ANCHORAGE — A state trooper’s young son died after he inadvertently shot himself with a gun he found in the house. A boy in a… Continue reading
Some Juneau residents were greeted Saturday morning with powdery proof that winter is indeed coming.The downtown area experienced a light dusting of snow, which despite… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading
On Oct. 17, 1986, Alaska State Troopers began looking for a man who reportedly died from a cocaine overdose. They searched from downtown to Montana… 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
JUNEAU — The Alaska Libertarian party has a new chairman, weeks before the general election.Jon Watts takes over the role after the party’s board voted… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel sits on a river, but many people here don’t know how to swim. People drown in the Kuskokwim every year, and for… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Kathleen Leitgeb never set out to be an anthropologist, archaeologist and educational tour guide living in Fairbanks, but what started as a lark… Continue reading
On a recent morning at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School, students clustered around their Life Skills teacher Jessie Kovach as she demonstrated how to make panini.… Continue reading
Justin Parish came out swinging in Thursday night’s Juneau Votes statehouse debate at the University of Alaska Southeast.At several points during the hour-and-a-half debate, the… Continue reading
Knights of Columbus Bishop Kenny Council brunch, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Paul’s Catholic Church. $10 for a family and $4 for an individual.Open trap shooting, 10… Continue reading
Burglary• At 2:20 p.m. Monday, the Juneau Police Department received a report of a residential burglary in the 1000 block of D Street. Conditions violation•… Continue reading
On Oct. 16, 1986, state road crews began cleaning up a mudslide that blocked Thane Road in the morning. The mudslide came shortly after another… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska educational commission wants to add transgender students to a list of protected categories in its code of ethics.The Professional Teaching Practices… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Someone wanted a baker’s dozen from a 24-hour doughnut shop in Anchorage, and used a gun for the extra treat.Anchorage television station KTUU… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — While Russia has built up its military on its side of the Arctic, there is no evidence of Russian aggression in the region,… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan residents, getting their first meeting with Gov. Bill Walker since February, asked the governor about issues ranging from the Alaska Marine Highway… Continue reading
SITKA — Thursday was the 75th anniversary of an explosion that killed six men at a military construction site on Japonski Island.The death toll from… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Yukon River chinook stocks are on the upswing, according to a season summary, though not everybody is fishing for the surplus.Holly Carroll, the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Residents in the nation’s northernmost community have voted to change the name of the Alaska town to its traditional Inupiat Eskimo name.A slight… Continue reading
