Telecommunications companies GCI and ACS will receive millions of dollars over the next 10 years to bring broadband internet to tens of thousands of rural… Continue reading
CANNON BALL, N.D. — Hundreds of clergy of various faiths joined protests Thursday against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, singing hymns,… Continue reading
At 11:08 a.m. Wednesday, Capital City Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a house fire at 226 Behrends Ave.Light smoke was visible from outside with more smoke… Continue reading
Expect no sword fights or love scenes at Theatre in the Rough this fall. Instead, they’re opening their 25th season with the quieter scenes of… Continue reading
On Nov. 3, 1986, the 28 Juneau members of the Alaska Performing Arts for Peace who traveled to Russia arrived in Juneau on Sunday night,… Continue reading
SOLDOTNA — The bodies of two people have been recovered from a home that burned on the Kenai Peninsula.Alaska State Troopers shortly after 2:15 a.m.… Continue reading
The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council is inviting artists to create a piece of wearable art for 2017’s Wearable Arts Extravaganza.The theme is “Renaissance,” and… Continue reading
A Wednesday story incorrectly said the passage of Ballot Measure 2 could result in the eventual elimination of credit-score requirements for student loans from the… Continue reading
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — Nevada already has legal brothels, round-the-clock casinos and a coy catchphrase declaring that “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” If voters… Continue reading
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials named a new director Wednesday to head a troubled agency that funds and manages scores of schools for Native American… Continue reading
The Democratic challenger for the Mendenhall Valley raised more money than the Republican incumbent in October, but Rep. Cathy Muñoz still holds a big fundraising… Continue reading
When Blake Hass and a group of friends first decided to get into homebrewing they did so following the rules of the popular cooking show… Continue reading
Nearly every political sign in Juneau is illegal — and that’s OK.According to state law, “outdoor advertising may not be erected or maintained within 660… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Creators of a public art installation damaged by tides and high winds at a beach in Alaska’s largest city have returned with 43… Continue reading
Values of Alaska salmon permits have taken a nose dive after a dismal fishing season for all but a few regions.“No activity for drift gillnet… Continue reading
At 6 p.m. Monday, the Alaska State Troopers learned that Leonard Johnson, 61, of Juneau was overdue from a hunting expedition near Eaglecrest Ski Area.According… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The man charged in the shooting of a Fairbanks police officer now faces upgraded charges that include murder.Anthony Jenkins-Alexie faces additional charges of… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan officials are working to fix the arch that welcomes visitors to the city after a suspected drunken driver slammed into one of… Continue reading
KENAI — A painted icon of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane that sits behind the altar in a Kenai church is closer to… Continue reading
