Police & Fire for Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015

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

Wealth may give advantage for getting organ transplants

ORLANDO, Fla. — You can’t legally buy hearts, kidneys or other organs but money can still help you get one. Wealthy people are more likely… Continue reading

In this Nov. 30, 2006 photo, people watch through glass as a killer whale swims by in a display tank at SeaWorld in San Diego.

SeaWorld says it will end orca shows in San Diego by 2017

SAN DIEGO — SeaWorld will end orca shows at its San Diego park after visitors at the tourist attraction made it clear they prefer seeing… Continue reading

In this Nov. 30, 2006 photo, people watch through glass as a killer whale swims by in a display tank at SeaWorld in San Diego.
New York Police Department officers investigate a shooting at a subway station entrance at 35th Street and Eighth Avenue Monday in New York.

3 shot, 1 dead, in Manhattan subway entrance

NEW YORK — An argument that began inside a midtown Manhattan McDonald’s early Monday erupted in gunfire at the steps of a nearby subway entrance… Continue reading

New York Police Department officers investigate a shooting at a subway station entrance at 35th Street and Eighth Avenue Monday in New York.
Pallbearers carry the casket of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis to the grave site at Beaumont Cemetery in Beaumont, Mississippi on Monday. Jeremy Mardis, a 6-year-old autistic boy, was killed and his father wounded when marshals opened fire on their vehicle in Marksville, Lousiana on Nov. 3.

Lawyer: Body cam showed no threats as police killed boy

MARKSVILLE, La. — A police body camera recorded the father of a 6-year-old autistic boy with his hands up and posing no threat as police… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2015
  • By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA SANTANA
  • Nation-World
Pallbearers carry the casket of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis to the grave site at Beaumont Cemetery in Beaumont, Mississippi on Monday. Jeremy Mardis, a 6-year-old autistic boy, was killed and his father wounded when marshals opened fire on their vehicle in Marksville, Lousiana on Nov. 3.

Ferry system missing 30 prints from Ketchikan office

KETCHIKAN — Alaska State Troopers are investigating the theft of signed art prints from the state ferry office building in Ketchikan.The Ketchikan Daily News reported… Continue reading

Treacherous roads prompt school cancellation in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Classes in Alaska’s largest school district have been canceled because of treacherous road conditions following an overnight snowstorm.Anchorage school spokeswoman Heidi Embley says… Continue reading

Magnitude-6.2 earthquake hits off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

ANCHORAGE — A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck off Alaska’s sparsely populated Aleutian Islands.The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor hit just after 7 a.m. Alaska… Continue reading

Ketchikan marijuana committee to consider pot tax proposal

KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan’s Marijuana Advisory Committee will consider a resident’s proposal to support funding for school travel with a marijuana tax.The committee will meet Monday… Continue reading

New facility stands in place of burned hatchery

PETERSBURG — King salmon eggs are once again growing near Petersburg in a state-owned hatchery restored after a March 2014 fire.The Crystal Lake Hatchery is… Continue reading

Coast Guard anticipates high-tech future with Arctic center

ANCHORAGE — The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new research and development center in Alaska, looking to a future in which sophisticated algorithms… Continue reading

On heroin: ‘Are we listening?’

Grace Elliott reached for the rosary around her neck when asked what happened to her stepson.She brushed her long, curly grey locks over her shoulder… Continue reading

Federal dollars to help tribes combat meth use, suicide

ANCHORAGE — Alaska tribes and health providers are using federal dollars to combat methamphetamine use and suicide.The federal Indian Health Service awarded Alaska Native Tribal… Continue reading

In this Oct. 29 photo, Brandon Emmett, a search and rescue medic, pot advocate and a Governor-appointed member of the Alaska State Marijuana Control Board, poses in Fairbanks. Emmett was recruited into the 2014 marijuana legalization movement by a friend. They won the vote in Alaska, and now he is a cannabis industry representative on the state Marijuana Control Board.

Search, rescue medic a leader in pot legalization

FAIRBANKS — Brandon Emmett grew up around marijuana. His first job was turning compost on a marijuana farm for $5 an hour. He later moved… Continue reading

In this Oct. 29 photo, Brandon Emmett, a search and rescue medic, pot advocate and a Governor-appointed member of the Alaska State Marijuana Control Board, poses in Fairbanks. Emmett was recruited into the 2014 marijuana legalization movement by a friend. They won the vote in Alaska, and now he is a cannabis industry representative on the state Marijuana Control Board.

Police blotter for Monday, Nov. 9, 2015

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

Around town for Monday, Nov. 9

Digital World class, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way. Course will include: Google - Calendar, Drive, Sites (for web pages), Chrome Social… Continue reading

Transportation Secretary Foxx talks Native issues in Anchorage

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx met with Alaska Natives Friday in Anchorage to discuss getting around a state with dynamic weather and limited… Continue reading

Armed groups target elephants

JOHANNESBURG — The eight suspected poachers stood under a tree, apparently unaware they were being tracked by 10 rangers from Congo’s Garamba National Park. But… Continue reading

Burundians load belongings on a truck Saturday in Bujumbura, Burundi. Carrying their prized possessions, scores of people fled Burundi's capital Saturday before a looming security crackdown.

Witnesses: 9 killed in attack on bar in Burundi’s capital

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — At least nine people were killed in an overnight attack at a bar in the latest violence in Burundi’s capital, witnesses said… Continue reading

Burundians load belongings on a truck Saturday in Bujumbura, Burundi. Carrying their prized possessions, scores of people fled Burundi's capital Saturday before a looming security crackdown.
Flames rise from a vehicle following a fatal crash Sunday in Hyattsville, Maryland.

4 killed, 14 hurt in fiery crash near D.C.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Four people, including a child, died Sunday and 14 others were injured after a pickup truck rammed into a church van and… Continue reading

Flames rise from a vehicle following a fatal crash Sunday in Hyattsville, Maryland.