NEW YORK — To his supporters, the business career of Donald Trump is proof he’s got the decisiveness and smarts required to lead the country.… Continue reading
Rich Thorne remembers close elections.In 1998, Carl Morgan beat Irene Nicholia by all of six votes in the race for House District 36, which at… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association warned state legislators Monday that increasing taxes on an industry strapped by low prices… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have released the name of the man killed in a weekend avalanche near Nelchina Glacier.Troopers say 50-year-old Randy Pratt of… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Court of Appeals has upheld the prison sentence of a man convicted of attacking the mother of his child with nunchucks.John… 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
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — In a story Feb. 26 about a recently documented Japanese internment camp in Alaska, The Associated Press reported erroneously the construction… Continue reading
Mayoral candidates Karen Crane and Ken Koelsch will meet for another forum Thursday at noon in the Alaska Room of the Juneau International Airport. The… Continue reading
Writing Skills Class, 9:15-10:45 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Improves skills for work, school or testing. Free. Details: 586-5718. Using iPads and other… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service followed the law when it designated more than 187,000 square miles — an area larger than California… Continue reading
VALDOSTA, Ga. — On the eve of Super Tuesday’s crucial primaries, a sharp new divide erupted between Republicans who pledge to fall in line behind… Continue reading
IDOMENI, Greece — Pressed against coils of razor wire and shouting “Help us!,” refugees and migrants at Greece’s northern border were pushed back by Macedonian… Continue reading
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he tearfully apologized for attempting to… Continue reading
NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Justice Department cannot use a 227-year-old law to force Apple to provide the FBI… Continue reading
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawmakers backing a bill to criminalize women exposing their breasts in public said Monday they’re trying to shield families and children,… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — An election-year Senate fight is brewing over a bipartisan bill targeting heroin and opioid abuse that Democrats say needs another ingredient: more money.Senators… Continue reading
Kansas is No. 1 for a second time this season — the first school to reach the top for a second stint.The Jayhawks have been… Continue reading
The necropsy results of a young Dall’s Porpoise that washed up on South Douglas on Tuesday morning seem to indicate that the animal’s body and… Continue reading
Leadership of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 17th District stand in the Senate chambers gallery, including Commander Rear Admiral Daniel B. Abel, standing left, as Sen.… Continue reading
A Juneau grand jury handed up four indictments on Friday in connection to a Feb. 14 home invasion with charges that included kidnapping and assault.Joshua… Continue reading
