Blackhawks beat Oilers, win third straight

EDMONTON, Alberta — Marian Hossa scored 1:08 into overtime, Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2015

McHale fired by Rockets after 4-7 start

HOUSTON — Six months ago, Kevin McHale coached the Houston Rockets to the Western Conference finals for the first time in 18 years.There are high… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2015
  • By KRISTIE RIEKEN

Playoff contenders scoreboard watching Pac-12

A couple of Pac-12 teams that have already combined for six losses can still have an impact on the College Football Playoff race.No. 22 Southern… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2015
  • By RALPH D. RUSSO

Red Sox DH Ortiz to retire after 2016 season

BOSTON — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, Boston’s beloved “Big Papi” who helped the cursed franchise end its dynasty of disappointment and cursed out the… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2015
  • By JIMMY GOLEN

WADA says Russian agency noncompliant

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The easy part was shutting down Russia’s anti-doping agency until further notice.The hard part for the World Anti-Doping Agency was, well,… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2015
  • By EDDIE PELLS

Arrieta wins NL Cy Young Award; Keuchel awarded the AL honor

NEW YORK — Jake Arrieta posted one final win, perhaps against his most formidable competition yet.The Chicago Cubs righty aced out Dodgers stars Zack Greinke… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2015
  • By BEN WALKER

Former NFL QB Doug Flutie says both parents die in same hour

BOSTON — Former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie says both of his parents died within an hour of each other.Flutie said Wednesday on his Facebook page… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2015

Federal building testing alarms nightly

There’s no reason to be alarmed, even if the building is.This week, the managers of Juneau’s federal building have begun a three-week test of the… Continue reading

National Guard calls for new military code

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska National Guard is asking lawmakers to pass a new version of the state’s code of military justice to help fix a… Continue reading

Body of missing Wrangell boater found

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a 53-year-old Wrangell man who was overdue from a boating trip has been found dead about 12 miles from… Continue reading

Around town for Thursday, Nov. 19

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Open lab computer training, 9 a.m.-11 a.m, The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way.Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas… Continue reading

Police blotter for Thursday, Nov. 19, 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

SHI acquired sacred Chilkat robe on eBay

Sealaska Heritage Institute said Wednesday that it has acquired a sacred Chilkat robe from an eBay seller who willingly took a loss on the transaction… Continue reading

IS releases photo of bomb it says downed jetliner

CAIRO — The Islamic State group on Wednesday released a photo of a bomb hidden in a soft drink can that it said had brought… Continue reading

French police officers storm a church after a raid in Paris suburb Saint-Denis, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2015.  A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week's attacks was believed to be holed up, police said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Fate of mastermind unclear after bloody raid

SAINT-DENIS, France — The hunt for the mastermind of last week’s attacks took a bloody turn Wednesday to a Paris suburb where a fierce gunbattle… Continue reading

French police officers storm a church after a raid in Paris suburb Saint-Denis, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2015.  A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week's attacks was believed to be holed up, police said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, gives a speech on foreign policy and national defense, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Bush calls for US ground forces to fight Islamic State in Mideast

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Wednesday called for the U.S. to send more troops to the Middle East to fight the… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, gives a speech on foreign policy and national defense, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Obama threatens to veto House GOP bill on refugees

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday threatened a presidential veto of House Republican legislation aimed at increasing screenings for Syrian and Iraqi refugees before… Continue reading

CORRECTS LAST NAME TO ROBINSON FROM CLARK - Jamine Robinson points to the name of his brother, Jamar Clark, on an upside-down flag bearing names of people killed at the hands of police outside the Minneapolis Police Department's Fourth Precinct, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Minneapolis. Black Lives Matter demonstrators have set up an encampment at the precinct which is near the site of the Sunday shooting of Jamar Clark by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Officers identified in killing of unarmed Minneapolis man

MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities on Wednesday released the names of two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man over the… Continue reading

CORRECTS LAST NAME TO ROBINSON FROM CLARK - Jamine Robinson points to the name of his brother, Jamar Clark, on an upside-down flag bearing names of people killed at the hands of police outside the Minneapolis Police Department's Fourth Precinct, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Minneapolis. Black Lives Matter demonstrators have set up an encampment at the precinct which is near the site of the Sunday shooting of Jamar Clark by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

College closes through holiday due to missing student

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The disappearance of a troubled student who might be armed with a gun has prompted a Maryland college to close its… Continue reading

Census changes could make whites less than 50 pct. sooner

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Census Bureau is considering changes to its race and ethnicity questions that would reclassify some minorities who were considered “white” in… Continue reading