ANCHORAGE — A man shot by Alaska State Troopers in Nikiski has been identified as a Soldotna resident wanted on three felony warrants.Troopers say the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two people were injured in a head-on crash on the Seward Highway six miles north of the junction with the Sterling Highway.Alaska State… Continue reading
On Dec. 11, 1986, the University of Alaska-Juneau (now University of Alaska Southeast) was waiting for the official reorganization plan from University of Alaska President… 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
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 5680 Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is open to members and public trap shooting… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say a teenager suspected of robbing a credit union will be waived to adult status.Police say the 17-year-old will be charged… Continue reading
The Bergmann Hotel may have found its savior in a gritty ex-con and recovering addict who hopes to turn the blighted, century-old building into a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A small airplane ferrying a father and his two teenage children to Anchorage presumably plunged into an expansive Alaska lake shortly after taking off… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Plans for managing the nation’s largest national forest call for changes in timber harvests that one critic says will be “the demise of… Continue reading
A Haines man is in custody and charged with first-degree assault for allegedly pistol-whipping and firing a gun at another man.Francis Patrick Hickman, 28, was… Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — An alleged child predator described as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Alaska after four… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Coast Guard says it’s suspending a search for two missing crew members off the Aleutian Islands.Thursday night’s announcement came two days after… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — President Barack Obama responded to appeals from Alaska Native villages and gave them more of a say in the federal management of marine… Continue reading
Eaglecrest Ski Area is now accepting applications for its annual Hilary Lindh Scholarship. Four K-12 student applicants chosen by the selection committee will receive a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man wanted on a felony arrest warrant was injured when multiple Alaska State Troopers fired their service weapons at him.A trooper press… Continue reading
New student orientation, 9-10 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Interested in improving your skills for college, training programs or for taking the GED… Continue reading
The moon rises over the snow-laden forest near Auke Lake on Thursday.… Continue reading
Veterans of military service and law enforcement will tell you here are two types of heroes: the audacious and the everyday.The everyday hero makes their… Continue reading
The town of Pelican calls itself “closest to the Fish,” but today it’s also closest to the snow.A yardstick will just about disappear in the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska officials are working to revise decades-old protocols to be used in the event of petroleum-based spills.The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation met… Continue reading
