Anchorage

Anchorage ordinance would raise transit-corridor density target from 8 to 36 homes per acre

An Assembly proposal would raise the housing density target along Anchorage transit corridors from 8 homes per acre to 36. Testimony is Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Anchorage schedules Oct. 6 hearing on transit-corridor plan

Vance visit brings flight limits to Anchorage and Fairbanks

Flight restrictions posted for Vance's Alaska trip cover Anchorage twice and Fairbanks once. Merrill Field pilots, plan around Monday and Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

APD policy lays out rooftop drones for 911 calls; chief said technology was not yet in use

APD has adopted rules for rooftop drones that could reach 911 calls before officers, but its chief said Sept. 25 the technology was not yet operating.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Anchorage Assembly takes up Eklutna water deals without RCA condition

Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on three Eklutna Lake water agreements after a condition Assembly members imposed in December became impossible to meet in court.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska Jewish Campus registers lobbyist to seek state grant for indoor play center

Alaska Jewish Campus hired a lobbyist to seek a state capital budget grant for an indoor play center for children with disabilities, which has raised $1.83 million toward its $4.2 million cost.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Oct 1

Eklutna begins clearing five acres it bought beside Chin'an gaming hall

Eklutna is clearing five acres it bought next to Chin'an gaming hall, outside the approved gaming site. Public records don't say what's planned there.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Jul 8

Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau clinics join federal program requiring 24-hour crisis care

Clinics in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau joined a federal Medicaid program Oct. 1 that requires 24-hour crisis care and serving people who can't pay.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 1

GOPAC fund gives $50,000 to group buying Juneau election ads

A Virginia political fund gave $50,000 to the Sitka-based Alaska Voter Project, which spent nearly $19,000 on Juneau ads urging votes for pro-business candidates ahead of Tuesday's election.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

No on 2 reports $8.76 million in cumulative contributions after $2.13 million influx

No on 2 reported $8.76 million in cumulative contributions. Repeal Now's conflicting filings do not support a clean fundraising comparison.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Northrim shareholders vote Oct. 20 on buying Oregon bank, its first expansion outside Alaska

Northrim shareholders vote Oct. 20 on buying an Oregon bank, which would give the Anchorage bank its first branches outside Alaska. Not voting counts as a no.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 17

Follows: Northrim's Oregon deal is on the record. The approvals are not.

Wind advisory for Unalaska and Nikolski Sunday with gusts up to 50 mph

Gusts up to 50 mph are forecast for Unalaska and Nikolski on Sunday. Anything not tied down may relocate. Nikolski gets it first, Unalaska later.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly recognizes October as Filipino American History Month

Anchorage Assembly is set to approve a resolution Tuesday recognizing October 2026 as Filipino American History Month, a tradition it has repeated yearly since at least 2014.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

NTSB report details fog, aborted landing and second attempt before fatal Cape Newenham crash

An NTSB preliminary report lays out the Aug. 20 Cape Newenham crash that killed eight: fog, an aborted landing, a dropped diversion and a second attempt.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Aug 20

Follows: Charter plane crash at Cape Newenham radar site kills eight

Coast Guard hoists ship captain 58 miles south of Adak with Air Guard help

The Coast Guard and Alaska Air National Guard flew more than 1,000 miles to pull an ailing master off a container ship near Adak and get him to Anchorage.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 1

Anchorage ordinance would have boards write their own pre-sunset reports

Anchorage Assembly will consider letting boards write their own sunset reports instead of the Office of Internal Audit, due 90 days before their terms expire.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider Disability Employment Awareness Month resolution

The Anchorage Assembly is scheduled to consider a resolution on Oct. 6 recognizing October as Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Alaska Work Matters Task Force has separately reported lower employment among Alaskans with disabilities.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

UAA gets $725,000 for nursing simulation equipment at rural campus sites

UAA got $725,000 in federal money for nursing simulation gear for rural students, where clinical placements are a big limit on how many can enroll.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 14

Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek goat hunt in Unit 1C closes Sunday night

Alaska closes the Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek goat hunt in Unit 1C after Sunday, October 4, through June 30, 2027, citing low population counts and poor recovery since a severe 2006/2007 winter.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Navy commissions USS Ted Stevens in Whittier

Ted Stevens is officially a warship. The Navy commissioned the destroyer in a rainy Whittier ceremony Saturday before it heads home to Norfolk, Virginia.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Chugach Manor senior housing waiting list open in Anchorage; Chugach View list closed Sept. 17

