Local woodworkers Max Stanley and Chris Hinkley aren’t your typical hobbyists. For the past three years, the pair of engineers by training have perfected a… Continue reading
Kevin Jardell offered a rare bit of legislative optimism to the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly on Thursday morning. The city’s state lobbyist told… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker plans to attend Friday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Walker is a Republican-turned-independent who did not publicly endorse a… Continue reading
Today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. But it’s the day after that looms large for many… 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
Today, Jan. 19 Alaska Beer Week: Tapping 25th Anniversary Perseverance Ale, all day. Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. Women, Infants… Continue reading
On Jan. 19, 1987, with revenues half of what they were the year before and an estimated budget deficit ranging from $700-$900 million, the 15th… 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
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In grizzly country, comments by President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary that schools should have guns on campus to protect against… Continue reading
You hear a familiar refrain when you talk to Juneau residents about crime: This isn’t the town it used to be and crime is on… Continue reading
A man arrested in September after allegedly trying to burglarize Safeway while employees hid has been sentenced to 22 months in prison. Kurtis Detemple, 23,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska volcano active since mid-December has erupted again. Bogoslof Volcano in the Aleutian lslands at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday sent up an ash… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Postal Service closed its Eagle River post office after a vandal damaged the main lobby. Anchorage television station KTVA reported employees… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A proposal that will go before the Anchorage Assembly would allow the municipality to install and use cameras to ticket drivers who run… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama stepped behind the White House podium for the last time Wednesday, fielding questions from the crush of journalists crammed in for… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 23-year-old man has been charged with killing his mother’s boyfriend at an Anchorage hotel. Elliot Myas is charged with manslaughter and felony… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two people in a small airplane survived when they crashed on a flight between two southwest Alaska villages. Alaska State Troopers say a… Continue reading
Offering miles of access to world-class hiking and camping terrain, the U.S. Forest Service’s 184 Public Use Cabins are in high demand across Alaska. Bookings… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s congressional delegation is hoping the 13th time will be the lucky one for legislation to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to… Continue reading
A story in Monday’s Empire incorrectly stated the source of comments made by John Binkley of the Alaska Cruise Line Industry Association. Binkley wrote in… Continue reading
