Despite cutting $5.3 million from its budget, the new school year at University of Alaska Southeast is off to a good start, said chancellor Rick… Continue reading
Juneau police arrested a knife-wielding man at the intersection of Main Street and Egan Drive on Saturday afternoon who was protecting himself from imaginary animals.Around… Continue reading
After 20 years of serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Southeast, Hope Community Resources is pulling out of the region at the end… Continue reading
Shooting practice league, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 5680 Montana Creek Road. $20 per person. Prep for duck season. Details: 789-9844.Adult Children of Alcoholic… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police have released the name of an officer who shot and killed a man who took a hostage while fleeing authoritiesPolice in… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is pitching the board overseeing Alaska’s oil wealth nest egg on a potential investment in the state’s oil and… 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 Sept. 4, 1986, Alaska’s budget problems may be at its end — but not really. Gold was discovered near Haines by a group of… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Alaska Native organizations are calling on an Interior Alaska state fair board to address issues of minority treatment and cultural insensitivity after a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A rash of unsolved outdoor homicides in Alaska’s largest city is putting residents on edge.Altogether, the deaths of nine people who were killed… Continue reading
In the first week of September, 45 years ago, Robert Mottram flew by helicopter to the Chilkat Mountains west of Admiralty Island. It was not… Continue reading
“Mhmm,” is a slight hum of the lips usually in response to a question as a way of agreeing — that’s the argument federal prosecutors… Continue reading
Addressing the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, U.S. Sen Dan Sullivan, R-Juneau, said Alaska may suffer if the Democratic Party takes control of the… 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 Sept. 3, 1986, the Juneau School District saw 4,500 students enroll in school, the same amount as originally predicted. However, even with the number… Continue reading
In a Wednesday story, the Empire incorrectly stated that “Any larceny, concealment of merchandise, bad checks, or theft of less than $1,000 will no longer… Continue reading
New student orientation, 9-10 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Interested in improving your skills for college, training programs or for taking the GED… Continue reading
On Sept. 2, 1986, the City and Borough of Juneau Board of Education announced its first piece of good news in months: the school board… Continue reading
KENAI — By 2019, people looking south across Kenai’s river flats or standing on its beach might occasionally see a giant, three-lobed ovoid rise into… Continue reading
SEATTLE — Several companies that provide transportation and hospitality services at or near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have agreed to settle back-pay lawsuits alleging that they… Continue reading