One woman is dead and a 10-year-old child remains hospitalized after a Wednesday night accident ejected several passengers from a boat into water near Elfin… Continue reading
Juneau is getting a new asphalt plant, at least temporarily.At its Tuesday night meeting, the Juneau Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing an… Continue reading
BETHEL — The Association of Village Council Presidents is like a sinking ship without a captain, according to a tribal delegate for the troubled organization,… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker urged lawmakers Wednesday to continue work on the flagship legislation of his 13-point plan to balance Alaska’s multibillion-dollar deficit, tempering his words… Continue reading
A 40-year-old man visited a downtown gym early Wednesday morning, but instead of lifting weights, he allegedly stole almost $1,000 worth of merchandise and smashed… Continue reading
Rear Adm. Daniel Abel got a standing ovation for his leadership of the U.S. Coast Guard 17th District over the past two years.“His perspective and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska officials said all state courts will be closed every Friday at noon beginning July 1 to cut operating costs during the state’s… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a traffic crash on a remote Aleutian island killed three people in a van.Troopers said the van was carrying… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service says a climber on Alaska’s Denali mountain died Tuesday of an unknown illness.The climber’s name, gender and home country… 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
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
Don’t mind the gunshots on Friday. That’s the sound of the Coast Guard training.Coast Guard Station Juneau warned the public in a prepared statement that… Continue reading
The National Weather Service’s Juneau office is holding an open house for the public today.The theme is “Building Community Awareness to Reduce Hazardous Weather Impacts,”… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A former Ketchikan resident and Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show lumberjack won FOX’s “American Grit,” a military-style endurance reality TV show.Mark Bouquin of Colden,… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden said Wednesday that he might keep the Virgin America brand, running it and Alaska as two different… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — The Ketchikan Police Department, Alaska State Troopers and Adult Probation office searched a Ketchikan building near Ward Cove on Monday and turned up… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature has approved a cut to oil and gas drilling subsidies that promises millions in savings but fails to close a loophole that… Continue reading
Salary increases for Juneau School District teachers over the next three years will likely will not keep up with rates of inflation, according to the… Continue reading
The doors of the Thane Ore House, locked since the business closed in 2012, will soon be open again.The Juneau Planning Commission approved a conditional… Continue reading
Smoking rates continue to decline in Alaska, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.Between 1996 and 2013, the number of adult smokers… Continue reading
