Sen. Lyman Hoffman (D-Bethel) spoke from his Juneau office with KYUK about what’s on his mind as the legislative session gets ...

Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America ...

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

Sen. Todd Young didn’t back Donald Trump in 2024. But that didn’t stop Young from calling the president this past weekend as ...

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, appeared on track to become the nation’s ...

The apartment fire was reported at about 10 p.m. Wednesday at a 17-unit complex off West 30th Avenue and displaced 41 ...

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have ...

Vance broke a Senate tie to confirm Hegseth as Trump’s secretary of Defense. GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins ... stoked some controversy over past comments downplaying climate ...

Members of the Alaska Senate voted 19-0 against a proposal that would automatically adjust the salaries of state legislators ...

Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican who co-chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said during Friday’s floor debate giving ...

Alaska’s two Republican U.S. senators are among 28 Senate members urging the Social Security Administration to implement a law passed last year that would expand Social Security benefits for ...

Trump issued the order renaming Denali after President William McKinley on his first day back in office. The decision sparked ...