On Aug. 28, 1986, Gov. Bill Sheffield and his administration were trying to adjust to the hard loss he took in the Democratic primary for… Continue reading
Wild Kitchen Walk, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Eagle River United Methodist Camp. Learn about wild edible plants and berries, go on foraging hikes, cook hands-on, and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage child has died of injuries suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Aug. 11.Alaska State Troopers say that 10-year-old Aaliyahellie Shangin-Andrews… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say lab tests showed the presence of the powerful painkiller fentanyl in heroin seized from a village where four people… 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 — Alaska’s largest city is home to more than 300 grizzly and black bears and now more than a dozen multicolored ones.Life-size bear statues… Continue reading
No fatalities were reported Friday evening after a Cessna commercial aircraft arriving from Hoonah landed in the wetlands, a few thousand feet east of the… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has confirmed the arrival of “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza” in Alaska. This flu, detected in a mallard duck, is… Continue reading
For seven years, an office manager at the Juneau Bone and Joint Center did a lot more than restock on pens and legal pads with… Continue reading
For about eight years, four carved wooden shields, known in Tlingit as Tináa, hung in the Harborview Elementary School entryway, welcoming students and their parents… Continue reading
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology is reporting an enormous spike in the number of young Alaskans infected with Hepatitis C, possibly because of rising drug… Continue reading
Eight little trees in Auke Bay have caused a big fuss for the city’s Docks and Harbors Department. Now, the department has a plan to… Continue reading
Rick Steiner and Mike Chenault agree on something.In separate announcements this week, both figures said an action this week by Alaska’s new attorney general represents… Continue reading
Juneau Police Department Police Chief Bryce Johnson said he isn’t trying to hide anything from the community: crime is on the rise, but that shouldn’t… Continue reading
Don’t tell basketball jokes to Susan Carney. She’s heard them all.This afternoon, the former junior-varsity Harvard basketball player will become the newest member of the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska has trouble affording the Affordable Care Act.Alaska’s new Medicaid enrollees are already costing more than what economists predicted they would in 2021.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Authorities on Thursday defended the length of time it took to win a conviction against a former Alaska police officer accused of assaulting… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Vegetable donations from a prison farm in Wasilla are helping the Fairbanks Community Food Bank handle a 25 percent increase in food requests… Continue reading
Democratic candidate Ed Cullinane has withdrawn from his Anchorage campaign for a seat in the Alaska House.Cullinane, in a statement emailed to reporters Wednesday night,… Continue reading
In a Thursday story, the Empire incorrectly reported that the state has requested a federal waiver from standardized testing requirements in the 2016-2017 school year.… Continue reading
