Intervention 2020 group pushes for incarcerating homeless, a plan that may be unconstitutional
Nearly thirty hours of in-person public testimony on a city plan to purchase property for a treatment center, housing and other homelessness services wrapped up last week. While the assembly says they’ve received thousands of emails in support of the plan, the majority of hundreds of in-person testifiers were against it. Some of the negative testimony was fueled by a conservative opposition group called Intervention 2020.
Mertarvik’s lack of a commercial airport may have already cost lives
The DOT said it would only fund one airport between Newtok and Mertarvik.
Gov. Dunleavy names first two members to high-stakes Redistricting Board
The board is charged with rewriting the legislative boundaries based on federal census results.
Petersburg mourns four killed in crash
Four people died in a vehicle wreck south of Petersburg. It’s believed the late model SUV went off Mitkof Highway sometime Monday night.
The state is starting to buy land for a wider, safer ‘KGB’ Road. But not everybody is in a selling mood.
The Alaska Department of Transportation is starting to make offers on private land it needs to widen a section of Knik-Goose Bay Road on the edge of Wasilla. The road has seen ever-increasing traffic on a two-lane design intended for fewer vehicles.
Alaska to stop testing nonresident travelers for COVID-19 at airports, require negative result
Passengers will be required to get a COVID-19 test prior to arriving.
Stebbins teacher arrested after sexually explicit chats with girl
Lon Dean Gillas, 65, is alleged to have used his Google account with the Bering Strait School District to chat about sex and BDSM with a 16-year-old girl, and to ask her for explicit photos.
Anchorage announces new COVID-19 testing sites
The five sites will be free to the public and will not require a doctor's referral.
Two Anchorage police officers indicted, suspended in alleged assault of man who frequently recorded police
An Anchorage police officer has been indicted for assaulting a man while serving him with a bicycle citation in 2019 and, along with another officer, on charges of tampering with public records.
When it comes to COVID-19, Alaska just had its worst week yet
State health officials predict the number of COVID-19 infections will double every 23 days if people don't take more preventative measures.
Dunleavy says COVID-19 mandates should be up to local governments
“I know there’s a lot of people that would love for me to mandate masks, bar closures, restaurant closures,” Dunleavy said during a news conference on Tuesday. “But it simply doesn’t make sense"
Man killed by bear while clearing trail near Hope
Fur found in the area indicates it was likely a brown bear that attacked the man Wednesday.
With virus funds, Newtok will build more homes in Mertarvik
Despite the CARES Act money, there are still questions about equity and efficiency when it comes to relocating the remaining residents.
‘Into the Wild’ bus to find home at Fairbanks museum
Alaska DNR said that the Museum of the North met its conditions for a site to display the bus, which included avoiding the "specter of profiteering."
The rules for crossing the Canadian border into Alaska just got even stricter
Starting July 31, people driving to Alaska from the Lower 48 will only be able to enter Canada through one of five border crossings
Anchorage shuts down bars, restaurants for indoor service
Bars and nightclubs will be closed to dine-in service. Emergency Order 15 also limits indoor gatherings to 15 people and outdoor gatherings with food and drinks to 25 people. Outdoor gatherings without food and drinks are limited to 50 people.
Knopp remembered as ‘one-of-a-kind leader’ in Alaska
State Rep. Gary Knopp, who died in a plane crash on Friday, became a pivotal legislator during his two terms, who was recalled by friends and former legislative colleagues as plainspoken and friendly.
Charges: Meth-fueled hallucinations led to Eagle River’s neighbor-on-neighbor shooting spree
An Eagle River man is charged with shooting his sleeping neighbor through the neighbor’s bedroom window while on meth early Thursday.
What’s it take to win Alaska’s fiercely contentious beard competition? | INDIE ALASKA
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Bearded men and women from around the country gather in Anchorage every winter during the Fur Rendezvous to compete in the Mr. Fur Face...
Deal gives Atlanta company control of Anchorage TV news
The Anchorage Daily News reported Saturday that GCI Inc. and Atlanta-based Gray Television Inc. announced the agreement for Gray to buy most assets of Anchorage CBS station KTVA.