ANCHORAGE — A nearly 600-foot chemical tanker ran aground on an Alaska island in the Bering Sea.The Coast Guard said there were no signs of… Continue reading
KENAI — If a concrete mixer ever dreamed of making something beautiful, Jenna Hansen is giving it a chance to live out that dream.With the… Continue reading
During a trial that’s become something of a spectacle with a loquacious inmate acting as his own defense, the topic of one woman’s threatened life… Continue reading
The first commercial licenses are issued, growers are gearing up to grow, the Marijuana Control Board is shuffling, and the Alaska marijuana industry is entering… Continue reading
HOMER — If an intravenous drug user goes into The Exchange at the South Peninsula Hospital Training Center to dispose of their used needles, they… Continue reading
Under the covered basketball court at Harborview Elementary School in downtown Juneau, a group of carvers have just started working on a Raven totem pole.… 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
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
KENAI — Kenai Peninsula officials have voted to send a measure that would double the cap on taxable purchases to the October ballot, while a… Continue reading
On June 26, 1986, Porky the Porcupine wreaked havoc once again. The victim this time was an assistant customer service engineer with Alaska Electric Light… Continue reading
Water is back on for several homes in the Lena Point area after a water main leak caused the city to shut off the utility… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage woman will spend 20 years in prison for suffocating her 3-week-old daughter with a plastic bag.KTUU reports Sarah Bentley Johnson was… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Rural communities in Alaska are set to receive more than $16 million in federal grants to go toward their energy projects.The U.S. Department… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A state judge has denied an attempt to prolong litigation challenging Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to unilaterally expand Medicaid.The Friday action stems from… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — After a short hop from Port Townsend to Victoria, British Columbia, 55 teams are on their way to Ketchikan, Alaska as… Continue reading
On June 23, 1986, a Juneau man and teen were arrested by Alaska State Troopers and charged with several burglaries in the Mendenhall Valley area… Continue reading
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is officially in the federal contracting business.Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation, the business arm… Continue reading
KODIAK — “Assault-style” guns are no longer being sold at four Coast Guard exchange stores that handle firearms, the agency confirmed.John Riley, chief operating officer… Continue reading
KODIAK — The Coast Guard base in Kodiak is beefing up its security with a new system that will affect the military installation’s civilian visitors.All… Continue reading
The Department of Veterans Affairs is holding a veterans’ listening session tonight from 5-6:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.The interim Director of the Alaska VA… Continue reading
