FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just weeks before a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, authorities said he walked into an FBI office in Alaska,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man is facing prosecution in a fatal hit-and-run collision after turning himself into police.The name of the woman who died early Saturday… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading
According to the National Weather Service, the arrival of cloudy conditions has brought wet and warm weather to much of Southeast Alaska.In Juneau, temperatures were… Continue reading
A Delta Airlines jet en route from Tokyo to Portland made an emergency landing at Cold Bay, a tiny, isolated town on the Alaska Peninsula… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — ConocoPhillips has announced an oil discovery where production could start as early as 2023.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the site in the Alaska… 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
A humpback whale entangled in a barge anchor cable near Prince of Wales Island was released through the work of good Samaritans last week.The rescue… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — About an acre owned by the Craig Tribal Association will be the first Alaska Native land to go into trust with the federal… Continue reading
An organization devoted to supporting mental health is raising concerns about the pending sale of Mental Health Trust-owned land in downtown Juneau.The Mental Health Consumers… Continue reading
David Katzeek shares information from a traditional cultural perspective to about 50 sixth-grade students from Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School on Friday as part of the… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is considering whether to exempt sales onboard cruise ships from Juneau’s sales tax.The Assembly’s finance committee, meeting Wednesday,… Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA — For Abdul Aliy-Muhammad, the Martin Luther King Jr. he learned about as a child was a man of love, peace and racial harmony,… Continue reading
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Barack Obama’s administration scaled back new safety measures for the sprawling network of fuel pipelines that crisscross the United States on… Continue reading
BETHEL — The southwest Alaska village of Quinhagak is preparing to receive artifacts from an archaeological dig conducted in the area over the last several… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Arizona senator says the federal government is wasting money by awarding an $80 million contract for work at a missile launch facility… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska on Friday sued two federal agencies to overturn a ban on certain hunting techniques on national refuges and preserves,… Continue reading
The suspect in a December 2015 confrontation that ended with a man dead and his son seriously injured has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge… Continue reading
The Alaska Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence of James Coday, who murdered an Anchorage painting contractor at Fred Meyer in 2006.Simone Kim had… Continue reading
The 30th Alaska Legislature convenes Tuesday. On Friday, lawmakers released the last batch of prefiled legislation before the start of session. Here are one-sentence summaries… Continue reading
