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The Carr's on Gambell Street in what was then called the Eastchester neighborhood of Anchorage during 1952 or 1953. At the time, the neighborhood was where most of the town's black residents lived (Photo: Robert D. Combes papers, Alaska Historical Society collections, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.)

Illegal for decades, many Anchorage homes still have covenants that prohibit sale to blacks and Alaska Natives

A nascent effort by local officials is grappling with thousands of discriminatory contracts still written into deeds all over town, part of Anchorage's legacy on race as it grew.

Bethel hires city manager Corazza, attorney Bakalar, passes code for online sales tax

Bethel has a new city manager and city attorney. Bethel City Council unanimously voted this week to accept contracts for City Manager Vincenzo “Vinny” Corazza, and City Attorney Elizabeth “Libby” Bakalar.

Rocket “One of Three” is set up to mount at Launch Pad B on February 24, 2020. (Photo courtesy DARPA)

Astra CEO is keeping expectations low for upcoming rocket challenge launched out of Kodiak

The launch is a part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Launch Challenge to place satellites in low Earth orbit, twice, within a two-week time frame.

The wreckage from the Yute Commuter Service plane that crashed Feb. 6 was strewn across almost 400 feet of frozen tundra near Tuntutuliak. (NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD)

Pilot in fatal Yute plane crash began training with the airline the month before, NTSB report says

The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the accident says that pilot Tony Matthews began training with the airline on Jan. 7, 2020, a month before the crash.

Noorvik’s village clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jack Braden)

Citing ‘escalation of violence,’ Noorvik pleads with local, state officials for law enforcement

Residents of the Northwest Arctic village of Noorvik, where there is no village public safety officer, say their town is feeling increasingly unsafe. Describing a “dangerous escalation of violence,” villagers have drafted a letter to local, state and federal officials asking for permanent law enforcement.

Trevor Richards of Juneau Septic System with his family and his truck. (Trevor Richards)

With no ferries to haul waste, Southeast Alaska’s septic tank problem could get messy

Not all rural communities have normal sanitation systems like city sewer and water treatment plants, instead they rely on septic systems that need to get pumped periodically. And while the Alaska Marine Highway is shut down, pump trucks cannot get to some small towns that rely on them.

A construction crew is taking care of much needed repairs in the U.S. Customs office of Wrangell’s public safety building in 2020. (June Leffler/ KSTK)

Mold, water damage plague Wrangell's city services building, with no solution in sight

In Wrangell, the local police department, fire department, courthouse, DMV and U.S. customs — are sheltered under one roof. And that roof is — literally — falling apart. The city is working to patch together a solution before it’s too late.

Starting October 1, 2020, Alaska residents will need to present a REAL ID compliant license/ID, or another acceptable form of identification, for accessing Federal facilities, entering nuclear power plants, and boarding commercial aircraft. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Administration)

As REAL ID deadline looms, concerns from rural Alaska grow louder

As the REAL ID deadline looms, lawmakers and state officials haven’t yet figured out how to help rural Alaskans get their IDs. Many, if not most, rural residents will need access to flights for medical appointments or emergencies at some point.

First engineer Tom Robinson, of Wrangell, looks around the engine room of the Matanuska on Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Auke Bay ferry terminal in Juneau, Alaska. The ship’s breakdown has left most of Southeast Alaska without ferry service. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO)

Delays to Matanuska repairs mean limited ferry service likely to persist across Southeast Alaska

Service on the state ferry Matanuska may not resume in early March as repairs to the fleet’s sole operating mainliner have yet to begin.

‘Much of Alaska’s history is not here anymore’: The National Archives are moving again, this time even farther away

In 2014, despite public outcry, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget decided to move Alaska's federal archives to Seattle. Now those archives could be moving again, to California and Missouri.

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