FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks woman shot at a weekend party has died of her injuries and a 17-year-old suspect has been charged as an adult… 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
KENAI — An Alaska couple plans to leave their home on the Kenai Peninsula this summer, not returning until they’ve crossed 86 countries on their… Continue reading
In the past five years, Southeast Alaska has seen some all-time highs in population, workers and workforce earnings, but the future is less promising.Southeast Conference… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A necropsy has been completed on a 50-foot fin whale discovered Sunday on the bow of a cruise ship entering an Alaska port.A… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service has found a boat that capsized and put six men into the cold water of Alaska’s Glacier Bay National… Continue reading
A Coast Guard crew and good Samaritans vessel rescued two people Wednesday from a fishing boat taking on water near Ketchikan.The Coast Guard Sector Juneau… Continue reading
Four years ago, while staying in a hotel in Anchorage, Haines resident Carrie Kinison woke up to a nasty surprise. She was covered in painful… Continue reading
While the Alaska Legislature has been consumed by the need to address the state’s $4 billion budget gap, it has still managed to find time… Continue reading
A fiery Gov. Bill Walker on Wednesday decried the Alaska Legislature’s failure to fix a $4 billion gap in state finances and left open the… Continue reading
Alaska lawmakers have approved a compromise to avert a July 1 shutdown of state government, but the deal fails to address structural problems still facing… Continue reading
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — State officials are set to consider whether an emergency quarantine put into effect last summer to prevent the spread of a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A moderate earthquake Tuesday afternoon knocked light objects off shelves in two rural Alaska communities.The Alaska Earthquake Center says the quake was felt… 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
Police are calling the three-day Memorial Day weekend a “win” after three drunken drivers were arrested and zero minors were cited for consuming alcohol.“Our goal… Continue reading
One hundred years ago, the cost of a stamp was $0.02, the average price of an American house was $5,000 and less than 10 percent… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Police in Barrow are searching for a man suspected of firing a gun at officers.The North Slope Borough Police Department said officers are… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A father and son on an Alaska fishing trip died Monday when their boat overturned in Glacier Bay National Park.Four others on the… Continue reading
An alleged drunken driver rammed his pickup truck into a light pole Monday night on Egan Drive, causing the pole to split into multiple pieces,… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A 19-year-old woman was shot and injured at an early morning weekend party in Fairbanks.Alaska State Troopers just after 3 a.m. Sunday took… Continue reading
