To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Alaska Highway, the Peace-Liard Regional Arts Council is seeking submissions for an anniversary theme song.The anniversary takes place… Continue reading
The state’s top lobbyist in Washington, D.C. and two of his aides are being fired.The Alaska Dispatch News reported Tuesday that Kip Knudson, director of… Continue reading
The science committee of the U.S. House of Representatives will probe the EPA’s denial of a permit for the Pebble Mine in Southwest.In a letter… Continue reading
The Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center in Klukwan, north of Haines, has been awarded a $350,000 loan by the federal government.The loan, from the U.S.… Continue reading
Almost two weeks after municipalities across the state voted on city offices, officials in the Northwest town of Ambler are at the center of a… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker is taking on Alaska’s housing problems.On Wednesday, Walker revealed he will host a statewide housing summit on Jan. 6 in Anchorage to… Continue reading
HOMER — Scientists are turning to the public for help dealing with sick and dead otters in Alaska.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska village city council has thrown out unofficial election results that would have replaced all five members.Anchorage television station KTVA reported the… Continue reading
SOLDOTNA — An Alaska man died Tuesday when a gun he carried in his waistband fell out and discharged.Alaska State Troopers say 46-year-old Royce Gardner… Continue reading
NOME — A Nome man has been fined for shooting a grizzly bear last month near his community’s trash dump.Alaska State Troopers say 46-year-old Daniel… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Drilling at an oil field development project in Alaska will be postponed after two oil companies reshuffled their ownership of the fields.Putting off… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Santa Claus has been chosen to represent the people of North Pole.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported that a man whose legal name is… Continue reading
Computer Basics, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way.Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., Herbert Glacier Trail. No dogs or firearms. Details:… Continue reading
A delivery truck splashes through flooding on Riverside Drive near Melvin Park on Tuesday. The National Weather Service forecast for Wednesday calls for mostly cloudy… Continue reading
About a dozen parents met in the Gastineau Elementary School library Tuesday night to talk about “the talk” with a representative from Planned Parenthood. The… Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over U.S. involvement in the Middle East, gun control and economic policy in the… 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
SEATTLE — The former treasurer of the Seattle Indian Services Commission has been sentenced to two months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing nearly… Continue reading
If you see something unusual on the coast, someone wants to hear about it.The University of Alaska Sea Grant program has created a central clearinghouse… Continue reading
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut jury on Tuesday rejected a woman’s bid to sue her 12-year-old nephew for injuries she says she suffered from… Continue reading
