The Alaska House has voted 36-0 to allow the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue $120 million in low-interest loans to the backers… Continue reading
GRAYLING — A tagged bison had to be taken from an interior Alaska village by helicopter after it seemed to be stranded there.The Fairbanks Daily… Continue reading
The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision Friday, recognizing the authority of a Juneau-based tribal government to issue child support orders.Juneau Superior Court… Continue reading
HOMER — After a trip to Washington state in February for a farmers market conference, the management of the Homer Farmers Market is certain of… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A dour revenue forecast brought with it a warning from Gov. Bill Walker that state legislators need to deliver a plan to address… Continue reading
The sunrise mixes with fog along the Douglas waterfront on Thursday.… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Two New York City siblings are among the dead in the attacks in Brussels, their family said Friday.Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Dutch… Continue reading
GHENT, Belgium — An American teenager wounded in the Brussels Airport attack is lucky to be alive. And he knows it.Mason Wells, his face covered… Continue reading
The Juneau Reentry Coalition invites the community to a meeting to come up with a plan to lower the recidivism rate in town. The Coalition… Continue reading
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, 9 a.m.-11:30- a.m., Juneau Senior Center. All proceeds go to the Juneau Nutrition Program which funds the senior lunches provided through the… 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
Moore Charters LLC and Anies Sadeghi both pleaded no contest earlier this month in Juneau’s District Court to one count each of violating International Pacific… Continue reading
KODIAK — Public safety officers in Kodiak are now better able to fight fires thanks to new equipment.The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported that village public… Continue reading
BURBANK, Calif. — She might not get top billing in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” or even very much screen time, but Wonder Woman… Continue reading
To borrow one of his titles, Ken Liu stirs “All the Flavors” into “The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories”: crunchy hard sci-fi extrapolation, ages-old fantasy,… Continue reading
WONSAN, North Korea — North Koreans are being mobilized en masse to boost production and demonstrate their loyalty to leader Kim Jong Un in a… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Donald J. Trump’s first book was a memoir/manifesto dedicated to a life of big-time negotiating. Hillary Clinton debuted with a call for… Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — Backlash against a plan to remove prominent Confederate monuments in New Orleans has been tinged by death threats, intimidation and even what… Continue reading
They say defense wins championships.The old adage proved true for the Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team Saturday night in the ASAA March Madness Alaska… Continue reading
Tucked away in the industrial-zoned corner of the Mendenhall Valley just past Brotherhood Bridge is a barn. It doesn’t house horses, cows or chickens. This… Continue reading
