SOLDOTNA — Bird enthusiasts are preparing to face below-zero temperatures to help with the annual Christmas Bird Count in Soldotna.The annual count is scheduled for… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Warming at the top of the world has gone into overdrive, happening twice as fast as the rest of the globe, and extending… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s three Republicans in Congress are largely unconcerned about President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of the $400 billion F-35 fighter jet program.Trump called the… Continue reading
The University of Alaska Southeast finds out Wednesday if it will still have a School of Education. The decision is in the hands of the… Continue reading
The capital city is enjoying its coldest weather in years, according to figures provided by the National Weather Service.On Sunday and Monday, the thermometer at… Continue reading
The leader of Juneau’s Roman Catholics is being transferred to Dallas.On Tuesday, Bishop Edward Burns held a press conference at his new Texas offices after… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has undergone surgery to treat prostate cancer, and his office says no further treatment is currently expected.A release from Walker’s… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — An Alaska school district is facing a lawsuit from a former student after an ex-tutor was convicted of forcing him into sex.The Fairbanks… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating an early morning downtown shooting that left a man seriously injured.Police just after 3 a.m. Sunday were called to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — At least five people were taken to hospitals, several in serious condition Monday, for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.The Anchorage Fire Department says in… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A Ketchikan man overdue from a hunting trip was found dead in waters off Bold Island.Alaska State Troopers said 30-year-old John Wallace was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska state prosecutors said a 21-year-old man has been indicted on murder charges in the January deaths of two people who were found… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service is suspending the search for a small plane that’s believed to have crashed into an Alaska lake with four… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A review of the Ketchikan High School’s activities program has found no federal Title IX violations, but the school will still likely change… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — U.S. government funding for the possible removal of more than 2,000 feral cattle from Alaska’s Chirikof Island has been suspended for the second… Continue reading
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, 789-3074.Women, Infants and… Continue reading
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two men suspected of thefts and an assault were arrested near Hilltop Ski Area.Twenty-nine-year-old Austin Carroll and 28-year-old Dante Padilla in custody.Police Sunday… Continue reading
With recent temperatures near the Mendenhall Glacier in the teens and single digits, hundreds of Juneau residents took to recreating on the lake this weekend,… Continue reading
Juneau’s downtown Foodland grocery store doesn’t have a drive-thru entrance, but a Sunday night driver apparently tried to make one of his own.About 4:50 p.m.,… Continue reading