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation closed the one-bedroom waiting list for Chugach View Senior Housing in Anchorage on Sept. 17, but the waiting list for Chugach Manor remains open.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 23

Anchorage Assembly to take up $388,874 to design Merrill Field gate replacements

Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on $388,874 to design replacements for 36 failing gate operators at Merrill Field, with federal grant covering most of the cost.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage plan narrows road service area seats on Chugach board

Anchorage Assembly narrowed who can fill two Chugach State Park access board seats to current or former road board supervisors instead of any road service area resident.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly takes up Chugiak senior housing lease extension to 2094

A Chugiak senior group wants until 2094 on its city land lease to build about 60 affordable apartments. Without a change, the lease ends this month.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Koniag shareholders to meet in Anchorage with three board seats up

Koniag shareholders vote on three board seats Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Dena'ina Civic Center in Anchorage, with livestream available online.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Koniag to pay $1,200 Elder Benefit to original shareholders 62 and older Oct. 9

Koniag will pay $1,200 to original shareholders 62 and older on Oct. 9, its fall Elder Benefit. The benefit began in 2018; a spring payment was added in 2024.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage joint venture wins $4.7M Chicago facilities management deal

An Anchorage joint venture won a $4.7 million federal contract to manage a Chicago Social Security building, one of 37 awards the partnership has landed since October 2025.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage mayor proposes 2027 budget that relies on one-time money, warns of 2028 fiscal cliff

Anchorage's mayor proposed a 2027 budget that plugs a $15 million hole mostly with one-time money, and she says the city hits a fiscal cliff in 2028.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Revised APD drone report adds required warrant data, showing warrants for about one in four flights

APD's revised drone report includes the warrant info city code requires: about one in four of 500-plus flights had one. Most others cite exceptions.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read

January count finds downtown Anchorage street parking peaked at about a third full

Can't find parking downtown? A city count found Anchorage's downtown street parking only about a third full at its busiest, at least on two winter weekdays.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider permanent mayoral emergency power for disasters outside the city

Last fall Anchorage needed a special emergency law to help Western Alaska storm evacuees. An ordinance up Tuesday would make that power permanent.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage's Koman firms win $37.6 million in Border Protection contracts

Two Anchorage companies owned by Natives of Kodiak Inc. won $37.6 million in Border Protection contracts for plant eradication and kennel facility work.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 29

Handeland proposes electing most Anchorage School Board members by district

An Assembly member wants Anchorage to elect most School Board members by district, saying some parts of town have gone years without a member.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Potter Creek Water Company seeks to raise its flat residential rate to as much as $122.91 a month

Potter Creek water customers could see their flat monthly bill go from $106.02 to as much as $122.91. State regulators are taking comments until Oct. 16.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Montessori school's September repairs top yearly budget as child care fund grants face cuts

One break-in and a fire inspection blew through an Anchorage Montessori school's yearly repair budget in a month. The city fund that helps is facing cuts.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Cuddy Park skating project left out of Anchorage's draft six-year capital plan

Skaters say they have $1 million lined up for a Cuddy Park facility, but the park isn't in Anchorage's draft capital plan. The Assembly could still add it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage staff recommend denying most of Girdwood owner's plan to build in stream buffer

A Girdwood owner wants to rebuild a house and add a garage, rental unit and bridge in a protected stream buffer. City staff say no to most of it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider $2.2 million more for surge beds at two homeless shelters

Anchorage may add about $2.2 million to two shelter contracts to cover extra winter beds at Linda's Place and the E. 56th Avenue shelter. Assembly votes Oct. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider $1.7 million to design fix for Girdwood's drinking water well

Girdwood's main drinking water well lets surface water in, so it needs a treatment fix. The Assembly may add $1.7 million to design it Oct. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State cites Mat-Su marijuana grow for 1,840 tracking violations after finding hundreds of untagged plants

Investigators found hundreds of untagged pot plants at a Mat-Su grow and counted 1,840 violations. Its latest tag order bounced for insufficient funds.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Four men shot on Spenard Road were walking when someone fired, police say

Four men shot on Spenard Road early Sept. 26 with non-life-threatening injuries. • A fifth man shot on C Street Sept. 29 with life-threatening wounds. • No arrests made in either case.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 29