FAIRBANKS - An arbitrator has sided with a former Fairbanks North Star Borough School District superintendent who was fired in 2014 for incompetence.A Sept. 14… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The executive director of the Alaska Democratic party is retiring after 5 ½ years.Party spokesman Jake Hamburg says Kay Brown will step down… Continue reading
In Thursday’s “This Day in Juneau History” segment, the Empire stated that “a plan to replace the sunken ferry Tustumena was canceled.” The Tustumena had… Continue reading
On Nov. 18, 1986, Douglas residents withstood 70 mph winds that cut all power in the area for at least six hours in the night.… Continue reading
SUTTON — Alaska State Troopers are investigating a crash on the Glenn Highway that left one man dead and another seriously injured.Troopers said 24-year-old Dustin… 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
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
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced the hire of Ken Truitt as Deputy Chief Operating Officer Thursday. Truitt will… Continue reading
Less than a month after rocks fell in the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, blocking access to Whittier, the state of Alaska has put out a… Continue reading
My dad had a brilliant mind. A farm boy, he became the first person in all the generations of his family to earn a college… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Nancy McGuire, the longtime publisher of Alaska’s oldest newspaper, said goodbye to her subscribers in an editorial published Thursday, the day she died… Continue reading
Carson Knight has had a bad year.His wife has been diagnosed with cancer. Family members have died. He survived a car accident. His trailer caught… Continue reading
A state court judge ruled Thursday that Gov. Bill Walker had the authority to reduce this year's Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, siding with the state… 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
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Wednesday halted a bid by some GOP lawmakers to restore earmarks, those congressional directives that steer funds to specific… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker announced Wednesday that Scott Kendall will become his new chief of staff, replacing longtime aide Jim Whitaker.Whitaker, meanwhile, will become… Continue reading
EVERETT, Wash. — Police say two people accused of beating a star of the hit reality TV series “Deadliest Catch” over the weekend have been… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Officials say a light earthquake rattled Southeast Alaska Wednesday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage.The Alaska Earthquake Center say the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 26-year-old Anchorage man has been accused of shooting an auto mechanic to death.Police say Trevon Allridge walked into an auto shop Tuesday… Continue reading
Forecasts for Upper Cook Inlet sockeye salmon have dropped precipitously, just in time for the state’s fishermen to have another beef with Alaska’s fisheries managers… Continue reading
