ANCHORAGE — Responders in Alaska’s largest city shot and killed a bear Thursday that was wandering in the vicinity where a man might have been… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Three Alaska groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to force a decision on cleaning up chronic air pollution in Fairbanks, the… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A Moose Creek farmer has lost a permit to fertilize his land with human waste after Fairbanks North Star Borough officials found his… Continue reading
What started as a small program to help Alaska pilots who fly some of the most dangerous routes in the state is ready for the… Continue reading
Whenever Juneau weaver Shgen George travels, her loom goes with her. She transports the large portable loom in a ski bag, advice she got from… Continue reading
Loud cheers and applause erupted from the audience in the Walter Soboleff Building’s clan house as David R. Boxley was awarded Best of Show, the… Continue reading
With the school year over and no statewide test to show for it, Alaska education officials are sending something akin to an “out sick” note… Continue reading
The Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project is nearing the end of its long federal permitting process. On the last day of May, the Federal Energy Regulatory… Continue reading
On June 25, Juneau Votes! and the city’s League of Women Voters will hold a workshop for anybody interested in running for public office in… Continue reading
Justin Parish faces a big hurdle in challenging Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, in this fall’s election, and he’s begun his campaign with an online offensive.While… 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
Here's a list of today's Celebration festivities. For the full schedule over the entire four-day event, click here. For the full dance group performance schedule over 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
On June 9, 1986, more decisions were made to aid Alaska’s budget debacle. After cutting about $45 million from the budget, Gov. Bill Sheffield was… Continue reading
KODIAK — A film crew from Russia is retracing the life of St. Herman on Kodiak Island.The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports all members of the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are seeking a man suspected of ramming a patrol car and fleeing from officers.Police said 31-year-old Taming Ting Jr. had been… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Officials are moving forward with a road project that will increase access to hundreds of acres of forest land in Southeast Alaska and… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has announced plans to press forward with a land swap involving Point Bridget State Park and Echo Ranch Bible… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — National Park Service rangers are investigating the shooting death of a moose inside Denali National Park in violation of federal law.The cow moose… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — No one calls springtime in Alaska balmy but the state this year saw record high spring temperatures.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says… Continue reading
