Anchorage

JBER airmen spend 54 hours testing long-range radio in an international contest

JBER airmen spent 54 hours trying to raise bases as far off as Iraq and New Zealand, with no satellites or internet, in an international radio contest.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 20

Anchorage police seek missing 10-year-old twins last seen near East Northern Lights

Anchorage police are searching for missing 10 year old twins Josiah and Joshua Wright, last seen near East Northern Lights Boulevard Monday. Anyone with information is asked to call Dispatch at 311.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Anchorage administration tallies $31 million for shelter, outreach and crisis care

Anchorage's mayor tallies $31.26 million for shelter, outreach and crisis care next year. The Assembly chair says not all of that is homelessness spending.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago4 min read

GCI rival questions whether FCC's Quintillion conditions will keep wholesale prices fair

The FCC let GCI buy the Arctic fiber line serving Utqiagvik, Kotzebue and Nome. A rival met with FCC staff to question whether the deal's conditions are enough.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago3 min readFrom Oct 23

Follows: Alaska Communications presses FCC to block or condition GCI-Quintillion sale

Victor Joseph, a former Tanana Chiefs Conference chief, is AFN's next co-chair

AFN closed its 60th convention by naming Tanana's Victor Joseph, a former TCC chief, as its next co-chair. He replaces Joe Nelson, who didn't run again.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Peltola taken to hospital after Anchorage crash; Fairbanks, Bethel stops moved

A driver rear-ended Mary Peltola's car Saturday as she headed to the AFN banquet. She and her family had minor injuries, and two campaign stops are being moved.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage planners put off a permanent permit for Linda's Place shelter until December

Anchorage planners put off a permanent permit for the Linda's Place shelter until Dec. 14. It operates under an emergency order with no set end date.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 19

Follows: Planners back a permanent permit for Linda's Place shelter as neighbors raise concerns

Anchorage parks would trade 32 seasonal jobs for nine year-round positions

Anchorage Parks and Recreation would cut 32 seasonal jobs and add nine full-time positions in 2027, and move its Healthy Spaces camp cleanup crew onto its budget.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Three candidates for governor pledge tribal affairs offices or liaisons at AFN forum

Three governor candidates told AFN delegates they'd add tribal affairs offices, advisors or liaisons to state government. Bernadette Wilson didn't take part.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

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

A judge ruled Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom couldn't override APOC's finding against Jose Tagle. She overrode its finding against Treg Taylor the very same day.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Anchorage fire chief expects two recruit academies in 2027 as about 50 can retire

Anchorage's fire chief expects two recruit academies in 2027 as about 50 firefighters can retire. Even that may fall short, and a third costs about $2 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Anchorage budget office lists pool closures and bus cuts as possible options for 2028 gap

Anchorage budget office outlined cuts that could close a $15 to $30 million 2028 gap. • Options include closing 3 pools, cutting a bus route and axing 21 police community officer jobs. • None are in the 2027 budget. Assembly votes Nov. 17.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Begich tells AFN Southcentral Foundation land transfer is law; Sullivan lists his bills

Begich told AFN the Southcentral Foundation land transfer was signed this week, and he and Sullivan walked delegates through their other laws and stalled bills.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

One person dies in a second-alarm fire at a gated Midtown Anchorage condo complex

One person died in a second-alarm fire at a gated Midtown Anchorage condo complex Thursday. Police evacuated residents door to door as 31 fire units responded.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Anchorage approves $1.23 million for two fire tenders to replace aging trucks

Anchorage is buying two new water tenders for $1.23 million to replace trucks older than 25 years, though the new ones could take about 20 months to arrive.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Assembly hearing on Girdwood street crews' storage yard moves to Nov. 17

The Assembly hearing on giving Girdwood's street crews the storage yard they've used since 2009 moved to Nov. 17. The sewer utility wants the lot too.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Anchorage superintendent says April school bond should stay under $60 million

Anchorage schools chief Jharrett Bryantt wants April's bond kept under $60 million, despite $136 million in identified projects. Voters rejected a $79 million bond last April.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Southcentral Foundation to host Typhoon Halong survivor gathering in Chugiak Saturday

Southcentral Foundation hosts a wellness gathering Saturday in Chugiak for Typhoon Halong survivors, with food, crafts and a steam bath.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

AIDEA board approves $75 million fiber company, bars partners on restricted lists

AIDEA's board created a $75 million company to buy into undersea fiber, hoping Alaska can stop being what the resolution calls a "data cul-de-sac."

