Innovative hazardous waste treatment service proposed for Anchorage
The Pacific Environment Corporation (PENCO) is in the preliminary stages of seeking permits to build the first hazardous waste storage, treatment and disposal facility...
Mat-Su Borough and MEA divided over coal-fired power plans
Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are headed for a showdown over a proposed ordinance that could limit the power provider's plans...
Municipal Light & Power releases glowing report
Anchorage's city-owned Municipal Light & Power Company's service area is compact -- only 20 square miles, lying mostly in the city's core area....
Brown bear shot in Mountain View neighborhood
Anchorage police had to shoot a young brown bear Wednesday night in the Mountain View section of town. The 3-year-old male had been spotted...
State corrections scales back Mat-Su prison plan
The state is reducing the scope of a prison plan that would have placed the largest correctional facility in Alaska in the Matanuska Valley.
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An Anchorage Fourth of July
Anchorage's Fourth of July is a crowd drawing, day-long event that begins with morning pancakes on the Park Strip and ends with late night,...
Web Extra: Anchorage is Our Home (video preview)
Above is a 5-minute preview of the 26-minute video "Anchorage is Our Home," the new video from Healing Racism in Anchorage. We're providing it...
Web Extra: Patricia Partnow, Healing Racism in Anchorage
After the Thursday (6/28/2007) evening premiere of "Anchorage Is Our Home," KSKA's Len Anderson talked with Patricia Partnow from Healing Racism in Anchorage. She...
Locally produced racism video premieres
The premiere presentation of a locally produced video recently filled the theater at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. The video was the...
Anchorage Mayor reacts to Governor's capital project vetoes
When Governor Sarah Palin signed the capital budget bill today she also vetoed nearly $250 million in projects, cutting more than $80 million in...
Assembly approves free WiFi for downtown Anchorage
Most of us know the warning, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." The Anchorage Assembly has. Before...
One coal bed methane exploratory gas well planned for Mat-Su
A new plan to drill for coal bed methane gas in the Matanuska Valley is under review by the Matanuska-Sustina Borough. Palmer-based Fowler Oil...
Anchorage Hillside homeowners target of new campaign to keep bears out of trash
Today officials in Anchorage announced a new effort to keep bears out of trash cans. The Fish and Game Department says between one and...
Anchorage Assembly keeps Town Square name
Anchorage's "Town Square Park" will remain "Town Square Park." Last night the Anchorage Assembly by a 9 to 2 vote backed a...
Web Extra: Gary Matthews, Executive Director, ASAA
KSKA’s Len Anderson had an exclusive interview with the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) Executive Director, Gary Matthews about the Anchorage School District's request...
Web Extra: Carol Comeau, Superintendent, ASD
On Tuesday June 19, 2007, KSKA's Len Anderson talked with Anchorage School District Superintendent Carol Comeau about the district's efforts to create an extracurricular...
Anchorage Schools adopt student cell phone policy
When school starts this August, some Anchorage students will be using their cell phones more than ever, while others will experience some new restrictions....
ASAA rejects Anchorage sports schedule change
This afternoon the Alaska School Activities Association board voted 5-3 to reject an Anchorage School District request to hold the Region IV Cross Country...
Anchorage cross country championships may conflict with Yom Kippur
The Anchorage School District wants to move the date of this fall's Region IV Cross Country Championships from Saturday September 22nd to Sunday the...
Demolishing Clark Middle School
After nearly 60 years at the corner of Bragaw Street and Commercial Drive, Clark Middle School had become a Mountain View fixture, if not...