ANCHORAGE — Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998.The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Anchorage says it is working diligently to protect against voter fraud in the Nov. 8 election.U.S. Attorney Karen… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker says the state will not proceed with plans to sell bonds to help pay for Alaska’s pension obligations at this… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska has received a $1 million grant to help bolster employment within the state’s health care and aviation industries.The U.S.… Continue reading
RENO, Nev. — Two Nevada tribes are asking a federal judge to order the state of Nevada and two counties to pay them more than… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading
KENAI — A project designed to simplify finding help for Alaska’s homeless population and inspired by a former University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student’s work… Continue reading
A Juneau woman has started a GoFundMe campaign for a teen who survived a gunshot to the head late last week.Shortly before noon Friday, Geneva… Continue reading
Neighborhoods aren’t the only place kids can trick-or-treat this Halloween.The downtown corridor, in fact, is looking like the place to be, for kids looking for… 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 former day care worker at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has avoided jail time in a child pornography case.KTUU-TV reported that 25-year-old Brittany Alexandra… Continue reading
BETHEL — Authorities have arrested seven people following a drug bust that resulted in an estimated $300,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine being seized… Continue reading
The Alaska Republican Party has filed an official complaint against Joe Miller alleging “numerous serious violations of the Federal Election Commission act and regulations.”The complaint,… Continue reading
KASILOF — A 26-year-old man died in a weekend crash near Kasilof on the Kenai Peninsula.Alaska State Troopers said Billy Duncan died.Troopers at 11:40 p.m.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Night-drop kennels give stray animals a warm place to spend the night in Anchorage.People who find animals after hours but cannot take them… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel has collected over a quarter of a million dollars in alcohol sales taxes since a pizza shop sold the city’s first beer… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Yakutat has reached a deal to sell its municipal electric-power utility to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, but state regulators… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s first marijuana testing laboratory opened for business Monday, offering cannabis analysis for retail outlets and commercial or private growers.CannTest LLC, operating in… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The Presbyterian Church of America has apologized for the experiences of Native Americans at boarding schools that had ties to the church.The Fairbanks… Continue reading
JUNEAU — An appeals court panel on Monday ruled that a federal agency acted reasonably in proposing to list a certain population of bearded seals… Continue reading
