ANCHORAGE — Three environmental groups announced Wednesday they intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for not enforcing federal air pollution law in Fairbanks.Six years… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — The Southeast Alaska town of Petersburg is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a dredging project to address a growing… 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
On Aug. 4, 1986, the Golden North Salmon Derby had reached its ending point — and with a big splash. For lifelong Juneau resident and… 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
The man whom police suspect caused more than $1,000 in damages by breaking into Tracy’s Crab Shack Sunday night — and only walking out with… Continue reading
Several charitable organizations in Juneau are crossing items off of their to-do lists this week with the help of a Washington-based church group.Sixteen kids and… Continue reading
The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter to rescue a passenger off the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel on Wednesday afternoon.According to a dispatch from the… Continue reading
When Delia Williams was in Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s office last fall, she found herself opening up in a way she never had before.“I… Continue reading
PETA has awarded a Juneau whale-watching company a Compassionate Business Award after one of its tour groups rescued a drowning deer near Shelter Island last… Continue reading
A report commissioned by the University of Alaska system has come out with a firm recommendation against pursuing a single accreditation and a de facto… Continue reading
The World’s Greatest Fisherman has more important things to do than answer the phone. Even at 81, Dr. Gary Hedges still defends his title, so… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A Skagway Borough Assembly member will serve just over a year in jail and pay more than $600,000 in restitution for tax evasion.Juneau… Continue reading
There were no serious injuries after a whale-watching boat sank near Juneau Sunday, but the captain of the boat was fired that same day.“It was… Continue reading
Editor's Note: The deadline has been extended until the last day of the derby, so submissions are due by Sunday at 6 p.m. The best… Continue reading
General Communications Inc. is cutting as much as one-fourth of its panned capital project spending next year in light of the state of Alaska’s failure… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A weekend explosion at a Fairbanks home left five people injured.Alaska State Troopers just after 3:30 p.m. Sunday received a call of the… Continue reading
Alaska’s state primary elections are less than two weeks away, and except for the incumbents, most of the names on the ballot probably aren’t familiar… Continue reading
SITKA — The city of Sitka has announced that construction will start on the second phase of an oceanside sidewalk project thanks to more than… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s second-largest city is offering a $5,000 bonus to police officers in other communities who make a lateral move to the Fairbanks Police… Continue reading
