A 65-year-old man was more than three miles away from a road and at 1,500-foot elevation when he woke up with chest pains Wednesday morning.… Continue reading
Juneau high school students and dozens of other Alaskans offered two hours of impassioned testimony Wednesday afternoon on the first gun-control proposal considered by the… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has declined to advance a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. In a 6-14 vote Wednesday, the Senate… Continue reading
The Alaska House Finance Committee has voted to set next year’s Permanent Fund Dividend at $1,270 and reduce the amount of money pulled from the… Continue reading
For the first time in six years, the Alaska Legislature has put a portion of the state’s budget, including funding for the Alaska Marine Highway… Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is criticizing a Tuesday NBC news report declaring that Russians penetrated the security of the Alaska Division of Elections… Continue reading
Since early this month, Derick Nathaniel Skultka has been a wanted man for a parole violation. On Tuesday night, the Juneau Police Department found and… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading
If the Department of Homeland Security has evidence that Russian agents electronically penetrated Alaska’s election system, the agency hasn’t shared that information with the State… Continue reading
Juneau residents were able to voice their concerns, ask questions and air grievances about the potential sale of Avista Corp. (parent company of Juneau’s Alaska… Continue reading
A ballot initiative aimed at protecting salmon habitat has cleared a significant hurdle on its track to making a November state election ballot, according to… Continue reading
In a visit to Juneau last week, U.S. Rep. Don Young suggested that Americans should turn to their state lawmakers for a response to the… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — University of Alaska has opened its first all-gender restroom at the Fairbanks campus’ engineering building. The restroom is open to all people regardless… Continue reading
On a snowy Monday night, the walls inside the Juneau Arts & Culture Center echoed with a multitude of voices. With nearly every seat filled,… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau will have a say in Canadian-owned Hydro One Limited’s attempt to acquire Avista Corp., which owns Alaska Electric Light… Continue reading
Ten days after being indicted for allegedly committing a double murder, Laron Carlton Graham sat in Juneau Superior Court on Monday and pleaded not guilty.… Continue reading
Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, has suffered a setback in his attempt to pass legislation affecting Alaska’s public school trust fund. In a procedural move Monday,… Continue reading
While one long-standing Juneau local business plans to close its doors after nearly four decades in business, another organization finds a new, and better, space… Continue reading
This is Sen. Dan Sullivan, optimistic. In a 36-minute Monday address to the Alaska Legislature, Alaska’s junior U.S. Senator drew repeated rounds of applause from… Continue reading
