This story was last updated at 10:09 p.m. Tuesday and will stand for the night.Forty-six crewmen from the Seattle-based fishing vessel Alaska Juris have been… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska’s credit rating has taken another hit in the face of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that state officials have yet to close.With Monday’s… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A man found dead in waters off Ketchikan has been identified as a 63-year-old resident.Alaska State Troopers said in an online dispatch the… Continue reading
Walk in the doors of the room that holds the First Folio, and the dim room resembles nothing more than a theater before the curtain… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has signed into law bills intended to help foster youths and ease adoption in Alaska.Among other elements, House Bill 200 implements portions… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Juneau School District is using a new approach to help struggling students meet the standards of the district’s core curriculum with a… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Denali National Park officials plan to reopen an area of the park that had been closed because of a problem grizzly bear, which… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage strip club is asking a judge to stop a state agency from revoking its liquor license.Anchorage television station KTUU reported the… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Corrections will close the Palmer Correctional Center to save money, commissioner Dean Williams announced Tuesday.The news was first reported by KTUU-TV… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — ExxonMobil Development Co. Vice President Jim Flood sent a letter to Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer Friday to correct “inaccuracies” in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Though the wildfire near Alaska’s largest city was only 15 percent contained as of Saturday, fire officials have given a positive prognosis to… Continue reading
In an article in the Neighbors section last Sunday, the Empire reported that conservator and museum consultant David Harvey was brought to Juneau by a… 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
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
DENALI NATIONAL PARK — A missing hiker has been found in good condition after a two-day search at Denali National Park and Preserve.A helicopter crew… Continue reading
A Sitka chef representing Alaska in a national seafood competition will be transporting the key ingredient — a white king salmon — in a violin… Continue reading
First responders took two drivers involved in a Saturday motor vehicle collision on Egan Drive near Fred Meyer to the hospital for treatment, police said.Juneau… Continue reading
A man and woman went looking for Jet Ski parts earlier this month, but they opted out of actually paying for those parts and the… Continue reading
A truck loaded with fish totes rolled over on Egan Drive on Monday afternoon, spilling thousands of pounds of chum salmon onto the highway and… Continue reading
On July 24, 1986, state workers and Gov. Bill Sheffield had yet to come to an agreement. Although many employees preferred stalling their next pay… Continue reading