Gov. Bill Walker smiled, sat down and lifted his pen.“This is a sweetheart piece of legislation,” he said shortly before affixing his signature to House… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state Division of Forestry will use a federal grant and matching funds to restore a seven-mile section of an urban Anchorage creek.The… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A reward of more than $7,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in connection with a vandalism spree that left… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The shooting death of a puppy in the Fairbanks area has ignited community outcry as residents who have had similar experiences with their… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service says more than half the climbers who attempted to reach the summit of North America’s tallest mountain have made… Continue reading
NICE, France — A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers… Continue reading
Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, has filed an ethics complaint against Gov. Bill Walker for a statement included in a press release issued from Walker’s… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is poised to adjourn its fifth special session without taking any action to address the 49th state’s multibillion-dollar deficit.On Thursday, Alaska Senate… Continue reading
EAGLE RIVER — A parent does not bury a child in the natural order of life.Yet, for one Eagle River father, that order was reversed… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A year after Alaska wildfires burned an area larger than Massachusetts, the state is on course for a mild fire year in 2016.Alaska… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — State transportation officials are testing out a new program on Seward Highway aimed at reducing congestion and making it safer for vehicles to… Continue reading
This fall, the Kenai Peninsula School District’s Board of Education will address whether to add the terms “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” to its policy… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan could have a speaking role at next week’s national Republican convention.A spokesman for Alaska’s junior senator on Wednesday said… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has asked the state Senate to join it for a joint session at noon Friday for the purpose of overriding… Continue reading
A new survey from Anchorage-based pollster Ivan Moore has found Alaskans strongly in favor of term limits for state legislators.In an email to the Empire,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be traveling in Alaska next week as part of her re-election campaign and won’t be attending the national… Continue reading
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board will hold a special meeting by telephone on Thursday to address an unclear decision at the board’s meeting last week.… Continue reading
KENAI — A Kenai man is in custody after Alaska State Troopers and Kenai police seized nearly a half-pound of heroin from his home.Trooper said… Continue reading
In less than a month, the U.S. Olympic Team will head to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One of those competing… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — This summer’s rainy weather has further delayed the opening of a new road to connect a bush community to Alaska’s highway network.Alaska Department… Continue reading
