Anchorage Republican Sen. James Kaufman, a member of the minority, said the measure was an opportunity to resolve the ...

As cruise ship visitation has increased, so have water-quality violations, state officials told lawmakers last week.

The panel focused on what individuals, schools, churches and businesses can do legally to prepare their communities for ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas ...

If signed into law, HB 111 wouldn’t allow salmon farming, but it would allow the farming of “any bony fish belonging to the ...

Today our contributor Karen of Alaska Trippers is sharing her family’s favorite things to do in Juneau with kids. The visit ...

Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire ...

Alaska does not have an immigration detention center — the closest is in Tacoma, Washington. Two full-time U.S. Border Patrol ...

The commuter flight that crashed on Alaska sea ice last week was part of the workhorse network of short-hop flights that ...