On Sept. 23, 1986, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II, announced his plan to visit Juneau as a part of… Continue reading
After assessing damage that an allegedly boozy boater caused when he crashed into a dock in Aurora Harbor on Labor Day, city officials have determined… Continue reading
On Sept. 24, 1986, 75 people joined the search for a missing teenage boy. The 17-year-old was last seen intoxicated at 1 a.m. at a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Police trying to resolve a standoff in south Anchorage are dealing with a second standoff in east Anchorage.A man suspected of assaulting his… 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
ANCHORAGE — A grand jury has indicted a 36-year-old Dillingham man on murder and robbery charges in the 2015 death of a 55-year-old woman.Brian Clark… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — State and local officials are hopeful that two recently passed laws and additional funding will help Alaska find solutions to problems with substance… Continue reading
KODIAK — A weather station in Kodiak that provides information to boaters is back online after it was vandalized earlier this year.The Gull Island weather… Continue reading
Capital City Fire/Rescue responded Wednesday night to a smoke alarm in the State Office Building downtown triggered by an overworked electrical outlet.CCFR Fire Marshal Dan… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Latest on police attempts to negotiate with an armed man barricaded in a house in south Anchorage (all times local):1 p.m.Two Anchorage… Continue reading
Shamila Scalf is hoping to ease Juneau’s child care shortage a bit by opening a new child care center in the Mendenhall Mall. On Wednesday,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The only clinic in one of the nation’s busiest commercial fishing ports is so remote that even conventional telemedicine for emergencies has been… Continue reading
The Alaska Democrat who lost his U.S. Senate seat two years ago is not planning a return this year.On Thursday, Mark Begich used a morning… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Ferry service in Southeast Alaska will soon be reduced as the Alaska Marine Highway System’s largest ferry gets sent away for repair work.Jeremy… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — Southeast Alaska biomass experts believe that the low price of oil shouldn’t put wood heat projects on the chopping block.When the price of… Continue reading
On Sept. 22, 1986, the Juneau Superior Court ruled that Alaska teachers cannot be laid off under emergency regulations adopted by the Alaska Board of… Continue reading
BANGOR, Wash. — An Alaska-based company that provides operations support for Kitsap County Navy bases is planning layoffs.The Kitsap Sun reported that Chugach Federal Services… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Homes at higher elevations in Anchorage experienced high wind gusts Tuesday night but the city mostly escaped damage from a storm that blew… 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
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
