Anchorage

Anchorage planners seek delays on three hearings, including Tudor interchange

Anchorage planners asked to push three Nov. 9 hearings into December. It would be the second delay for the Seward Highway-Tudor Road interchange review.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Alaska Railroad recruits Anchorage high schoolers to train as tour guides

Alaska Railroad wants Anchorage juniors and seniors for its King Tech tour guide class, applications due Dec. 3. Finishing it can lead to a paid summer job on the railroad.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Two new members join Alaska's disabilities council, leaving two seats open

Alaska's disabilities council appointed Don Clack and Dave Berube to its Special Education and Advocacy seats. Two seats, a self-advocate and an aging commission rep, stay open.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Assembly weighs using $400,000 in Girdwood reserves for Ruane Road culvert

The Anchorage Assembly votes Wednesday on using $400,000 in Girdwood reserves to match a federal grant. This money funds a $2 million project to replace aging culverts with a fish-friendly design.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider $1.9 million for police unit targeting impaired drivers

Anchorage police could get about $2.6 million, mostly from the state, to go after impaired drivers, speeders, street racers and distracted drivers.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Anchorage police seek man who walked away from Parkview Center

Anchorage police got a felony escape warrant for a 36-year-old man who walked away from the downtown Parkview Center reentry facility and want help finding him.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Anchorage road plan keeps contested Seward Highway and downtown rebuilds

Anchorage's draft road plan keeps a $1.6 billion Seward Highway rebuild and a lane-cutting 5th and 6th redo, counting on federal money above the usual share.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago4 min read

LaFrance appoints retired municipal lawyer to Anchorage Equal Rights Commission

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance appointed retired attorney Linda Johnson to the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission. The Assembly votes on her confirmation Wednesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Assembly to vote Wednesday on McDonald Center contract after audit's 11 findings

Eagle River's rink operator could get 10 more years at the McDonald Center, 10 months after a city audit listed 11 findings. The Assembly takes it up Wednesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Cook Inlet Tribal Council seeks a bigger K'teya center for the same $36.5 million

Cook Inlet Tribal Council restarted its builder search for the K'teya center with a bigger building, the same $36.5 million and more for that money to cover.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Northrim still expects its Oregon bank purchase to close around Jan. 1

Northrim told the SEC it still expects to own an Oregon bank around New Year's, its first step outside Alaska. Deal costs ran about $1 million last quarter.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly weighs just under $300,000 to help price a trash-burning power plant

The Anchorage Assembly may pay its only bidder just under $300,000 to help price a trash-burning power plant, on top of up to $700,000 it approved to design it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Follows: Anchorage Assembly to consider $700,000 to start designing trash-burning power plant

Assembly to weigh a helipad for military helicopters at the Port of Alaska

Anchorage's port could get its own helipad so Army and Air Force helicopters can deploy through it. The Assembly votes Wednesday on a deal worth up to $3.9M.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Windstorm cut power to at least 11,800 Chugach Electric members in Anchorage

Friday's windstorm drove trees into power lines, cutting power to at least 11,800 Chugach Electric members. A few hundred were still out early Saturday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: Windstorm gusts hit 70 mph south of Eagle River, cutting power to over 13,500 MEA members

Windstorm gusts hit 70 mph south of Eagle River, cutting power to over 13,500 MEA members

Gusts up to 70 mph knocked out power to more than 13,500 MEA members from Eagle River to Willow early Friday. About 4,800 were still out at noon.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Judge rules ICE's policy discouraging detention of pregnant women isn't binding

A federal judge in Anchorage ruled ICE's policy discouraging detention of pregnant women isn't binding, denying the petition of a woman ICE held three days.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Southeast charter fleet tops its halibut share for a sixth straight year

Southeast's charter halibut fleet has topped its catch share six years running as size limits tightened. Fishery managers take up 2027 limits in December.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anchorage Assembly set to honor veterans and Purple Heart recipients in November

The Anchorage Assembly is set Wednesday to recognize Veterans Day and Purple Heart Month. About 1 in 10 Alaskans has served, its resolution notes.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

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

The state asked a judge to rethink her ruling disqualifying a House candidate, warning that her reasoning would also reach Treg Taylor's run for governor.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Judge rules Dahlstrom couldn't override APOC on Tagle, a move she also made for Taylor