KODIAK — A lawyer advised the city of Kodiak to hold off on drafting marijuana regulations until the state takes action on issues related to… Continue reading
KENAI — At first, Tom Weber thought he had gotten lucky and caught a king salmon in his dipnet.Out fishing from a boat on the… Continue reading
Spring-flowering bulbs are now available for purchase from the Juneau-Gastineau Rotarians.These bulbs, including daffodils, hyacinths, crocus and tulips, are selected by Master Gardeners to thrive… Continue reading
Anchorage Democrat Sen. Bill Wielechowski might go through the courts to supersede Gov. Bill Walker’s partial veto of this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend appropriation.In a… Continue reading
Ryan Beason and Jody Hass are the unofficial king and queen of the Territorial Sportsman Golden North Salmon Derby. Since 1956, sixty-seven people have won… Continue reading
SITKA — Male candidates on the fall municipal election ballot will outnumber women more than two to one, a ratio consistent with recent trends in… Continue reading
A letter to the editor, “The Importance of Mudrooms,” on page A7 of today’s paper includes the incorrect start date of Mudrooms’ Season Six. The… Continue reading
KODIAK — A new launch vehicle development company has announced plans to launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak as soon as this fall.Vector… Continue reading
On Aug. 11, 1986, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill which would trade Atika Inc. claims on Admiralty Island for land around the… 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
Two energy authorities will be speaking at today’s Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon.Robert Venables, energy and transportation coordinator for Southeast Conference, and Shaina Kilcone, energy… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — It wasn’t a record breaker, but it was still a helluva halibut.Petersburg radio station KFSK reported that fishermen Brian Mattson and Doug Corl… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — State environmental officials are trying to determine whether the water in a North Slope Borough village is safe to drink after reports that… Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have found new evidence that the first Americans migrated south from Alaska via the Pacific coast, rather than a route… Continue reading
William Shakespeare never visited Alaska, but the Arctic did come to him.On Wednesday, professor Rick Knecht of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland held a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A 27-year-old Southeast Alaska man sought on a first-degree murder warrant was arrested Tuesday night after a standoff.Albert Macasaet was arrested by… Continue reading
KENAI — In some respects, Sterling Strickler followed in his father’s footsteps; in other ways, he found his own path. Like his father, he enlisted… Continue reading
The Juneau International Airport was forced to shut down its lavatory dump station after the Food and Drug Administration found that it violated federal code… Continue reading
Police want to know who broke into the Last Chance Mining Museum’s mining cars and stole 160 gold pans — and why do they need… Continue reading
