Anchorage’s Providence Alaska Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to demonstrate it can take care of a patient infected with the… Continue reading
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce will host City and Borough of Juneau Assemblyman Jesse Kiehl for a lunch lecture on the status of local marijuana… Continue reading
The volunteer group looking for former Juneau resident Joseph Balderas has ended large-scale searches and is no longer asking for donations.Balderas, 36, was reported missing… Continue reading
Alaska Dispatch News owner Alice Rogoff survived a floatplane crash Sunday in Halibut Cove on the Kenai Peninsula. Rogoff, who was piloting the plane when… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — It’s a food fight in Congress over genetically modified foods.The Senate is moving ahead on bipartisan legislation that would for the first time… 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 — Anchorage police arrested a man after a gunbattle between vehicles left two people wounded, marking the second shooting in the Mountain View neighborhood… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A woman in Alaska is recovering after being bitten by a brown bear while she was hiking on a trail with her two… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 56-year-old Anchorage man will serve 13 1/2 years in a federal prison on drug charges.U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason cited Antonio… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and burglary in the shooting death of a man at a southeast… 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
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have ruled the two people found dead on a popular downtown trail were the victims of homicide.Police on Tuesday identified the… Continue reading
Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s oldest member is now also one of Alaska’s few known centenarians. Fiocla Wilson turned 100 years old Thursday, and celebrated with as… Continue reading
The state Division of Oil and Gas has officially rejected BP’s 2016 operational plan for Prudhoe Bay, but is extending last year’s plan until Nov.… Continue reading
The Alaska State Troopers suspended the active search and rescue for a missing Nome man on July 4 pending any new leads, according to the… Continue reading
Crew members found their 47-year-old captain dead aboard the Admiralty Dream cruise ship on Monday, Alaska State Troopers reported.Kenneth Adam was found dead at 5:46… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — Two people are dead and two others are injured after a car they were in turned over into a ditch in Petersburg.KFSK reported… Continue reading
Winning floats• 1st place, Best Commercial, Alaska Dames• 2nd place, Best Commercial, Crowley Taku Oil Sales• 1st place, Most Alaskan, Fred Meyer• 1st place, Most… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks museum dedicated to Alaska’s state sport is struggling to attract visitors and might close if business doesn’t pick up.The Bouchard’s International… Continue reading
Three public areas near the Kenai Municipal airport have received new signage dealing with a new problem: remote-controlled hobby drones that city and airport officials… Continue reading
