Assembly hears testimony on Title 21, tax cap proposals
The Anchorage Assembly is preparing for public testimony on two controversial measures at its Tuesday meeting.
Anchorage HR director’s ‘I’m with Judy’ t-shirt part of wrongful termination suit
Former Office of Equal Opportunity Director Heather MacAlpine was fired while investigating complaints about the city’s top librarian, Judy Eledge, who has gotten public support from the mayor and chief human resources officer.
Troopers, Iditarod volunteer help rescue child who fell through ice in Skwentna
An Iditarod volunteer from Wyoming and two state wildlife troopers in Skwentna rescued an 8-year-old boy who had fallen through the river ice at the Iditarod checkpoint on Tuesday.
They have a deal: Murkowski, bipartisan senators’ group, get infrastructure bill to square 1
Sen. Murkowski was part of a bipartisan group that reached deal with the White House on a $1t bill.
Crews trying to reach fatal plane crash near Cordova
Rescue crews were trying Monday to reach a plane that crashed Sunday in mountains near Cordova. The crash left the pilot dead, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
GCI buys UU in YK
GCI is buying United Utilities, Inc. and all of their subsidiary companies, such as Unicom and United KUC. GCI is the largest telecommunications company...
Move made to offset shrinking pollock quota
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has voted to nearly double the size of the Bering Sea yellowfin sole fishery for 2008.
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This year’s Iditarod field is the smallest in history. Could a bigger prize and more races boost interest?
With just 33 teams in this year’s Iditarod, many are questioning how the organization can keep attracting mushers to the expensive sport.
‘Our school is taking a dive’: Nikolaevsk parents push for a charter school
The isolated village of Nikolaevsk was founded by Russian Old Believers.
Can Logging Switch To Second-Growth Sooner?
Can Southeast’s timber industry survive while only logging second-growth forests? An Oregon research group says it can. And it could happen sooner than many expect.
Large crack in Haines hillside has geologists worried about more slides
Geologists studying the landslide that swept Beach Road are concerned that more material could break loose. During helicopter flights, they identified a deep crack in the hillside extending south from the crown of the existing slide area.
Ted Stevens receives moral support amidst VECO investigation
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens says he has received "overwhelming support" in the face of an FBI investigation into his relationship with recently indicted VECO...
House Majority Leader Chris Tuck pushes reforms to improve voter turnout
In the last Legislature, a Democrat-sponsored bill aimed at increasing voter turnout in Alaska, especially in the Bush. It didn’t get a single hearing in the Republican-led House of Representatives. Now, Rep. Chris Tuck, an Anchorage Democrat, is in a powerful position leading the new House majority, and has reintroduced the legislation and the bill is making some progress. Listen now
After federal pandemic benefits expire, unemployed Alaskans wonder how they’ll survive on $500 a month
There were roughly 52,000 Alaskans who would have qualified for the $600-a-week federal benefits during the last week of July, the first one in which those benefits ran out. That represents about 15 percent of the state's workforce.
Anchorage Assembly overrides Bronson’s veto of the creation of a homelessness task force
The Assembly also overrode the mayor's veto of federal COVID-19 relief money.
What’s next for Anchorage after its emergency homeless shelter closes? | Alaska Insight
On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by midtown assembly member Felix Rivera and Alexis Johnson, the housing and homelessness coordinator for the Bronson administration, to discuss the reasoning for shrinking the Sullivan, and the city's plan moving forward.
New State Supreme Court Justice appointed
Governor Sarah Palin has appointed Daniel Winfree, a Fairbanks attorney to the State Supreme Court.
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Wade Pleads Guilty to Murders
This morning in Anchorage Superior Courtroom Joshua Wade plead guilty to the murders of Mindy Schloss and Della Brown. In the afternoon, Wade...
Alaska reports 10 COVID-19 deaths Tuesday
It's one of the highest daily COVID death counts, but it comes amidst a trend of declining cases in the state.
Brown bear shot on Douglas Island — the first documented kill in decades
A homeowner shot and killed a brown bear on Douglas Island last week. It’s the first brown bear documented on the island in more than 40 years. Listen now