Getting a reliable internet connection in parts of Alaska is nearly impossible. Mary Ann Pease, senior advisor at satellite communications company Pacific Dataport Inc. (PDI),… Continue reading
Hours before the deadline set by state law, Gov. Bill Walker selected John Agnaqluk Lincoln for a vacant position in the Alaska House of Representatives.… Continue reading
Most of the award winners at Juneau’s fifth annual iDida Photography and Video Contest were honored for one photo. Hunter Greene was honored for 1,900… Continue reading
Local police and the Alaska Department of Law are investigating an Alaska state lawmaker for allegedly hitting a woman and rupturing her eardrum during a… Continue reading
When a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska forced weather authorities to declare a tsunami warning for many communities in coastal Alaska, Juneau… Continue reading
The Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery is holding its annual fundraising dinner this Saturday, Jan. 27 from 6-9 p.m. There will be live music… 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
Thanks to staff from Front Street Community Health Center, Heather Lee was experiencing a rare moment of luxury. Lee, also known by her married name… Continue reading
House lawmakers on Wednesday said they remain cautiously optimistic about the future of a trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline following a presentation by the leaders of… Continue reading
Philip Yun presented his audience with a terrifying concept. Yun is a former U.S. diplomat and the executive director of the Ploughshares Fund, which works… Continue reading
The director of Alaska’s state marijuana regulator is warning that Alaska’s ongoing problems with marijuana testing may pose a health hazard to users of marijuana… Continue reading
A bill to ban smoking in bars and restaurants across Alaska has wide support in the Alaska Legislature, but the measure’s fate will again be… 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 seventh annual Project Homeless Connect is taking place today, offering free services to those who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness. From… Continue reading
The Alaska Board of Fisheries has passed an “action plan” to help conserve struggling king salmon stocks on Southeast rivers during their last day of… Continue reading
Will Funter Bay residents lose their subsistence hunting rights with the City and Borough of Juneau’s proposed annexation? Many residents moved to the small, remote… Continue reading
In a morning of controversial deliberations at the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting Tuesday, subsistence users weren’t successful in herring conservation measures to cut commercial… Continue reading
In a 3-1 vote, the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has upended the state’s distilleries by approving new regulations that forbid the distilleries from serving… Continue reading
On Friday, the Juneau Police Department requested help from the public in catching a man wanted on an Alaska State Troopers warrant. Early Tuesday morning,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A federal grand jury has indicted six former employees of an Alaska commuter airline on charges of stealing mail over two years, including… Continue reading
