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Body of missing Wrangell boater found

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a 53-year-old Wrangell man who was overdue from a boating trip has been found dead about 12 miles from… Continue reading

Around town for Thursday, Nov. 19

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., Douglas… Continue reading

Police blotter for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading

SHI acquired sacred Chilkat robe on eBay

Sealaska Heritage Institute said Wednesday that it has acquired a sacred Chilkat robe from an eBay seller who willingly took a loss on the transaction… Continue reading

IS releases photo of bomb it says downed jetliner

CAIRO — The Islamic State group on Wednesday released a photo of a bomb hidden in a soft drink can that it said had brought… Continue reading

French police officers storm a church after a raid in Paris suburb Saint-Denis, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2015. A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week's attacks was believed to be holed up, police said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Fate of mastermind unclear after bloody raid

SAINT-DENIS, France — The hunt for the mastermind of last week’s attacks took a bloody turn Wednesday to a Paris suburb where a fierce gunbattle… Continue reading

French police officers storm a church after a raid in Paris suburb Saint-Denis, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2015. A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week's attacks was believed to be holed up, police said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, gives a speech on foreign policy and national defense, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Bush calls for US ground forces to fight Islamic State in Mideast

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Wednesday called for the U.S. to send more troops to the Middle East to fight the… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, gives a speech on foreign policy and national defense, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Obama threatens to veto House GOP bill on refugees

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday threatened a presidential veto of House Republican legislation aimed at increasing screenings for Syrian and Iraqi refugees before… Continue reading

CORRECTS LAST NAME TO ROBINSON FROM CLARK - Jamine Robinson points to the name of his brother, Jamar Clark, on an upside-down flag bearing names of people killed at the hands of police outside the Minneapolis Police Department's Fourth Precinct, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Minneapolis. Black Lives Matter demonstrators have set up an encampment at the precinct which is near the site of the Sunday shooting of Jamar Clark by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Officers identified in killing of unarmed Minneapolis man

MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities on Wednesday released the names of two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man over the… Continue reading

CORRECTS LAST NAME TO ROBINSON FROM CLARK - Jamine Robinson points to the name of his brother, Jamar Clark, on an upside-down flag bearing names of people killed at the hands of police outside the Minneapolis Police Department's Fourth Precinct, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Minneapolis. Black Lives Matter demonstrators have set up an encampment at the precinct which is near the site of the Sunday shooting of Jamar Clark by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

College closes through holiday due to missing student

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The disappearance of a troubled student who might be armed with a gun has prompted a Maryland college to close its… Continue reading

Census changes could make whites less than 50 pct. sooner

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Census Bureau is considering changes to its race and ethnicity questions that would reclassify some minorities who were considered “white” in… Continue reading

Eastbound traffic lanes, right, on Interstate 90 are dampened by wind-driven waves from the south as the floating bridge calms Lake Washington to the north, left, on Tuesday in Seattle. Rain and high winds snarled the morning commute in the Puget Sound area and the Inland Northwest braced for severe weather that could include wind gusts to 70 mph. The National Weather Service says a Pacific storm system, which arrived Tuesday may include sustained winds of 45 mph that could topple trees and cause power outages.

3 killed, thousands without power in NW windstorm

SPOKANE, Wash. — Cleanup crews took to the streets Wednesday in Washington state after a powerful storm killed three people, cut power to more than… Continue reading

Eastbound traffic lanes, right, on Interstate 90 are dampened by wind-driven waves from the south as the floating bridge calms Lake Washington to the north, left, on Tuesday in Seattle. Rain and high winds snarled the morning commute in the Puget Sound area and the Inland Northwest braced for severe weather that could include wind gusts to 70 mph. The National Weather Service says a Pacific storm system, which arrived Tuesday may include sustained winds of 45 mph that could topple trees and cause power outages.
Billy Brown of the Discovery Channel series "Alaska Bush People" pled guilty Wednesday to PFD fraud along with other family members in Juneau Superior Court.

‘Alaskan Bush People’ stars plead guilty in PFD fraud case

The stars of the reality TV show “Alaskan Bush People” admitted to lying about their Alaska residency and absences from the state on their Permanent… Continue reading

Billy Brown of the Discovery Channel series "Alaska Bush People" pled guilty Wednesday to PFD fraud along with other family members in Juneau Superior Court.
Wind-blown waves batter houses Tuesday in Seattle. Rain and high winds snarled the morning commute in the Puget Sound area and the Inland Northwest braced for severe weather that could include wind gusts to 70 mph. The National Weather Service says a Pacific storm system, which arrived Tuesday may include sustained winds of 45 mph that could topple trees and cause power outages.

3 killed, thousands without power in Northwest wind storm

SEATTLE — At least three people have died and hundreds of thousands were without power on Tuesday as a severe storm packing high winds unleashed… Continue reading

Wind-blown waves batter houses Tuesday in Seattle. Rain and high winds snarled the morning commute in the Puget Sound area and the Inland Northwest braced for severe weather that could include wind gusts to 70 mph. The National Weather Service says a Pacific storm system, which arrived Tuesday may include sustained winds of 45 mph that could topple trees and cause power outages.
Tim Hinterberger, a sponsor of Alaska's initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, poses for a photograph Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, outside his home in Anchorage, Alaska. Hinterberger supports the creation of license types for marijuana retail stores that would allow for on-site consumption. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Alaska working on rules for pot industry

JUNEAU — The state of Alaska is working to finalize rules that will help govern its legal marijuana trade, but some industry supporters say a… Continue reading

Tim Hinterberger, a sponsor of Alaska's initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, poses for a photograph Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, outside his home in Anchorage, Alaska. Hinterberger supports the creation of license types for marijuana retail stores that would allow for on-site consumption. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Anchorage mayor looks to house 300 homeless people

ANCHORAGE — Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has announced plans to provide hundreds of housing units for homeless people living in the city within the next three… Continue reading

Woman in critical condition after shooting at Anchorage home

ANCHORAGE — A woman is in critical condition after she was shot Tuesday night at a south Anchorage home.Anchorage police took a report just after… Continue reading

Alaska governor says refugee vetting process ‘stringent’

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says refugees seeking to come to the U.S. must go through a “stringent” process.His office says Walker was among… Continue reading

Troopers, Coast Guard search for missing Wrangell boater

WRANGELL, — State and federal responders are continuing to search for a Wrangell man overdue from a boating trip.Alaska State Troopers say 53-year-old Kenneth Trammel… Continue reading

Alaska National Guard calls for new military code

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska National Guard is asking lawmakers to pass a new version of the state’s code of military justice to help fix a… Continue reading