At age 20, Wade Rathke was a community organizer fighting for the welfare rights of single mothers in Massachusetts. The following year, in 1970, he… Continue reading
A 24-year-old man tried to avoid being arrested Wednesday evening by locking himself in a car for more than 30 minutes.It didn’t work — police… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate the death of a man by electrocution Tuesday in Eagle River.Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman Anita… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska Airlines has announced plans to build a $40 million maintenance hangar at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to support a growing fleet… Continue reading
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman has been indicted on a charge of abusive sexual contact for an alleged incident on an Alaska Airlines flight.The… Continue reading
The Aug. 16 primary contest for the state house seat in Eagle River’s District 14 between incumbent Rep. Lora Reinbold and challenger Crystal Kennedy has… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Three environmental groups announced Wednesday they intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for not enforcing federal air pollution law in Fairbanks.Six years… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — The Southeast Alaska town of Petersburg is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a dredging project to address a growing… 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 Aug. 4, 1986, the Golden North Salmon Derby had reached its ending point — and with a big splash. For lifelong Juneau resident and… 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
The man whom police suspect caused more than $1,000 in damages by breaking into Tracy’s Crab Shack Sunday night — and only walking out with… Continue reading
Several charitable organizations in Juneau are crossing items off of their to-do lists this week with the help of a Washington-based church group.Sixteen kids and… Continue reading
The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter to rescue a passenger off the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel on Wednesday afternoon.According to a dispatch from the… Continue reading
When Delia Williams was in Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s office last fall, she found herself opening up in a way she never had before.“I… Continue reading
PETA has awarded a Juneau whale-watching company a Compassionate Business Award after one of its tour groups rescued a drowning deer near Shelter Island last… Continue reading
A report commissioned by the University of Alaska system has come out with a firm recommendation against pursuing a single accreditation and a de facto… Continue reading
The World’s Greatest Fisherman has more important things to do than answer the phone. Even at 81, Dr. Gary Hedges still defends his title, so… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A Skagway Borough Assembly member will serve just over a year in jail and pay more than $600,000 in restitution for tax evasion.Juneau… Continue reading
There were no serious injuries after a whale-watching boat sank near Juneau Sunday, but the captain of the boat was fired that same day.“It was… Continue reading
