When Barnaby Brewing Company opens its doors Saturday, you can thank Gov. Bill Walker.For more than a year, Alaska’s governor has promoted the idea that… Continue reading
Wendy Yoisten, a resident of St. Albert, Canada, stepped off a cruise ship in Juneau for the eighth time this season Thursday morning. As familiar… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two Anchorage police officers were struck Thursday by gunfire at the scene of standoff with an armed man that began Wednesday.Police said the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Rep. Don Young has sent a letter to the House clerk updating financial disclosure statements to reflect his ownership in a family… Continue reading
Southeast Alaska SHRM Chapter Meeting with JEDC, 7:30 a.m., Prospector Hotel. New student orientation, 9-10 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Interested in improving… Continue reading
On Sept. 23, 1986, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II, announced his plan to visit Juneau as a part of… Continue reading
After assessing damage that an allegedly boozy boater caused when he crashed into a dock in Aurora Harbor on Labor Day, city officials have determined… Continue reading
On Sept. 24, 1986, 75 people joined the search for a missing teenage boy. The 17-year-old was last seen intoxicated at 1 a.m. at a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Police trying to resolve a standoff in south Anchorage are dealing with a second standoff in east Anchorage.A man suspected of assaulting his… 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
ANCHORAGE — A grand jury has indicted a 36-year-old Dillingham man on murder and robbery charges in the 2015 death of a 55-year-old woman.Brian Clark… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — State and local officials are hopeful that two recently passed laws and additional funding will help Alaska find solutions to problems with substance… Continue reading
KODIAK — A weather station in Kodiak that provides information to boaters is back online after it was vandalized earlier this year.The Gull Island weather… Continue reading
Capital City Fire/Rescue responded Wednesday night to a smoke alarm in the State Office Building downtown triggered by an overworked electrical outlet.CCFR Fire Marshal Dan… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Latest on police attempts to negotiate with an armed man barricaded in a house in south Anchorage (all times local):1 p.m.Two Anchorage… Continue reading
Shamila Scalf is hoping to ease Juneau’s child care shortage a bit by opening a new child care center in the Mendenhall Mall. On Wednesday,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The only clinic in one of the nation’s busiest commercial fishing ports is so remote that even conventional telemedicine for emergencies has been… Continue reading
The Alaska Democrat who lost his U.S. Senate seat two years ago is not planning a return this year.On Thursday, Mark Begich used a morning… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Ferry service in Southeast Alaska will soon be reduced as the Alaska Marine Highway System’s largest ferry gets sent away for repair work.Jeremy… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — Southeast Alaska biomass experts believe that the low price of oil shouldn’t put wood heat projects on the chopping block.When the price of… Continue reading