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: AIDEA board to vote on a $75 million company to invest in undersea internet cables

Federal judge convicts Brian Smith, serving time for two murders, of lying to get citizenship

A federal judge in Anchorage convicted Brian Smith, already serving 226 years for murdering two women, of lying on his citizenship bid.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Ermine Skate opens Midtown Anchorage storefront as founder receives legislative citation

Paxson Woelber opened Ermine Skate's new Anchorage shop, got a surprise legislative citation and cut the ribbon with a skate that isn't for sale yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Legal group drops deadline claim, asks judge to keep Judicial Council records suit alive

A D.C. legal group dropped the 10-day deadline its records suit against the Alaska Judicial Council leaned on, but told a judge the council still took too long.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Judicial Council seeks dismissal of DC group's suit over scoring records

Police find no bombs after threats to five Anchorage schools; three campuses evacuated

Bomb threats were called in to five Anchorage schools Wednesday, and three evacuated. Police found no evidence of a bomb and believe the threats are unfounded.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Fish and Game's women's outdoor program offers a Dall sheep and goat hunting clinic Nov. 7

Fish and Game will spend a November Saturday teaching women to hunt Dall sheep and mountain goats, for $55. It's one of BOW's last Anchorage classes of 2026.

by Alaska News3w ago2 min read

Former Anchorage oilfield services manager gets 58 months for wire fraud and tax evasion

A federal judge sentenced former Anchorage oilfield manager James Wohlers to 58 months for wire fraud and tax evasion. He stole over $2.5 million while cutting employee pay.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Willow Commons stays full in its first six months, health department says

Willow Commons' 32 units have stayed full since March, and 27 of 58 residents finished treatment. The city's startup money for the operator ran out in July.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

East 56 shelter will reach 200 beds by Nov. 30, a month earlier than last year

Anchorage will add East 56 shelter beds every other week to hit 450 citywide by Nov. 30, about a month before it reached 200 at East 56 last winter.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Revised Chugach access board plan would bar CASA from taking over existing road upkeep

Anchorage Assembly leaders rewrote their Chugach access board plan again, barring the park access tax from taking over road upkeep. The hearing got bumped.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

State and FEMA offer free training for Alaska's local floodplain officials

The state and FEMA will train newer local floodplain officials for free in Anchorage Dec. 1-4. Their rules are what keep federal flood insurance available.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Anchorage School Board will pick interim superintendent from within ASD, vote in November

Want to be Anchorage's interim superintendent? You'd better already work for ASD. The board is taking internal applicants only, through Oct. 30.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 16

Follows: ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt says he will leave for Virginia district

Anchorage judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit over voter list sent to DOJ

Anchorage judge Adolf Zeman let a lawsuit over Alaska's voter list sent to the DOJ move forward, weeks before the Nov. 3 election.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 16

Anchorage's water utility could own the rights to most of the city's tap water in 2055

Most of Anchorage's tap water comes from a lake whose water rights belong to the hydro owners. A deal OK'd 12-0 lets the city's water utility own them in 2055.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Anchorage weighs Eklutna water deals after utilities decline to back its bid for a vote

Anchorage ordinance would make candidates disclose residency dates and tax exemptions

An Anchorage ordinance would make candidates for mayor, Assembly and School Board disclose home move-in dates and tax exemptions claimed.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Anchorage drops landfill injection well plan and turns to an evaporator for leachate

Anchorage's landfill trucks about 118,000 gallons of leachate a day to the sewer. Plan B for a 2028 state deadline: evaporate some of it with landfill gas.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Anchorage would give tax-exempt property owners 90 days to recertify instead of March 15

Anchorage wants tax-exempt property owners to recertify within 90 days of a request, not by March 15. A 2026 review of 60 found one that no longer qualified.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

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

The Assembly agreed an administrative warrant isn't enough to share surveillance data the rules bar, made it easier to pause a tool, then ran out of clock.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Follows: Warrant rule for sharing police camera data splits Anchorage Assembly surveillance drafts

Downtown business leaders ask Anchorage Assembly to make police foot patrol permanent

Downtown business groups asked the Assembly to make APD's foot patrol permanent. The bed tax money paying for it is nearly gone, and the 2027 budget has none.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Anchorage's 2027 budget leaves out money for downtown police foot patrols

Anchorage School Board votes to raze Abbott Loop, return Westpark on a nonbinding pledge

The school board will spend $3.96 million to knock down Abbott Loop and hand the city three properties. The Westpark payback is a pledge, not a guarantee.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Follows: Anchorage mayor's office wants closed Abbott Loop Elementary demolished, school officials say

Anchorage School Board asks Assembly to reject electing most members by district

The Anchorage School Board voted 6-1 to ask the Assembly to kill a plan to elect most board members by district before voters ever get a say.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Anchorage Assembly members question plan to elect School Board by district

Alaska VA seeks psychologists to evaluate its police applicants and officers each year

The Alaska VA wants a psychologist to vet its Anchorage police: two tests, a life history and 10 traits from integrity to impulse control. Then yearly checkups

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read