JUNEAU — Just one debate so far will feature the four main candidates for the U.S. Senate seat, with participation in three others unclear.Republican Sen.… Continue reading
Betsy Longenbaugh remembers taking a trip through the Netherlands with her mother, The Observatory bookstore owner Dee Longenbaugh, and on that trip her mother tried… Continue reading
Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will be hosting a voter registration rally, and forum with the municipal and school board candidates… Continue reading
The signs are gone. The windows are papered. The outdoor seating area has been dismantled. After 11 seasons, Tracy’s King Cab Shack is officially closed… Continue reading
A North Douglas business office and residence were left in disarray after a reported burglary this past weekend, and approximately $170,000 worth of property is… Continue reading
The Juneau Assembly did its part on Monday to turn the abandoned Thane Ore House, which has been boarded-shut for years, into a Native cultural… Continue reading
Attorneys for Rep. Benjamin Nageak began their campaign in court Tuesday as the Barrow Democrat challenges the results of the August primary election that saw… Continue reading
Neither of Alaska’s incumbent U.S. Republicans will participate in a Southeast debate ahead of this fall’s general election.Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, will participate in five… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department has named a 20-year-old Juneau man as a person of interest following an early morning theft Tuesday at the Best Western… Continue reading
On Friday, President Barack Obama signed into law a piece of legislation that requires federal agencies to include tribes and Native organizations when those federal… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A rural Alaska man is charged with killing a puppy belonging to the husband of an ex-girlfriend and attached a threatening note to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Department of Public Safety says fundraising efforts have begun in the name of a state trooper dog killed Sunday but that the… Continue reading
SITKA — Four days of searching for a man missing after a day-hike on Mt. Verstovia ended Friday afternoon with the discovery of his body… Continue reading
The bear guide involved in Thursday’s bear mauling on Admiralty Island was LaVern Beier, a well-known bear researcher with the Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading
TETLIN — A fire that burned down a home in an interior Alaska village is being blamed on children playing with fireworks.Alaska State Troopers just… Continue reading
Recovery Coach Training, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Gruening Park Recreation Center.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… Continue reading
SITKA — Two Alaska hospitals that are grappling with financial challenges will consider consolidation.The Sitka Community Hospital board plans to discuss possible courses of action… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE— Four-time Iditarod champion and cancer survivor Lance Mackey has dropped out of next year's nearly 1,000-mile race for health reasons, organizers said Monday.Mackey said… Continue reading
BETHEL — A Bethel school district has received federal funds to improve the language proficiency of Alaska Native students in both English and their native… Continue reading
