ANCHORAGE — A 27-year-old man suspected of stabbing an Anchorage police officer and a woman he once dated has been charged with felony assault and… Continue reading
Oprah Winfrey will take a cruise this summer in a place she’s never been before: Alaska. The trip launches a partnership between O, The Oprah… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly says he will not support making the city a sanctuary for immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.… Continue reading
Alaska’s chief justice told lawmakers Wednesday that he’s optimistic and hopes they will find a solution to the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Then again, “Candidly,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Records show Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough spent about $115,000 for the Borough Assembly to attend a five-day trip to Seattle where assembly members… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS —A 40-year-old Fairbanks driver suspected of crashing into a boy on a bicycle and not stopping has been formally charged. Prosecutors charged Howard Martinez… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police said an officer received a “significant” injury after a fight with a suspect. Police early Wednesday morning responded to the Carrs… 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
Reducing class sizes topped the list of priorities at the first of two school district public budgeting forums Tuesday at Juneau-Douglas High School. Educators, school… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-0 on Wednesday to require that police be trained to interact with people who have non-visible disabilities. House Bill… Continue reading
Last summer, Rep. David Guttenberg a Democrat from Fairbanks, sat in a meeting of the House Finance Committee and voted against a bill that would… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — A seafood processing company will stop canning salmon at its facility in the Southeast city of Petersburg this year in response to a… Continue reading
The first day of Christopher Strawn’s trial for murder ended with jurors listening to the recording of Tiffany Albertson’s 911 call after her friend, Brandon… Continue reading
As the state of Alaska considers stiff budget cuts and firing employees to close a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, there’s one part of government that’s seeking… Continue reading
BETHEL — Members of Bethel’s volunteer search and rescue organization are dealing with a spike in alcohol-related calls this winter, which is putting a strain… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Talk to three Alaska business leaders and you’ll probably get three different takes on the state’s recession. Still, Wells Fargo leadership echoed other… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Police in Alaska’s largest city are investigating a reported break-in at U.S. Rep. Don Young’s congressional office there. Anchorage police spokeswoman Renee Oistad… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters in the nation’s northernmost town won’t get a chance at the polls after all to repeal the community’s new Inupiat Eskimo… Continue reading
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs will hold another in its series of local listening sessions later this month. Dr. Timothy Ballard, director of the… Continue reading
A measure to grant benefits to the families of firefighters and police killed in the line of duty continued its slow advance through the Legislature… Continue reading
