• 1,000: Number of seats at Centennial Hall, the main stage venue for the Alaska Folk Festival• 145: Number of different acts scheduled to perform… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers shrugged off signs of weak growth and extended their long stretch of steady hiring in March, adding 215,000 jobs.The unemployment rate… Continue reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and New York are poised to become the highest-paid minimum-wage states in the nation after their governors each reached deals with… Continue reading
Under a northern lights show in downtown Juneau during the 40th annual Alaska Folk Fest in 2014, mixed media artist Julia Garrity fell in love… Continue reading
Eight years before she died, Tlingit elder Helen Watkins began making videos about traditional ways to harvest and process food and medicine. She narrated, directed… Continue reading
A Juneau jury on Tuesday convicted a 33-year-old local mother of child endangerment for knowingly leaving her children in the care of her boyfriend —… Continue reading
The Alaska House Resources Committee has approved a small increase in the state’s mining tax, sending the bill to the House Finance Committee for further… Continue reading
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple turned 40 on Friday, and it’s a very different company from the audacious startup that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska State Trooper was justified in using deadly force during a struggle with an intoxicated driver who had turned the officer’s stun… 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
This month was the warmest ever recorded in Juneau, according to measurements taken by the National Weather Service.The capital city wasn’t alone in the achievement… Continue reading
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Trap Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Trap Club is open to members and public trap… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Public smoking restrictions that recently passed the Alaska Senate could hurt proposed cannabis cafes in the state, a sponsor of the initiative that… Continue reading
KODIAK — Coast Guard officials are cracking down on marijuana use on the base in Kodiak, saying both service members and civilians could face fines… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A search is underway for a 22-year-old man missing on a trip between two western Alaska villages.Alaska State Troopers in Nome say Roger… Continue reading
To stave off a lawsuit, a joint committee of the Alaska Legislature has voted 13-1 to buy the controversial Legislative Information Office building in downtown… Continue reading
In a Friday floor session, the Alaska Senate passed bills addressing contractor ethics, real estate brokers and a shooting range on the Kenai Peninsula. All… Continue reading
The Alaska Judicial Council has recommended four finalists for the vacancy on the Alaska Supreme Court. The selection was announced Friday and leaves 45 days… Continue reading
Foster care families or families interested in becoming involved in the foster care system are invited to attend Juneau Youth Services’ first foster care awareness… Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ask any restaurant server or bartender about side work and you are liable to get an earful. Sweeping floors, washing dishes, making… Continue reading
