COMING TOGETHER FOR PLAY AT SITKA CHILDREN’S MUSEUMBY HEATHER MURPHYFor the Capital City WeeklyOne rainy weekday morning last winter, a hesitant dad led his preschool-age… Continue reading
Oh October, how I adore thee. The month of October brings crisp weather, beautiful colors and the ultimate Sunday afternoon activity — football. As a… Continue reading
If you see a crowd gathering outside of the Department of Environmental Conservation today, don’t be alarmed: it’s just a fire drill.It will occur at… Continue reading
A representative from Main Street America will be spending most of the week in Juneau meeting with various stakeholders to draft a downtown revitalization plan.… Continue reading
Juneau residents will see a 3.86 percent increase in their electric bills starting Nov. 23.The Regulatory Commission of Alaska, which governs utility rates, made the… Continue reading
Sen. Anna MacKinnon has tried for more than four years to make student loans cheaper. That effort will now be decided by voters on Tuesday.If… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly postponed talks of restricting fireworks usage at a committee meeting Monday, instead requesting the Juneau Police Department mitigate… Continue reading
Susanne DiPietro is the director of the Alaska Judicial Council. It’s her job to coordinate the state’s impartial oversight of the state’s judicial system. Even… Continue reading
From Yakutat to Ketchikan, October has never been this dry in Southeast Alaska.“It’s certainly the driest October in a century, certainly,” said Rick Thoman, a… Continue reading
BISMARCK, N.D. — Protesters at the demonstration against the Dakota Access pipeline are increasingly divided over how to stop the project, with militant younger activists… Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge on Monday threw out the rape and murder convictions of two former sailors who have long maintained that police… 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
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A Fairbanks man suspected of crashing and burning a state-owned truck 134 miles from where it was stolen was held Monday on multiple… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska is a bright spot in ConocoPhillips’ third quarter earnings.The region was alone in bringing in positive cash flow for a company with… Continue reading
KENAI — Alaska State Troopers are warning Kenai Peninsula residents to be aware of a scam in which a caller pretends to be a trooper.Recently,… Continue reading
KENAI — Alaska likely saw another record-breaking tourism year in 2016, according to preliminary numbers from the industry.More than 1 million cruise ship passengers came… Continue reading
The University of Alaska Southeast kicked off Native American Heritage Month a couple days early with its most recent Evening at Egan lecture Friday night.Theresa… Continue reading
KENAI — Little clouds of breath rose into the air over five teenagers standing stock-still in a row, eyes trained on the targets in front… Continue reading
Fish harvesters and processors might not agree on much, but everyone hates taxes.Commercial fishing stakeholders took turns in 2016 tearing apart a commercial fisheries tax… Continue reading
