A controversial bill passed by the Alaska Legislature will reach its day of decision on Thursday.House Bill 156, sponsored by Rep. Wes Keller, R-Wasilla and… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — A North Pole woman whose toddler son died of blunt force trauma has been sentenced to four years in prison, followed by five… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A problem in the engine room led to flooding on board a fishing boat off the Aleutian Islands, forcing the crew to abandon… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of using a knife to confront a rafting party along the Chickaloon River has been charged with four counts of… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… 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
The Juneau Assembly will take an equal rights ordinance through another work session before it takes the ordinance up for public hearing and consideration.At its… Continue reading
State budget cuts will set some limits on access to services at Alaska’s public health clinics.The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ Section of… Continue reading
Around the time that legislators were mulling over a bill this year to alter crime statutes in Alaska, police arrested a man and woman in… Continue reading
When a mysterious beaked whale washed ashore on St. George Island in June 2014, Michelle Ridgway was already on her way there. Ridgway, a marine… Continue reading
This story was last updated at 10:09 p.m. Tuesday and will stand for the night.Forty-six crewmen from the Seattle-based fishing vessel Alaska Juris have been… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska’s credit rating has taken another hit in the face of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that state officials have yet to close.With Monday’s… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A man found dead in waters off Ketchikan has been identified as a 63-year-old resident.Alaska State Troopers said in an online dispatch the… Continue reading
Walk in the doors of the room that holds the First Folio, and the dim room resembles nothing more than a theater before the curtain… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has signed into law bills intended to help foster youths and ease adoption in Alaska.Among other elements, House Bill 200 implements portions… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Juneau School District is using a new approach to help struggling students meet the standards of the district’s core curriculum with a… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Denali National Park officials plan to reopen an area of the park that had been closed because of a problem grizzly bear, which… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage strip club is asking a judge to stop a state agency from revoking its liquor license.Anchorage television station KTUU reported the… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Corrections will close the Palmer Correctional Center to save money, commissioner Dean Williams announced Tuesday.The news was first reported by KTUU-TV… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — ExxonMobil Development Co. Vice President Jim Flood sent a letter to Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer Friday to correct “inaccuracies” in… Continue reading
