friday,… Continue reading
A key piece of waterfront land in downtown Juneau is about to change hands, and its soon-to-be owners have plans that they think will help… Continue reading
A multi-vehicle accident at the Fred Meyer intersection blocks Egan Drive in both directions just as rush hour started on Friday. According to the Juneau… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department has announced that one of its officers shot a man about 4:19 a.m. Saturday on Oceanview Drive in the Lena Point… Continue reading
Police on Wednesday arrested two women on charges of driving while intoxicated after they allegedly hit a pedestrian on Foster Avenue and tried to switch… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — On paper, the new Inupiat Eskimo name of the nation’s northernmost town is now official. But not so fast. The reality is not… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A teenager pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder after acknowledging that he killed his foster father two years ago because the man had… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Rep. Don Young said there are similarities between the election of Donald Trump and the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan, which he… Continue reading
