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
The State Officers Compensation Commission has ruled against raises for the state’s top lawmakers.On Oct. 27, the commission met in Anchorage as part of an… Continue reading
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council executive director Malena Marvin is resigning amid a personal health crisis.The news was first reported by Ed Schoenfeld of CoastAlaska public… Continue reading
Alaska State Troopers will investigate the controversial arrest of a high school student in Sitka.In a widely publicized video, Sitka police are shown using a… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Docks and Harbors department is asking vessel owners to re-check their vessels after rough weather this week.Ensure bilge pumps… Continue reading
SOLDOTNA — A moose on the Sterling Highway led to two crashes and damage to three vehicles Monday night south of Soldotna.Alaska State Troopers say… Continue reading
Digital World class, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way. Course will include: Google - Calendar, Drive, Sites (for web pages), Chrome Social… Continue reading
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday in Anchorage. On the agenda is a complaint against a supporter of a write-in… Continue reading
An overnight search early Saturday morning found a missing hunter in Sitka’s Granite Creek area.Byron Kashevarof, 31, of Sitka, was hunting and became lost on… Continue reading
A company better known for its barge service to Alaska has gotten permission from the U.S. Department of Energy to import Canadian liquefied natural gas… Continue reading
The Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum will host its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Hangar Ballroom.The organization is the official support… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has signed an Administrative Order requiring apprentices to make up 15 percent of the workforce on all state projects.Administrative Order 278, signed… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Google Maps is getting disconnected.With an update for Android phones Tuesday, you’ll be able to search nearby businesses and get driving directions,… Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — Suppose every time you posted on Facebook, the social network tallied up the ad revenue it earned against your update and passed… Continue reading
The popular January Tanner crab fishery has been called off for the third year running throughout the Westward Region (Kodiak, Chignik and the South Peninsula),… Continue reading
KENAI — A Soldotna man will spend about six months in jail for beating a dog to death.The Peninsula Clarion reported Samuel Stroer was sentenced… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska Fairbanks will switch from drinking water pumped from its own wells to water from a utility because of high… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ferry service connecting three southeast Alaska communities is set to resume following mechanical issues last month.The North End Ferry Authority announced that its… Continue reading
SEWARD — A 22-year-old Steller sea lion that was one of the original residents of the Alaska Sealife Center in Seward was euthanized Monday.The center… Continue reading
Moon Walk Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wells Fargo Dimond Park Fieldhouse. For ages 1-14. Fee is $12 per child, multi-kid discount available.Valley Toastmasters… Continue reading
