Anchorage

First National Bank Alaska's quarterly profit rises 18%, and shareholders get $8 a share

First National Bank Alaska earned $25.2 million last quarter, up 18% from a year ago. Shareholders get $8 a share in December, half of it a special dividend.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 4

Federal judge throws out most of a defamation lawsuit, including a racketeering claim

A federal judge tossed most of Holly Sheldon-Lee's lawsuit against two people she says defamed her, racketeering claim included. Each was one sentence long.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Man pleads guilty in child sexual abuse case, admits abusing seven children

A 49-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday and admitted sexually abusing seven children in Fairbanks and Anchorage. The state says he'll get 35 years to serve.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Driver kills pedestrian at Airport Heights Drive and Debarr Road in Anchorage, flees

A driver hit and killed a pedestrian at Airport Heights Drive and Debarr Road early Monday and drove away. Police haven't described the vehicle or driver.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly sets Dec. 15 hearing on Chugach Electric heavy-industrial rezone

The Anchorage Assembly will hear Chugach Electric's request Dec. 15 to zone its Third Avenue utility yard heavy industrial, matching decades of utility use.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read

Sullivan campaign asks to join Peltola's ballot-records suit before Tuesday hearing

Sullivan's campaign moved to join Peltola's lawsuit over absentee-ballot records, a day before a judge hears her emergency request. The motion isn't public yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Weather makes state's last block grant workshop Zoom-only; applications still due Dec. 4

Bad weather in Anchorage made the state's last block grant workshop online-only. Towns still have until Dec. 4 to apply for up to $850,000 each.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readFrom Nov 3

Weather service trims Hillside snow forecast but still expects gusts up to 60 mph overnight

The weather service cut its Hillside and Eagle River snow forecast to 1 to 5 inches but still expects gusts up to 60 mph overnight. Then it all turns to rain.

by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read

State takes comment on North Slope seismic survey and three airport lease extensions

The state is taking comments on a 205-square-mile North Slope seismic survey and on no-bid lease extensions at the Birchwood, Dillingham and Girdwood airports.

by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readFrom Nov 4

Alaska Supreme Court will weigh state search warrants for Metlakatla tribal property

A Ketchikan judge ruled state courts can't issue search warrants for Metlakatla tribal property. The Alaska Supreme Court hears the state's challenge Jan. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago4 min read

Anchorage Assembly chair proposes conditional protest of Midtown hotel's liquor license

Anchorage Assembly Chair Anna Brawley proposes a conditional protest of a liquor license for Courtyard by Marriott Midtown. Assembly takes public testimony Nov. 17.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read

Northern lights possible in much of Alaska through Sunday night, if the clouds cooperate

A minor geomagnetic storm has northern lights possible across much of Alaska through Sunday night. The catch, as usual: clouds forecast over most of the state.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly chair would cut crime victim grants to shift pre-K to alcohol tax

Anchorage's Assembly chair wants to move half of pre-K back onto the alcohol tax, paying for it by cutting crime victim grants. Vote is Nov. 17.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago3 min read

Anchorage man gets 60 years for 2023 murder of John Martin III near Dimond credit union

Ryan Dummler got 60 years for murdering John Martin III, who was asleep outside a credit union when Dummler walked up. Ten minutes later, he reported for work.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Anchorage police ask for help finding Kylie Johnson, 17, last seen near Woburn Circle

Anchorage police are asking for help finding Kylie Johnson, 17, last seen near Woburn Circle. Anyone with information should call APD at 311 or 907-786-8900.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Seward-Tudor interchange rebuild estimated at $96.5 million

The state's draft design puts the Seward Highway–Tudor Road interchange rebuild at $96.5 million. So far, only the $5 million for design is approved.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Police arrest three at Mountain View Elementary after early-morning alarms

Alarms went off at Mountain View Elementary before dawn Friday, and police caught three people trying to leave. Two are juveniles; one is 18.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly members want behavioral health care on the city's list for Juneau

Anchorage's wish list for the Legislature asks for tougher drug penalties but makes no specific ask for behavioral health care. Assembly members noticed.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

One person wounded in a shooting near Mountain View Drive and North Boniface Parkway

Someone shot at two people in a vehicle near Mountain View Drive and North Boniface Parkway late Thursday, hitting one. No arrests yet, Anchorage police say.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Anchorage proposal would replace yearly ambulance bonds with a $3.345 million levy

Anchorage has borrowed to buy ambulances for at least a decade. The mayor and an Eagle River Assembly member want voters to OK a $3.3M levy instead.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Eagle River nurse practitioner to be resentenced in three overdose deaths

