The Alaska Senate has voted 15-5 to approve a bill banning smoking in most public buildings across Alaska.Senate Bill 1, brought forward by Sen. Peter… Continue reading
A bill allowing terminally ill Alaskans the ability to try experimental drugs has passed the Senate Health and Social Services Committee. The advance was announced… Continue reading
If the Alaska Legislature holds a special session this year, the Alaska Senate wants it to take place away from Juneau.In a 13-7 vote Wednesday,… Continue reading
This week’s Native Issues Forum will feature guest speakers Rep. Cathy Muñoz (R-Juneau) and Rep. Bryce Edgmon (D-Dillingham). The talk starts at noon on Thursday… Continue reading
The crowd at Tuesday’s Juneau Board of Education meeting had one key topic in mind: cultural education.The meeting started with a full room at the… Continue reading
At the end of Tuesday afternoon’s Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Anchorage, was envisioning a bridge.Constructed of four interlocking pieces of legislation, the bridge… Continue reading
The Alaska Judicial Council heard public comment Tuesday that members should ignore results from a recent poll ranking Alaska Supreme Court justice nominees, while others… Continue reading
After a second consecutive disappointing season, Eaglecrest Ski Area officials are staring down a $100,000 revenue shortfall, and they’re not yet sure how they’re going… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers are considering a bill aimed at preventing criminals from repeatedly returning to jail.The measure is part of a sweeping criminal justice… Continue reading
ATLANTA — The trajectory of opioid deaths in the United States is trending in the wrong direction and should be atop the federal government’s radar… Continue reading
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott is the keynote speaker at this week’s Juneau Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at noon Thursday in the Hangar Ballroom.Mallott is scheduled… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a person has been found dead after a fire broke out in a home in the western Alaska village… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say a fatal shooting of a man at an east-side apartment was preceded by an altercation with another person.Police say the… Continue reading
A brief news item on Page A2 of Tuesday’s Juneau Empire gave an incorrect date for a Wells Fargo anniversary celebration. The celebration is Thursday… 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 nonprofit organization serving 20 western Alaska villages says it will make $325,000 available this year to help people in its communities pay… Continue reading
Using iPads and other mobile device tips and tricks, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Improves skills for work, school or testing. Free.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska volcano kept pumping out new ash Tuesday that could threaten aircraft, but it came in smaller amounts at lower heights, according… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks North Star Borough officials have agreed to put a marijuana sales tax proposal before voters this fall.The Borough Assembly approved the ballot… Continue reading
LARNACA, Cyprus — An Egyptian wearing a fake explosives belt who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Cyprus on Tuesday… Continue reading
