Mountain View Community Plan Process
Last year, the Anchorage Community Land Trust, in partnership with the Mountain View Community Council, began the process of creating a 2014 Mountain View Neighborhood Plan.
Focus groups were held with Clark Middle School students, program participants, business owners, and residents to hear their thoughts on land use in Mountain View.
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Anthropologist Rosita Worl wins major anthropology award
A Southeast Alaska Native leader is being recognized internationally for her work in anthropology. She's the recipient of the Solon T. Kimball Award for...
Walker spells disaster if Legislature stalls on budget
Governor Bill Walker’s administration has spelled out what it would mean if the Legislature doesn’t take action on his plan to fund state government. With no more money, in two years the state would slash services, jobs, and the support it gives to local schools and communities. Listen now
Thousands of lightning strikes spark more than a dozen wildfires in Northwest Alaska
A spokesperson for the state Division of Forestry said there are several communities in close proximity to new fires.
Judge Says Kott’s Trial Not Hurt by Lack of Evidence
Judge John Sedwick has ruled that the evidence prosecutors failed to turn over to Pete Kott's defense was not enough to have made...
State Pulls Funds for Knik Arm, Juneau Access Road from STIP
The state has amended a transportation plan to delay two large projects. Funds for the Knik Arm Crossing and the Juneau access road have been pulled from the current Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP.
Railbelt Fires Prompting More Response
Operations are ramping up at the Railbelt Complex fires. The management team is leveling up, and eight additional crews are being assigned to the...
49 Voices: EJ David of Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from EJ David, a Psychology professor from UAA and keynote speaker at the First Alaskans Institute 2016 Racial Equity Summit.
Alyeska Pipeline Spill Cleanup Complete
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Clean up crews working on the contained spill at Pump Station 9 on the Trans Alaska Pipeline are making progress....
Anchorage man sentenced to 11 years for selling Oxycodone
Officials say 4,363 pills worth about $150,000 were confiscated as part of a multi-agency investigation. Listen now
Republicans Criticizing Senate Health Bill
Republicans in the US Senate are decrying the health care bill passed by the Finance Committee on Tuesday. Only one Republican, Maine’s Olympia Snowe,...
State charters private catamaran for stranded travelers in Haines, Skagway and Juneau
Engine trouble on the Matanuska has stranded travelers in the Upper Lynn Canal. Communities, local businesses, a state senator, and the Department of Transportation put together a scheme to get almost everyone home.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special election for Alaska's U.S. House seat. Also, police say a Ketchikan man picked up a half million dollars worth of illegal drugs. And after a multi-year lawsuit, cruise lines sign an agreement with the city of Juneau.
Amid a big fight for cod in the Bering Sea, can remote Adak survive?
A fish plant is at the center of a dispute pitting two small Aleutian Island communities against large out of state fishing interests. And the implications could stretch to other coastal fishing towns in Alaska.
Efforts to Find ‘Supersack’ Remain Unsuccessful
The Dillingham City Council has been updated about a large bag of contaminated dirt that is missing somewhere in the Nushagak River. Last November a barge company mishandled the bag during a transfer from one barge to another at the Dillingham City Dock. And an effort to find it last week was unsuccessful.
Miller Stays Ahead; Murkowski Waiting on Absentee Ballots
Photo and Story by Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
With all but two precincts reporting, Joe Miller is holding his lead in the Republican...
Petition sent to Walker asking for predator control reform
A petition signed by 150 Alaskans sent to Governor Bill Walker, asks for changes to state predator control programs. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: December 16, 2014
President Obama Makes Bristol Bay Off-Limits For Oil, Gas Development; State Hires Project Lead for Medicaid Expansion; North Slope-Bound Tanker Wrecks, Spills 1,200 Gallons of Diesel, Catches Fire; Anchorage School Board Puts Money into Savings, Rilke Schule Facility; Juneau School Board to Decide if Montessori Borealis Should be its Own School; Troopers Release Names of Missing Kuskokwim Travelers; Alaska Power Company Customers Will See 11 Percent Rate Hike; Are Agencies Prepared for Effects of Climate Change?
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Tug Runs Aground on Bligh Reef
A tugboat ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound last night and ripped a hole in its keel, spilling diesel fuel....
A Wrangell man’s retirement project has become a lifeline for families cut off by deadly landslide
Dozens of homes still lack power, internet and road access.