ANCHORAGE — A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck off Alaska’s sparsely populated Aleutian Islands.The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor hit just after 7 a.m. Alaska… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan’s Marijuana Advisory Committee will consider a resident’s proposal to support funding for school travel with a marijuana tax.The committee will meet Monday… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — King salmon eggs are once again growing near Petersburg in a state-owned hatchery restored after a March 2014 fire.The Crystal Lake Hatchery is… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new research and development center in Alaska, looking to a future in which sophisticated algorithms… Continue reading
Grace Elliott reached for the rosary around her neck when asked what happened to her stepson.She brushed her long, curly grey locks over her shoulder… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska tribes and health providers are using federal dollars to combat methamphetamine use and suicide.The federal Indian Health Service awarded Alaska Native Tribal… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Brandon Emmett grew up around marijuana. His first job was turning compost on a marijuana farm for $5 an hour. He later moved… Continue reading
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
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
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx met with Alaska Natives Friday in Anchorage to discuss getting around a state with dynamic weather and limited… Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG — The eight suspected poachers stood under a tree, apparently unaware they were being tracked by 10 rangers from Congo’s Garamba National Park. But… Continue reading
BUJUMBURA, Burundi — At least nine people were killed in an overnight attack at a bar in the latest violence in Burundi’s capital, witnesses said… Continue reading
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Four people, including a child, died Sunday and 14 others were injured after a pickup truck rammed into a church van and… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — The luxury electric car market may be small, but it’s lucrative enough to get another jolt — this time from a mysterious… Continue reading
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Hauling feed, herding pigs, long hours. Farming is hard. And 25-year-old Leanna Mulvihill loves it.Young farmers like Mulvihill are bright green… Continue reading
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories on heroin, with the next installments to be published Monday.Anchorage Sen. Johnny Ellis says his… 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 — The state of Alaska is appealing a judge’s decision that found a state law and regulation further defining what constitutes a medically necessary… Continue reading
KENAI — Ninilchik officials are drafting a public transportation plan for a bus service in the western peninsula to provide members of the community access… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two companies owned by an Alaska Native corporation are facing federal fines over mismanagement of hazardous Anchorage construction waste in 2010.The Environmental Protection… Continue reading
