TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday approved one controversial pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific Coast, but rejected another.He… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Autopsies have confirmed that four people died of gunshot wounds last week at a Fairbanks hotel.Fairbanks police said the results support the theory… Continue reading
KODIAK — Operators of the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak said the facility’s next launch won’t take place before the end of the year as… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The state has begun receiving its first tax payments from marijuana businesses, one month after the start of legal pot sales in Alaska.The… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader Wednesday, ratifying the status quo in a changing Washington despite widespread frustration over the party’s… Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte police officer whose fatal shooting of a black man outside an apartment complex touched off several nights of unrest in… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation’s 45th president, declaring he can successfully avoid… Continue reading
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Thunderstorms dumped much-needed rain on eastern Tennessee overnight as thousands of people waited anxiously for news about their homes after wildfires tore… Continue reading
The Juneau Assembly recently took one step forward and at least half a step back in its fight to make housing more affordable in the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s money managers are off to a solid start in the first months of the state fiscal year.The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. announced… Continue reading
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Gallery Walk — the biggest, most popular First Friday of the year — is a festive… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… 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
When it came time to plan this year’s annual holiday open house at the Governor’s Mansion, organizers adhered to a simple rule: If it ain’t… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A break-in at an Anchorage marijuana store has delayed the store’s opening by a few weeks.KTVA-TV reported that the owners of Enlighten Alaska… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted a 25-year-old man on murder and theft charges.Trevon Allridge is charged with first- and second-degree murder in… Continue reading
KENAI — A conservation organization is working to gather more information on the Kenai Peninsula’s Russian River in an effort to show the impact of… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Four Alaskans have died this year in an outbreak of invasive strep bacteria that has mostly affected the homeless and Alaska Natives in… Continue reading
KODIAK — State and federal officials are seeking input from Kodiak residents on where to avoid the use of chemical dispersants off the coast of… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The size of a large caribou herd in Alaska’s Arctic region has dropped by more 50 percent over the last three years, and… Continue reading
