Lions Club barbecue fundraiser set for Saturday

The Mendenhall Flying Lions Club will hold its annual barbecue at McGivney’s Sports Bar and Grill in the Mendenhall Mall on Saturday.The lunch — which… Continue reading

The front page of the Empire on Nov. 4, 1986

This Day in Juneau History: Nov. 4, 1986

On Nov. 4, 1986, voter turnout in Juneau’s various precincts was strong for the gubernatorial election, if a little slow. The Alaska Division of Elections… Continue reading

The front page of the Empire on Nov. 4, 1986

This Day in Juneau History: Nov. 5, 1986

On Nov. 5, 1986, Alaska’s governor was elected. Fairbanks lawyer Steve Cowper won against Sen. Arliss Sturgulewski with 46.7 percent of the vote. Both Frank… Continue reading

High winds prevent airliner from landing in Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — High winds prevented an Alaska Airlines jet from making a scheduled landing in Ketchikan on Thursday morning.The Ketchikan Daily News reported the fight… Continue reading

Judge found police slaying suspect hit, exploited mom

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa man jailed Thursday in the killings of two police officers was facing intense money problems, had been found by… Continue reading

Casino: Woman shown $43M jackpot actually owed $2.25

NEW YORK — A woman who appeared to win a life-changing $42.9 million jackpot at a New York City casino is threatening to sue after… Continue reading

Study: Obama tax hikes on rich didn’t hurt economy, or rich

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s 2013 tax increases for wealthy Americans neither slowed their income growth nor hurt the economy, according to a study that… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally in Concord, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Trump tells backers to ‘watch the polls’ – but signups slow

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump regularly warns his crowds to closely watch polling places to prevent Democrats from stealing the election. But his campaign has failed… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally in Concord, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Pitt Community College in Winterville, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump, Clinton fire away as race tightens

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Donald Trump warned on Thursday that a cloud of investigation would follow Hillary Clinton into the White House, evoking the bitter impeachment… Continue reading

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Pitt Community College in Winterville, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

UN: Survivors report 240 dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks

MILAN — Survivors say as many as 240 people have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the U.N. refugee agency reported Thursday, bringing this year’s… Continue reading

Court rules lawmakers must get say in EU exit

LONDON — Britain’s plans to leave the European Union hit a large speed bump Thursday, as the High Court ruled that the government can’t start… Continue reading

Children play next to a burning oil field in Qayara, south of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. A senior military commander says more than 5,000 civilians have been evacuated from newly-retaken eastern parts of the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul and taken to camps.  (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

As Iraqi forces enter, civilians feel unsafe

MOSUL, Iraq — As Iraqi forces pushed Islamic State militants out of Mosul’s eastern neighborhoods this week, hundreds of civilians faced a dilemma: Stay in… Continue reading

Children play next to a burning oil field in Qayara, south of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. A senior military commander says more than 5,000 civilians have been evacuated from newly-retaken eastern parts of the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul and taken to camps.  (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Tanana man sentenced in deaths of state troopers

FAIRBANKS — A rural Alaska man who shot and killed two Alaska State Troopers has been sentenced to 203 years in prison.Nathanial Kangas, 22, was… Continue reading

Man charged with attempted murder in Hatcher Pass assaults

ANCHORAGE — A 34-year-old Anchorage man tried to kill two brothers he suspected of stealing his wallet, according to state prosecutors.Matthew Scharber is charged with… Continue reading

Ketchikan responders free man trapped in ice house system

KETCHIKAN — One person was transported by ambulance to PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center following a Tuesday afternoon incident at the E.C. Phillips and Son Inc.… Continue reading

FILE - IN this Nov. 12, 2000 file photo, fans, one dressed as Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush, left, playfully chokes a fan dressed as Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore, during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the Green Bay Packers in Tampa, Fla. What happens if America wakes up on Nov. 9 to a disputed presidential election in which the outcome turns on the results of a razor-thin margin in one or two states, one candidate seeks a recount and the other goes to court? (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)

‘Nightmare’: Supreme Court tying on dispute

WASHINGTON — What happens if America wakes up on Nov. 9 to another undecided, hotly disputed presidential election? What if the outcome turns on the… Continue reading

FILE - IN this Nov. 12, 2000 file photo, fans, one dressed as Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush, left, playfully chokes a fan dressed as Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore, during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the Green Bay Packers in Tampa, Fla. What happens if America wakes up on Nov. 9 to a disputed presidential election in which the outcome turns on the results of a razor-thin margin in one or two states, one candidate seeks a recount and the other goes to court? (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)
In this file photo from April 2, 2016, Juneauites crowd the GCI store in the Mendenhall Valley for the launch of GCI's gigabit internet service.

ACS and GCI give new details on big federal help for rural Alaska

Telecommunications companies GCI and ACS will receive millions of dollars over the next 10 years to bring broadband internet to tens of thousands of rural… Continue reading

In this file photo from April 2, 2016, Juneauites crowd the GCI store in the Mendenhall Valley for the launch of GCI's gigabit internet service.

Clergy join pipeline protesters for ceremony

CANNON BALL, N.D. — Hundreds of clergy of various faiths joined protests Thursday against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, singing hymns,… Continue reading

No injuries in home fire on Behrends Avenue

At 11:08 a.m. Wednesday, Capital City Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a house fire at 226 Behrends Ave.Light smoke was visible from outside with more smoke… Continue reading

Katie Jensen, right, and Zeb Bodine in Theatre in the Rough's production of "84 Charing Cross Road."

Theatre in the Rough opens 25th season with ’84 Charing Cross Road’

Expect no sword fights or love scenes at Theatre in the Rough this fall. Instead, they’re opening their 25th season with the quieter scenes of… Continue reading

Katie Jensen, right, and Zeb Bodine in Theatre in the Rough's production of "84 Charing Cross Road."