Even before the polls open Tuesday morning, Alaska’s election is already setting records.Through Monday morning, 68,547 Alaskans had cast votes in the general election. That’s… Continue reading
For Justin Parish and Cathy Muñoz, the race for House District 34 ends today.Election Day culminates a busy campaign for the underdog Democrat and the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters will decide a rematch of a contentious U.S. Senate race, a fight for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat and the future… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 46-year-old western Alaska woman is in custody after a shooting that left a man wounded.Mara Daniels of the village of Elim is… Continue reading
BELLA BELLA, British Columbia — The Heiltsuk Nation in British Columbia says a barge has flipped and sunk north of the site where a tug… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Hundreds of mourners including Gov. Bill Walker paid their respects Sunday at the funeral of a Fairbanks police officer killed in the line… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A California city manager has been selected to serve as the new manager for Alaska’s Ketchikan Gateway Borough.The Borough Assembly picked Ruban Duran… Continue reading
SITKA — The Sitka Historical Museum is moving forward with plans to reopen next summer with new exhibits that tell more about the city’s rich… Continue reading
Today is Election DayValley Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 a.m., St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Parish Hall. A safe, fun environment to learn public speaking skills. Details: Jim,… 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
A large red sign announcing a closing sale hangs on the door of The Observatory, a downtown bookstore. After selling books for nearly 40 years,… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading
On Nov. 7, 1986, Governor-elect Steve Cowper chose Hugh Malone to head his nine-month transition team. Malone, who was previously a member of the Alaska… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 12 this week to 569.A year ago, 771… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — It took David Rumph Jr. more than five decades to learn that his calling in life is to help people die.Rumph is the… Continue reading
KENAI — One relative newcomer to the Last Frontier wants to know what it is that makes Alaskans inherently, well, Alaskan.Hedy-Jo Huss recently moved to… Continue reading
WESTBROOK, Maine — Cities and towns across Maine are considering temporarily banning businesses from selling marijuana as voters prepare to decide Tuesday whether the drug… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Employees and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration aren’t the only ones with questions for the Blood Bank of Alaska.Blood Bank of Alaska… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The landscape is virtually treeless around a coastal hub town above Alaska’s Arctic Circle, where even summer temperatures are too cold for boreal… Continue reading
Walk into Game On, a tiny video game store in the Mendenhall Valley, and you’re likely to be swept up in a wave of nostalgia.Original… Continue reading
