Juneau firefighters will hold out their boots this weekend with hopes that they’ll be fill with monetary donations to help people suffering from muscular dystrophy,… Continue reading
If Joseph R. Lofstrom wants to grab a cup of coffee after he’s done serving eight years in prison for theft and robbery, he’ll have… Continue reading
Jose Antonio Delgado didn’t dispute the fact that he fired a gun at a man downtown back in February. But he told the judge in… Continue reading
According to a recent photo spread in a national magazine, the Mendenhall Glacier has melted entirely.In their September edition, Marie Claire printed two photos for… Continue reading
A new app, Tlingit Games, brings you into the world of wildlife. Choose “Birds!” and you watch hummingbirds, kingfishers and Stellar’s Jays fly in and… Continue reading
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will wait at least two weeks to consider a complaint filed by the Alaska Democratic Party against a practice that… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — A school on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska that saw only a handful of graduates last year is closing its doors… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Rough terrain complicated efforts to recover the bodies of four Alaskans and a Montana man who were killed when two small planes collided… Continue reading
Shortly after Gov. Bill Walker signed SB 91, an extensive criminal justice reform bill, Juneau’s Law Department got to work amending city code to meet… Continue reading
SANTA CLARA, Cuba — The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century landed in the central city… Continue reading
A 35-year-old man was indicted Wednesday for burglarizing Western Auto Marine and stealing a new Carhartt jacket.Dirk S. Daugherty was charged with second-degree burglary, a… 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
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
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, will speak to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at noon Thursday in the Moose Lodge, 8335 Airport Boulevard.Sullivan is expected… Continue reading
SITKA — Sitka officials are working on public safety issues after finding one area of the city is at risk for a landslide.The Daily Sitka… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Authorities have identified a Fairbanks man who was fatally shot by police after they say he took a person hostage and ignored officers’… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s rural communities are set to receive $27 million in federal funds to help improve sanitation.The funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The chairman of Alaska’s Republican Party has suggested that another election be held in a state House district where ballot issues during the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Costs for Alaska’s expanded Medicaid program have exceeded first-year estimates by roughly $30 million so far, leaving some concerned about the impact the… Continue reading
Following a media firestorm of criticism and a deluge of condemnation from constituents and colleagues who are disturbed by Rep. Cathy Muñoz’s decision to act… Continue reading