Just across the border in Canada, multiple mines pose threats to Alaska’s Native peoples and their way of life, but political systems in two countries,… Continue reading
Everyone has enemies. Cats have dogs. Mice have cats. Dust mites have vacuum cleaners. Seth Irwin has Scotch Tape. For the past few weeks —and… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — The federal act that created public broadcasting is marking its 50th year, but if President Donald Trump has his way, it could… 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 Alaska House of Representatives has never heard this many budget amendments. On Friday afternoon, the House advanced to a final vote on its budget… Continue reading
As he talks about losing dozens of marijuana plants to a malfunction, Paul Disdier laughs, his blue eyes brightening. It’s as if he enjoys the… Continue reading
If a Wasilla lawmaker gets her way, the Alaska Legislature will pack up and move to Anchorage ─ permanently. On Friday, Rep. Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, R-Wasilla,… Continue reading
PORTLAND, Maine — It all came down to a missing comma, and not just any one. And it’s reignited a longstanding debate over whether the… 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
ANCHORAGE — Federal inspectors have issued a second proposed safety order to the owner of an underwater pipeline spewing processed natural gas into Alaska’s Cook… Continue reading
HONOLULU — The U.S. and its Asia-Pacific allies are rolling out their new stealth fighter jet, a cutting-edge plane that costs about $100 million each.… Continue reading
When city officials boarded up the Bergmann Hotel last week, citing potentially life-threatening conditions that prompted the building’s condemnation, manager Charles Cotten estimated several dozen… Continue reading
Millennials: self-centered, glued to their phones and unable to focus on anything longer than a six-second gif. Alaska’s youth know how to turn that stereotype… Continue reading
A suspected burglar, accused of breaking into two separate residences in the Mendenhall Valley last month, is now facing felony charges. Jeremiah Moore Houston, 36,… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — Voters in southern Alaska may find a question about whether to allow all-terrain vehicles on the roads of Mitkof island on this year’s… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Three federal judges on Thursday asked Congress not to break up the vast, San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a longtime… Continue reading
HONOLULU — The U.S. Army soldiers finished wading across a stream in a rainforest in Hawaii, and they were soaked. Their boots and socks were… Continue reading
This St. Patrick’s Day, people can drink Alaskan Brewing Company’s beers in 18 states, as far east as Ohio and as far south as Texas.… 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
Lawmakers in the Alaska House on Thursday voted to slash their own pay. Members of the House voted 34-5 to cut legislators’ pay by almost… Continue reading
