First National Bank has sold the Hellenthal Building, the site of its former downtown location, to a Juneau couple.Spickett’s Palace LLC, a recently incorporated company… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature is entering what is scheduled to be its last two weeks, with major bills yet to be resolved as lawmakers… Continue reading
Imagine Gold Creek. Compare it to the Taku River.On Saturday, GCI held a party at its store celebrating the arrival of gigabit home Internet in… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Water Utility will begin flushing the water distribution system today.Work is scheduled to begin downtown, working north to Bartlett… Continue reading
The Downtown Juneau Rotary Club has launched its annual Rotary Roses fundraiser.People can buy a dozen roses of various colors for $30 online at juneaurotaryroses.com… Continue reading
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau will host an open house for the public today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Coast… Continue reading
Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.Senior ceramics, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: Diane, 463-6176.… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped 14 this week to 450, another all-time low amid… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say a motorcycle driver is dead following a collision with a pickup in Eagle River.Police just after 1 p.m. Friday took… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A former operating officer of a western Alaska mine has been sentenced to a year in prison for violating the federal Clean Water… Continue reading
PORT HEIDEN — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck the Alaska Peninsula.The Alaska Earthquake Center released a statement saying the tremor hit at 9:50 p.m. and… Continue reading
KODIAK — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she hasn't settled on which Republican presidential candidate she will support. But Steve Wackowski, the GOP senator's campaign manager, says… Continue reading
KODIAK — People in the fishing industry are looking for ways to help young fishermen join the workforce.The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported during the ComFish… 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
MONTROSE, Colorado — Keith Carey is a gunsmith in Montrose, a town with a frontier flavor set amid the mesas of western Colorado. He’s a… Continue reading
SITKA — The new assistant district attorney for Sitka couldn’t say exactly that his life was naturally leading to his current post.But Christopher Orman says… Continue reading
The contrast of white cemetery crosses against the greens and browns of the surrounding forest in the distance is the first sign one has entered… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Fewer people signed up online for this year’s Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, and fewer residents have chosen to donate a portion of their… Continue reading
How much do the naming rights for the City and Borough of Juneau cost? No less than $15,000 dollars, apparently, but that’s only good for… Continue reading
Calling it a first step to larger reform, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 37-0 to approve House Bill 27 on Friday afternoon.The bill, begun… Continue reading
