NEW ORLEANS — Backlash against a plan to remove prominent Confederate monuments in New Orleans has been tinged by death threats, intimidation and even what… Continue reading
They say defense wins championships.The old adage proved true for the Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team Saturday night in the ASAA March Madness Alaska… Continue reading
Tucked away in the industrial-zoned corner of the Mendenhall Valley just past Brotherhood Bridge is a barn. It doesn’t house horses, cows or chickens. This… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A Rhode Island-size ice field in the mountains behind Alaska’s capital could disappear by 2200 if climate-warming trends continue, according to a University… Continue reading
Just beyond the Juneau Hotel parking lot near the foot of the Douglas Bridge, dump trucks, excavators, bulldozers and rollers are building what will eventually… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Alaska Democratic party’s presidential caucuses Saturday, defeating former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.There are 20 Democratic… Continue reading
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — A teenager who surrendered before carrying out a suicide bombing attack in northern Cameroon has told authorities she was one of the… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — A popular practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine was found shot to death and wrapped in plastic along with his wife and 5-year-old… Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — Investigators are broadening their DNA searches beyond government databases and demanding genetic information from companies that do ancestry research for their customers.Two… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The first batch of marijuana business license applications is available to the public, and so far Alaskans have more interest in growing than… Continue reading
KENAI — Two Soldotna men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of synthetic cannabis trafficking and firearm offenses stemming from a… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The University of Alaska Board of Regents has formalized its opposition to a state Senate bill that would allow concealed weapons on its… Continue reading
A Juneau grand jury indicted the 38-year-old man who was at the center of a police search in Switzer Village Mobile Park earlier this month.Laron… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The National Park Service in Alaska plans to defend its ban on hovercrafts despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of an… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Army has officially announced that it will delay the long-dreaded reduction of 2,600 soldiers from the 4-25 Infantry Brigade Combat Team… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped 12 this week to 464, a record low amid… Continue reading
Knights of Columbus Bishop Kenny Council brunch, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Paul’s Catholic Church. $10 for a family and $4 for an individual.Open trap shooting, 10… 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
Mayor-elect Ken Koelsch attends a Downtown Improvement Group meeting in the Senate Mall building on Friday to hear concerns from business owners.… Continue reading
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC voluntarily recalled three specific universal product codes of canned Chunk Light Tuna due to process deviation that occurred in a co-pack… Continue reading
