ANCHORAGE — Alaska corrections officials say a 71-year-old inmate has died of a terminal illness.The Alaska Department of Corrections said in a release that Jim… Continue reading
Donuts & Deals, 8 a.m.-noon. Downtown businesses will welcome shoppers with free donuts and special promotions to kick off the holiday shopping season. For a… Continue reading
On Nov. 25, 1986, Gov.-elect Steve Cowper announced former Rep. Hugh Malone of Kenai as the commissioner of Revenue and Mayor Rocky Gutierrez of Sitka… Continue reading
Christie and Colin Jones of Sitka prepare their Fairweather Gallery space for Public Market on Wednesday. Public Market starts today at noon and runs through… 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
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man has secured a court order to get his marijuana back from authorities at the Fairbanks International Airport after it was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage officials could soon consider a proposal to bring a sales tax to the city.Anchorage Assembly member Bill Evans is drafting the ordinance… Continue reading
Donuts & Deals, Friday, 8 a.m.-noon. Various downtown businesses. Details: http://www.downtownjuneau.org/events/Public Market, opens Friday noon-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. More than… Continue reading
NEW YORK — That electoral elephant in the room threatening political tension this Thanksgiving? StoryCorps believes it could be a unifying main course.The oral history… Continue reading
On Nov. 24, 1986, Steve Cowper prepared to assume Bill Sheffield’s role as governor of Alaska on Dec. 1. While waiting for the transition period… Continue reading
Replacement of two elevators inside the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will change access into the building this winter.Visitors will have to use the outdoor ramp… Continue reading
Donuts & Deals, 8 a.m.-noon. Downtown businesses will welcome shoppers with free donuts and special promotions to kick off the holiday shopping season. For a… Continue reading
Alaska Seafood Company owner Richard Hand, left, and Jeff Isturis prepare some of the 50 turkeys to be smoked on Wednesday for the annual Salvational… Continue reading
Bob Gillam, a prominent Alaska businessman, wants to join President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet as Secretary of the Interior.Gillam is the founder, president and CEO of… Continue reading
Bob Gillam, a prominent Alaska businessman, wants to join President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet as Secretary of the Interior.Gillam is the founder, president and CEO of… Continue reading
It’s not a good day to be a turkey. It’s not a good day to be a microbe in Juneau’s wastewater-treatment plants either.The city relies… Continue reading
It’s not the night before Christmas, but not a creature will be stirring in many state offices Friday. Employees can give thanks to budget cuts.The… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department arrested 42-year-old Sergius Sheakley on Tuesday on an arrest warrant for sexual abuse of a minor.JPD officers located Sheakley at a… Continue reading
The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say… Continue reading
Charlie Feeney waits for a Capital Transit bus as it starts to snow at the Mendenhall Mall on Tuesday.… Continue reading
