JUNEAU — A federal judge has agreed to temporarily halt proceedings in a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the group behind… 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
SITKA — On the last day of 2016, Sitka’s first legal marijuana retail shop opened its doors with roughly 10 pounds of pot for sale.Michelle… Continue reading
KENAI — Quick thinking and the proper safety equipment helped Kenai Peninsula resident Laurie Speakman come to the aid of a teen whose snowmobile caught… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has voted to keep a controversial invocation policy that is being criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union… Continue reading
1) Out of the bush and into prison: 'Bush People' father, son get 30 days jail time for PFD fraud2) TMHS student dies of accidental… Continue reading
Rustan Burton, publisher of the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly in Juneau has stepped down to accept another job in the Midwest. The announcement… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… 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
PETERSBURG — The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a project to restore a stream south of Petersburg.Ohmer Creek has been damaged by decades-old… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Attorneys want a federal judge to halt temporarily proceedings in a long-running legal dispute between the group behind the proposed Pebble Mine project… Continue reading
NIKISKI — The Local Boundary Commission is seeking public comment on a petition to make Nikiski its own home-rule city.The group Citizens for Nikiski Inc.… Continue reading
Federal authorities and airline officials are investigating the odd flight of baggage handler who wound up in the cargo hold of a plane for more… Continue reading
Last year was the hottest ever seen in Alaska, and Juneau didn’t miss the trend. According to measurements taken by the National Weather Service at… Continue reading
When you talk to climatologists about 2016, the phrase “mind-boggling” comes up a lot.“For crying out loud, yesterday it was 36 degrees in Barrow, Alaska,… Continue reading
HOMER - From a building smaller than a lot of Homer dry cabins to a modern, heated animal shelter, Animal Control Officer Sherry Bess has… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska corrections officials are not investigating the circumstances leading to the death of a 21-year-old pedestrian who was hit by a car in… Continue reading
PORTLAND, Maine — The Obama administration is issuing new rules it says will crack down on illegal fishing and seafood fraud by preventing unverifiable fish… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — When Ketchikan Police Chief Alan Bengaard retires in early 2017, he’ll be ending an almost 30-year career in law enforcement.Bengaard, 53, informed the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The National Weather Service said some parts of western Alaska can expect severe weather into the new year.The Alaska Dispatch News reported that… Continue reading
