GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the success rate of those taking the tests.… Continue reading
BEIJING (AP) — China passed a law Thursday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move officials say… Continue reading
BEIRUT — Airstrikes and artillery killed more than 60 people in the past 24 hours in Aleppo, including dozens at a hospital in a rebel-held… Continue reading
BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraq on Thursday not to let its crippling political crisis upend hard-fought gains against the Islamic State group… Continue reading
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea attempted unsuccessfully to launch two suspected powerful intermediate-range missiles on Thursday, South Korean defense officials said, bringing the number… Continue reading
HONOLULU — A church in Hawaii looking to address the state’s ongoing homelessness crisis has settled on a solution that on first look appears better… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — Three people closely tied to the couple responsible for the San Bernardino terror attack were arrested Thursday in an alleged marriage fraud… Continue reading
FORT WAYNE, Indiana — Former House Speaker John Boehner unloaded on Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz during a talk to college students, calling the Texas… Continue reading
BRUSSELS — The world is fascinated by Donald Trump, just as blindsided as many Americans are about his rise and nearly at a loss to… Continue reading
SMYRNA, Ga. — Adventure Outdoors is an 80,000-square-foot store with walls lined with long guns, cases packed with handguns and aisles jammed with all the… Continue reading
Just last week, a Juneau man with mental health issues issued violent threats inside a healthcare clinic. The situation ended up resolving peacefully, with the… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is moving slowly to address the state’s $4 billion annual deficit, but it will move quickly this weekend as proceedings are displaced… Continue reading
University of Alaska Southeast is honoring 670 graduates from the Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka campuses this weekend. They’ll receive 755 associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees… Continue reading
The members of the Assembly Finance Committee began to chew on some of the more difficult policy questions they’ll face this budget season at it’s… Continue reading
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board has voted unanimously to ask the public to comment on draft regulations allowing recreational marijuana users to enjoy pot products… Continue reading
Author, human rights activist, paralympian: Tiana Tozer has played many roles in her life. The one role she refuses to play is victim.Tozer spoke at… Continue reading
University of Alaska president Jim Johnsen will be the featured speaker at this week’s Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon.Johnsen is scheduled to discuss the university’s… 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
The U.S. Senate’s commerce, science and transportation committee has approved an amendment that allots $150 million for a new heavy polar icebreaker.The amendment, offered by… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has ordered state flags lowered in honor of former Superior Court Judge Ben Esch, who died Monday of leukemia.The announcement was made… Continue reading
