Tuesday, Jan. 24 Valley Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 a.m., St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Parish Hall. A safe, fun environment to learn public speaking skills. Details: Jim,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A legislative consultant has raised red flags about Alaska taking the lead on a major proposed liquefied natural gas project, even as Gov.… Continue reading
The state of Alaska has a SLAM-dunk deal. On Thursday, the Department of Education and Early Development announced that it is seeking a concessionaire to… Continue reading
SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — Dylan Currie knows what it’s like to get into trouble in the backcountry. About a decade ago in British Columbia, on… 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
An issue that sank plans for a budget fix in 2016 will soon resurface in the Alaska Legislature. A bill addressing North Slope oil and… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has introduced legislation to ensure Alaskans can fly without a passport in 2018. House Bill 74, proposed by the governor Monday and… Continue reading
A lack of consensus was the only commonality after more than two hours of sometimes-emotional testimony from nearly 50 Juneau residents regarding a proposed ordinance… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker is following the advice of a seventh-grader. On Monday, Walker introduced House Bill 73, a measure that officially names the new Alaska-class… Continue reading
The first week of each session of the Alaska Legislature is always one of organization and preparation. With 15 new members in the 30th Legislature… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Winter conditions more closely associated with Alaska have returned to the state’s largest city after two years of low snowfall totals. National Weather… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks mayor’s office says a former city police chief did have a conflict of interest that barred him from the job. The… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy shot and killed in the Government Hill neighborhood. Police early Saturday morning took… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Heavy snow has collapsed the roof of an Anchorage sports complex. The Dome is closed and all events have been postponed until repairs… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. leaped by 35 this week to 694. A year ago,… Continue reading
KOKHANOK — A 17-year-old boy riding double on an all-terrain vehicle died in a crash on Iliamna (il-ee-AHM-nah) Lake 12 miles north of the village… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Wasilla police say a woman died in a two-car crash on Knik-Goose Bay Road. Anchorage television station KTUU reported 49-year-old Jeanette Pitchford died… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The state labor department says Alaska’s unemployment rate ended 2016 at 6.7 percent. That preliminary, seasonally adjusted rate for December compares to 6.8… Continue reading
HONOLULU — A federal judge on Friday overturned the conviction of a mother found guilty of assaulting her 15-month-old daughter on a flight from Alaska.… Continue reading
On Jan. 23, 1987, Gov. Steve Cowper announced a new addition to his fiscal plan: implementing an income tax to generate more funds for the… Continue reading