Jessica Spayd, the Eagle River nurse practitioner once given 30 years in an opioid case, pleaded guilty in three overdose deaths and faces a new sentence.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Anchorage plan would let staff decide some cases that now get public hearings

Anchorage planners want staff, not public hearings, to settle some routine land-use requests. Now they've asked to push the first hearing to December.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Anchorage police arrest a man on felony weapons and assault charges after a shooting

Anchorage police arrested a 23-year-old man Thursday after a shooting injured another man. He faces four felonies, the most serious a class A weapons count.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Army Corps seeks contractor to keep Anchorage's harbor dredged through 2029

The Army Corps wants a contractor to dredge Anchorage's harbor through 2029, scooping out the Cook Inlet silt that keeps settling where ships need to dock.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

Anchorage sets Dec. 1 hearings on rezones for 44 townhomes and a Chugach utility yard

Anchorage set Dec. 1 hearings on rezoning 44 townhomes that sit on land zoned for shops and Chugach Electric's longtime utility yard to heavy industrial.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: Anchorage Assembly takes up rezone for 44 townhomes sitting on land zoned for shops

Eight GCI technicians will vote on joining a union over the company's objection

Eight GCI technicians will vote by mail on joining the IBEW after a federal labor official ordered an election over GCI's objection. Ballots count Dec. 15.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State proposes approving revised cleanup plan for old Hiland Mountain prison range

State plans to approve a revised cleanup of Hiland Mountain prison's old shooting range, removing 1,150 cubic yards of tainted soil. Comments are due Dec. 4.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Assembly shelves salary commission pick after questions over his firm's city contract

Anchorage's mayor picked a consultant for the panel that sets officials' pay. Then his firm's $86,899 city contract came up, and the Assembly shelved the pick.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Anchorage Assembly delays Missing Middle housing vote again, this time to Dec. 1

The Anchorage Assembly scheduled its Missing Middle housing vote for a Friday at noon, then unscheduled it. It's now Dec. 1, the second delay in four weeks.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago4 min read

Follows: Planners say Missing Middle overlay fits Anchorage's comprehensive plan

Anchorage passes surveillance rules, rejects new limits on plate reader searches

The Assembly wrote police plate reader and crime center rules into code 11-1, but left the 14-day data limit in police policy and rejected new search limits.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago5 min read

Follows: Anchorage Assembly amends proposed police surveillance rules, then runs out of time

Alcohol tax advocates ask Anchorage to put more into prevention and treatment

Groups behind Anchorage's alcohol tax say it put nothing into substance misuse treatment in 2025 or 2026, with none planned for 2027. They want a change.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Anchorage commission backs rezone to replace two Ivan Drive homes with duplexes

Anchorage's planning commission backed letting a couple replace two Ivan Drive houses with duplexes. Nobody testified. The Assembly gets the last word.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Anchorage airport noise study to present land use options on Nov. 18

Anchorage's airport noise study shows land use options Nov. 18. In August, the only flight change that cut the homes in its noise zone drew doubts.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Gasline Trail bridge work would bring closures, leash rules to Far North Bicentennial

The feds want to replace the Gasline Trail bridge over Campbell Creek. Plans call for closures near the Tank Trail and leashed dogs in the off-leash zone.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago1 min read

Judge won't revisit Tagle ruling or widen the case to include Treg Taylor

judge refused to revisit her Tagle ruling or widen the case to Treg Taylor. Her orders don't say whether a winning Taylor could be certified.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: State asks judge to reconsider Tagle ruling, saying it would also reach Taylor

Planners urge dropping or rechecking Anchorage's Academy-Vanguard road project

A South Anchorage road project first flagged as a need around 2009 has more than doubled in price. City planners now say drop it or recheck it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Assembly chair drafts ordinance to cut 24 of Anchorage's 51 comprehensive plan documents

Anchorage's comprehensive plan fills a suitcase, and eight parts can't be found. The Assembly chair now wants to repeal 24 of its 51 documents.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Anchorage School Board approves $7.5 million transfer to cover student nutrition deficit

Anchorage schools served more meals, but meal revenue fell nearly $8.9 million short. The School Board moved $7.5 million from the general fund to cover it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Anchorage teacher tells school board two behavior staff have quit since September

A Tyson Elementary teacher told the Anchorage School Board two behavior support staffers quit since she testified in September, and asked what's changed.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Police find 9-year-old boy who was reported missing Monday in Eagle River

Anchorage police say Malik Muhammad, a 9-year-old boy reported missing Monday evening in Eagle River, has been found. Police had asked the public for help.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read