Alaska

Anchorage has gone over a year without a traffic safety coordinator, report says

Anchorage's job for leading its push to cut traffic deaths has sat empty for over a year, a draft report says. Planners take it up Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage planners seek a new look at why traffic deaths haven't dropped

Anchorage planners want a $250,000 look at why traffic deaths haven't dropped, as people walking or biking make up nearly half of those killed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage planners take up a redrawn transportation map as federal deadline nears

Anchorage's transportation planners redrew the map of where they steer federal road money, trailheads and all. The state has to sign off, and Dec. 29 is coming.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Semi and car collide at Parks Highway Mile 186 as a second truck jackknifes

A semi and a car collided Friday night at Mile 186 of the Parks Highway, and a second semi jackknifed avoiding them. All declined medical care, troopers said.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

White House seafood plan promises 'U.S. Caught' label and a review of boat rules

The White House's seafood plan promises a "U.S. Caught" label and proposed rules on replacing old boats. It names no U.S. state, not even Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Mental Health Trust OKs old-growth logging above Hollis' historic Wolf Creek Boatworks

The Mental Health Trust approved a timber sale with 800 acres of old growth on the hillside above Prince of Wales' historic Wolf Creek Boatworks.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Alaska Railroad seeks outside IT help, including industrial control system security

The Alaska Railroad wants tech firms on call for eight IT areas, cybersecurity for industrial controls included. Bids due Dec. 9; emailed ones won't count.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read

Anchorage overlay developers would pay full cost of water and sewer extensions, AWWU says

Anchorage's water utility says Missing Middle builders would pay for new water and sewer lines themselves, and the price can change across a street.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago3 min read

Planners say Missing Middle overlay fits Anchorage's comprehensive plan

Anchorage planners say the Missing Middle overlay fits the city's comprehensive plan, a plan they also say contradicts itself. The Assembly gets the final word.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

AWWU headquarters would be named for longtime manager Mark Premo

Anchorage's water utility headquarters would be named for Mark Premo, who ran AWWU for 21 years. Employees lined the halls to applaud him out in 2011.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage police would get $113,318 to target distracted drivers on high-crash roads

Anchorage police would get $113,318 in state money to go after distracted drivers on roads where walkers and bikers get hit. The Assembly votes Wednesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Sales Copilot takes first place at Techstars Startup Weekend in Seward

Sales Copilot won Techstars Startup Weekend in Seward, where six teams got about 50 hours to shape an idea, test it on locals and pitch it to judges.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read

Federal agency seeks bids to replace a Far North Bicentennial Park trail bridge

The feds want bids by Dec. 1 to replace the North Gasline Trail bridge over Campbell Creek in Far North Bicentennial Park and add wetland boardwalks.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

Craig police chief expects slower prosecutions after Ketchikan DA's departure

The office that prosecutes crimes on Prince of Wales Island has lost its district attorney, and Craig's police chief says prosecutions will slow.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Coast Guard's top enlisted leader tells Congress he's unfamiliar with any housing bonus plan

Asked about a housing bonus for Coast Guard members in pricey posts like Sitka, the service's top enlisted member told Congress he hadn't heard of one.

by Alaska News1w ago2 min readFrom Sep 16

Skagway police warn that fake city invoices are reaching residents

Fake bills dressed up as Skagway city invoices are landing in town. Police say call City Hall to check, and they've said the city never asks for wire transfers.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to take up renaming Eagle River Commons Park for homestead family

Eagle River's Commons Park could be renamed Pippel's Field Park, after the homestead family who farmed the land that's now downtown Eagle River.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Volland proposes a task force to streamline Anchorage permitting

Volland wants a task force of builders and others to streamline permitting. A builder says one permit took 9 months; some neighborhood groups want more review.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

East Anchorage Assembly member proposes free People Mover rides for enrolled students 18 and older

An East Anchorage Assembly member wants students who've turned 18 to keep riding People Mover free. Fares covered about a tenth of bus costs in 2024.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Handeland proposes letting in-person testifiers speak before phone callers

Assembly Member Donald Handeland wants people who show up and wait to testify in person to speak before callers, who can often wait at home until called.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly leaders propose keeping multifamily design rules on hold through 2035

