The Alaska Republican Party has filed an official complaint against Joe Miller alleging “numerous serious violations of the Federal Election Commission act and regulations.”The complaint,… Continue reading
KASILOF — A 26-year-old man died in a weekend crash near Kasilof on the Kenai Peninsula.Alaska State Troopers said Billy Duncan died.Troopers at 11:40 p.m.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Night-drop kennels give stray animals a warm place to spend the night in Anchorage.People who find animals after hours but cannot take them… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel has collected over a quarter of a million dollars in alcohol sales taxes since a pizza shop sold the city’s first beer… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Yakutat has reached a deal to sell its municipal electric-power utility to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, but state regulators… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s first marijuana testing laboratory opened for business Monday, offering cannabis analysis for retail outlets and commercial or private growers.CannTest LLC, operating in… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The Presbyterian Church of America has apologized for the experiences of Native Americans at boarding schools that had ties to the church.The Fairbanks… Continue reading
JUNEAU — An appeals court panel on Monday ruled that a federal agency acted reasonably in proposing to list a certain population of bearded seals… Continue reading
It won’t make the skiers happy to hear it, but Juneau’s early snow is no guarantee of a snowy winter. In fact, the reverse might… Continue reading
For Odette Edgar, Election Day looms, but so does vacation.The Juneau resident was among more than 160 people who walked through the doors of the… Continue reading
Southeast’s northernmost community has a new mayor.On Oct. 18, Ralph Wolfe defeated David Stone for Yakutat’s top elected position, 94-85. The result was confirmed Thursday… Continue reading
The state of Alaska will pay $1 million in legal costs to Planned Parenthood after losing a lawsuit over a 2010 voter initiative that required… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Tribal knowledge will be included as much as possible in federal land and water management decisions under an Interior Department order.The order announced… Continue reading
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has voted 4-0 to uphold the right of an Alaska legislator to operate her own political action committee. The decision… Continue reading
Alaska might be the closest state to Russia, but that nation hasn’t expressed any interest in the 49th state’s elections, the head of the Alaska… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and rival Joe Miller shared the debate stage Friday for the first time since Miller entered Alaska’s Senate race… Continue reading
A hip new industry is attracting excited workers, but ongoing regulations might block some from working in the new field.To work in a licensed cannabis… Continue reading
Juneau was lucky.That appeared to be the conclusion Saturday as an expert panel discussed the capital city’s history of disasters in the 20th century. The… 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
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
