On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to use earthquake-resistant designs when remodeling an existing building or building a new… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau will hold a public meet-and-greet Thursday with the two candidates looking to fill Juneau’s new chief housing officer position.Scott… Continue reading
If Iowa and New Hampshire aren’t enough to shake out the Republican presidential field, Alaska will sit among the deciding states.Eleven candidates have registered for… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers used a police dog to arrest two men suspected of burglarizing a Fairbanks home.Troopers just before 11 p.m. Sunday took… Continue reading
The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday voted its approval of a bill to restore the Permanent Fund Dividends of the Fairbanks Four and others… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Open lab computer training, 9 a.m.-11 a.m, The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Storytime, 11 a.m.,… Continue reading
JUNEAU— An Alaska state senator suffered from a case of misidentification during a committee hearing Tuesday, confusing the name of assistant attorney general with an… 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
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police say an Army sergeant died when he unknowingly fired a loaded gun to his head when trying to show a friend… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A bill attempting to mimic the success of a popular reality television show by establishing a statewide contest for license plate design has… Continue reading
SITKA — Officials have seen a spike in the number of dead deer washing up on the runway of Sitka’s airport during this year’s hunting… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A bill introduced in the Alaska House on Monday seeks to restrict the attorney general from serving on the governing body of a… Continue reading
JUNEAU — As a former Board of Fisheries appointee heads to court on Tuesday, Gov. Bill Walker is again wading into fisheries politics with the… Continue reading
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump’s presence is drawing unprecedented attention to the Republican presidential contest. But after careful consideration, many new Iowa voters… Continue reading
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — It may sound like a flight of fancy, but Dutch police are considering using birds of prey to swoop down and… Continue reading
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest has been largely protected from logging in a landmark agreement between aboriginals, forest companies, environmental groups… Continue reading
Cheap oil will be sticking around for a while.That reality is wreaking havoc and causing uncertainty for some governments and businesses, while creating financial windfalls… Continue reading
DALLAS — The big plunge in crude prices is taking a toll on Big Oil.Exxon Mobil Corp. said Tuesday that fourth-quarter profit fell 58 percent… Continue reading
LONDON — BP’s fourth-quarter earnings plunged 91 percent amid sharp declines in oil prices as the British energy company continued to make provision for the… Continue reading
The impact of sharply lower oil prices is being felt around the globe. Oil-dependent countries are trying to mend busted budgets. Oil companies are cutting… Continue reading