Anchorage Assembly leaders want to keep design rules for new apartments and townhouses on hold through 2035, more than seven years past the current end date.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage water utility pulls a well after PFAS tests exceed a proposed standard

AWWU pulled an Anchorage Bowl well after tests found "forever chemicals" above a proposed standard. Most city water comes from Eklutna, where tests found none.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

State forestry division lists five wildfire hazards in Halloween post

State Forestry's Halloween post lists five ways Alaskans start fires they didn't mean to, from campfires that aren't "DEAD OUT" to sparking tow chains.Most Alaska wildfires are human-caused, 118 of the season's first 124 fires started that way.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

Coast Guard orders $113.7 million water line replacement at Base Kodiak

The Coast Guard ordered $113.7 million in work to replace water lines at Base Kodiak, whose aging system supplies all its drinking and firefighting water.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

Kodiak man dies after Cessna 185 crashes and sinks in Afognak Island's Blue Fox Bay

Troopers named James Osowski, 33, of Kodiak as the man killed when a Cessna 185 crashed and sank in Blue Fox Bay on Afognak Island Oct. 20. Two others got out.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly returns Wednesday to unfinished police surveillance rules

The Anchorage Assembly tries again Wednesday to finish its police surveillance rules. The ACLU and a handful of residents want tighter limits.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage optimistic about new contract for bus operators and garbage crews

City Hall says it's optimistic about a new contract for Anchorage's bus operators and garbage crews. The old one runs out Dec. 31. What's on the table? Unsaid.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage-based Koniag company does cybersecurity work for nuclear weapons agency

A Koniag company in Anchorage does cybersecurity work for the agency that maintains America's nuclear weapons. The feds just added another $4.7 million.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly set to OK liquor renewals for 13 businesses, hold two

Humpy's, the Buckaroo Club and 11 others go to the Assembly Wednesday. The Crazy Horse and Eagle River Alehouse could be held over fire and tax issues.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Aging commission will hear Juneau seniors Nov. 4 on the next state senior plan

Alaska's aging commission will hear from Juneau seniors over lunch Wednesday at Centennial Hall, and what they say helps steer four years of senior services.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Nearly eight years after the quake, FEMA is still funding Anchorage school repairs

Nearly eight years after the 2018 quake, FEMA is still funding Anchorage school repairs. It has committed $41.7 million, and most projects are still open.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: Nearly 8 years after the quake, FEMA closes out repairs at two Mat-Su parks

State plans $5.2 million roundabout at Sheep Creek Road and West Tanana Drive near UAF

Fairbanks drivers who stop to turn left off Sheep Creek Road near UAF could get a roundabout instead. The state's $5.2 million plan is open for comment.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Seward police seek tips after political signs destroyed near Tony's Bar

Someone wrecked political signs across from Tony's Bar in Seward overnight Wednesday. Police want help finding them and say "we are better than this."

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Interior seeks nominees for five Exxon Valdez spill advisory seats

Interior wants nominees to fill 5 of 10 empty seats on the Exxon Valdez oil spill advisory committee, covering subsistence, recreation and other public roles.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Sitka planning staff recommend denying courthouse move to Sheldon Jackson campus

Sitka planning staff recommend denying the court system's plan to move the courthouse beside a playground and youth camp. The state already funded the purchase.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readFrom Oct 23

Most Kodiak city jobs start below market pay, consultant tells council

A consultant says most Kodiak city jobs start below market pay and half the staff has two years or less on the job. The council talks it over Wednesday.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Free Wasilla summit Monday helps students with disabilities plan for life after school

Mat-Su students with disabilities can practice job interviews and get help planning for life after high school at a free summit Monday in Wasilla.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Few Alaska households just above the poverty line got SNAP in 2024, United Way report says

Only 18% of Alaska households that earn too much to count as poor but too little to cover the basics got SNAP in 2024, a United Way report says.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

State approves 25-year renewal of College Road lease, with rent to reset to market value

The state approved renewing the 1971 lease under the Alaska Fun Center on College Road for 25 years. The rent, about $4,000 a year, will reset to market value.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Perez-Verdia proposes a police committee he'd chair as surveillance rules return

Kameron Perez-Verdia wants a yearlong committee he'd chair to study which surveillance rules belong in code. It's up the night the Assembly takes them up.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read