The City and Borough of Juneau has lost a boundary dispute involving the Petersburg Borough. In a decision released Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court sided… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature’s Legislative Council has postponed a decision on its expensive Anchorage offices.In a presentation Friday, Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak and chairman of the… Continue reading
A Juneau teenager accused of stabbing two people at a Douglas apartment Thursday morning, killing a 37-year-old father and injuring the man’s 19-year-old son, made… Continue reading
The U.S. Navy is proposing changes to the warning light scheme in the West Arm of Behm Canal near Ketchikan.The canal is open to boat… Continue reading
Juneau Hydropower Inc. has asked the state for water rights needed for the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project.The project, which expects to generate 19.8 megawatts from… Continue reading
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Trap Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Trap Club is open to members and public trap… Continue reading
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
ANCHORAGE — Volunteers on Friday were rebuilding a public art installation that was damaged by tides and high winds at an Anchorage beach, and the… Continue reading
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A change came over Tashfeen Malik two or three years ago.She started dressing more conservatively, wearing a scarf that covered nearly… Continue reading
The e-cigarette industry is getting organized. Clear the Air Alaska, a trade association representing retailers in Alaska, announced its creation on Thursday.In a statement, spokesman… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A new state report on Anchorage’s spice problem confirms that spice-related emergency calls have spiked in the past year and that the synthetic… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage jury Thursday convicted a 39-year-old man of murder in the death of his uncle.Prosecutors say Ralph Nayokpuk (neye-AHK’-puhk) was convicted of… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The winning side of an Alaska village power dispute is asking a federal judge to help evict former tribal officials from their old… Continue reading
The phone book isn’t dead, but it’s clearly dying.On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott signed a regulation that repeals the requirement that Alaska telephone companies… Continue reading
Fritz, played by Ruby Rivas, dashes off with the Nutcracker as Clara, played by Elin Antaya, gives chase during rehearsal of Juneau Dance Theatre’s production… Continue reading
Mike Reed photographs the sunrise from the Wayside Park on Channel Drive on Thursday. The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for sun with… Continue reading
CHEYENNE — Energy-producing states around the country are feeling the sting of lower prices for oil, natural gas and coal as they struggle to cover… Continue reading
RIO DE JANEIRO — The 10,500 athletes at next year’s Olympics will feel first-hand the deep budget cuts buffeting the Rio de Janeiro Games: they… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — As members of FIFA’s executive committee prepared to vote on reforming soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body, Swiss government agents swept into a luxury hotel… Continue reading
DETROIT — Aaron Rodgers took the shotgun snap on an untimed down with no time left, shuffled to his left, slipped a sack, rolled right… Continue reading
