The Alaska Legislature is considering a bill that would create a new state insurance program to address damages from floods, including glacial outburst floods that are becoming more common as the far ...

The Wilson family traded in their old life in the Alaskan city of Ketchikan to construct their own homestead in Aroostook ...

The Wilson family knew only one person in Maine when they bought their homestead in Aroostook County: an off-grid YouTuber ...

One of the absolute best reasons to go on a cruise isn’t the food or the experience of sailing in a floating hotel. Instead, ...

Among the 60 state lawmakers who convened in Juneau this week are 11 who are serving in the Legislature for the first time.

"Geographic location has much to do with why these airports are challenging for pilots," a former airline pilot told Newsweek ...

Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire from archived editions in 1985, 1995 and 2005. They include names, AP style ...

For reliably good weather, lots of daylight, and the best chance of seeing wildlife, here’s when to go to Alaska ...

Last year, an education bill was passed by the Legislature that would have, among other things, increased the BSA by $680. That bill was vetoed by the governor and an effort to override the veto ...

Moore said having Underwood in the building makes the transition to being ... is an engineer who until recently spent his time directing Ketchikan’s electric utility. He’s originally from ...

A system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable ...