Sculpture artist R.T. "Skip" Wallen talks about his whale's journey in an interview with Empire photographer Michael Penn on Sunday. The six-and-a-half ton bronze whale… Continue reading
On Sunday morning, Juneau Police Department officers arrested a man they caught burglarizing a business in the 5100 block of Glacier highway, according to JPD.… 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
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
On Aug. 22, 1986, incumbent Gov. Bill Sheffield defended himself against three other gubernatorial candidates including Fairbanks attorney Steve Cowper during the Democratic party’s debate.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A former corrections officer suspected of smuggling drugs into prison is expected to take a plea deal.KTUU-TV reported Adam Jason Spindler was arrested… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Complaints about behavior at benches in Ketchikan have spurred a discussion about how the city can help homeless and inebriated residents.The Ketchikan Daily… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Driving trucks on the Dalton Highway is an adventure, which is why Jack Binder has braved the famed highway since it opened in… Continue reading
SOLDOTNA — Rain began to fall just before a huddled group of Catholic Church members began praying on a sidewalk in Soldotna.Some held rosaries or… Continue reading
Midgi Moore loves food, and she loves Juneau. Less than two years ago, she started a business that allowed her to focus on both —… Continue reading
Welder Craig Starmer, left, passes his cellphone to sculptor R.T. “Skip” Wallen for a quick photo as Starmer welds the fins on the towering sculpture… Continue reading
Each plant is only a few inches high, but the 262 sprigs of green in one Lemon Creek building are a sign that something big… Continue reading
Within the next 16 years, Juneau’s population of senior citizens is projected to double. A local nonprofit is working to make sure this quickly growing… Continue reading
Juneau residents line up for fresh carrots and other produce at the Juneau Community Gardens harvest fair on Saturday.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Jeff King, a four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, is changing political teams when it comes to Alaska’s U.S. Senate… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 10 this week to 491.A year ago, 885… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s unemployment rate stayed at 6.7 percent last month, unchanged from June.Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 4.9 percent, which… Continue reading
On Aug. 21, 1986, eight of Alaska’s gubernatorial GOP candidates in the upcoming election fought hard in a televised debate regarding a proposed state natural… 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
A Friday story about the Palmer Project gold prospect west of Haines and near the Canadian border used incorrect units of measurement. The project contains… Continue reading
