Bonds, Clemens likely to get boost from Hall vote changes

NEW YORK — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and other tainted stars of the Steroids Era appear likely to get a boost in Hall of Fame… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2016
  • By RONALD BLUM

In Giants’ farewell, Coughlin says days coaching not over

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tom Coughlin didn’t fade away in his goodbye to the New York Giants.The 69-year-old, who led the Giants to two Super… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2016
  • By TOM CANAVAN

A new year on the PGA Tour raises 5 questions

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Jordan Spieth spent the first official practice day of the new year in good company.As he rolled putts at Kapalua, his teenage… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2016
  • By DOUG FERGUSON

Dalton has cast removed, could be backup QB against Steelers

CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton’s passing hand was finally free on Tuesday, liberated from the black cast that has covered his forearm and his spirits for… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2016
  • By JOE KAY

Fishing violation nets Wrangell father, son $100K fine

An Alaskan federal judge on Monday fined a Wrangell father and son $100,000 for lying about where they were fishing for halibut in the Gulf… Continue reading

S&P downgrades Alaska’s debt rating

Oil prices continue to lurk at less than $40 per barrel, and despite hope for a legislative salve, Standard & Poor’s is lowering the state’s… Continue reading

Missing snowmobiler found uninjured

A missing Juneau snowmobiler was found safe and without injuries late Monday.Alaska State Troopers began searching for 28-year-old Christopher Hausler just after 6 p.m. after… Continue reading

Kenai residents rally in wake of recent deaths

The deaths of three women over the course of one week has spurred some residents of the central Kenai Peninsula to reach out to support… Continue reading

Snowmachiner dies in apparent avalanche in Hatcher Pass

ANCHORAGE — Troopers and search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a 35-year-old man believed to have died in an avalanche in Hatcher… Continue reading

Obama moves to require background checks for more gun sales

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama moved Monday to expand background checks to cover more firearms sold at gun shows, online and anywhere else, aiming to… Continue reading

Gastineau demolition takes first big bite next week

Like a worm in an apple, a bottle of Pepto-Bismol, or the face-hugging alien in “Alien,” the contractors demolishing the Gastineau Apartments will do their… Continue reading

Only one prospect for vacant D-1 seat

The deadline for a temporary position on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is 4:30 p.m. today, and only one person has applied as… Continue reading

Photo: Wetlands walk

Wendy Whelan and Jeff Short enjoy the clear weather during a hike in the Mendenhall Weltlands State Game Refuge near the Juneau International Airport on… Continue reading

CBJ mulls expanding gravel quarry

The city-owned Stabler’s Point Quarry is running out of rock.“This year was a record year for the amount of rock,” CBJ public works director Rorie… Continue reading

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks in an interview at the Juneau Empire on Dec. 23, 2015.

Walker: Jail death videos will be public

The following Q&A was conducted with Gov. Bill Walker on Dec. 23, 2015, at the Juneau Empire. This is part three of the interview. Read… Continue reading

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks in an interview at the Juneau Empire on Dec. 23, 2015.

Photo: Sunrise

Fog and low-hanging clouds light up with color as the sun rises under clear skies on Monday. Sunny weather is predicted to last through Thursday.… Continue reading

Police blotter for Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading

Weather Potdevin's breath lingers in the cold air during a run along the Aiport Dike Trail on Monday.

Photo: Runner’s breath

Weather Potdevin's breath lingers in the cold air during a run along the Aiport Dike Trail on Monday.… Continue reading

Weather Potdevin's breath lingers in the cold air during a run along the Aiport Dike Trail on Monday.

Group: Pilot in Alaska crash took plane without permission

ANCHORAGE — A pilot who crashed a small Civil Air Patrol plane into office buildings in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, was using the search-and-rescue aircraft without… Continue reading

Around town for Jan. 5

Introduction to Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel to organize and calculate data in the workplace. Free.… Continue reading