Southcentral

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

Mat-Su Assembly accepts $2.5 million to refrigerate the ice at Big Lake's rink

Big Lake's rink waits on cold weather to make ice. The Mat-Su Assembly took $2.5 million from the Mat-Su Health Foundation to make its own instead.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Mat-Su Assembly weighs $2.5 million grant to refrigerate the ice at Big Lake rink

Air Force Reserve pilots on bush-flying course shut off fuel leak at overturned Super Cub

Air Force Reserve pilots training in bush flying landed near an overturned Super Cub on an Alaska river sandbar and shut off its leaking fuel.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Kodiak's new harbor billing check flags about a quarter of statements, consultants say

Consultants told Kodiak's council a new harbor billing check flags about a quarter of what it reviews. They'd like those called flags, not errors.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Seward planning commission approves fourplex on Phoenix Road with conditions

Seward's planning commission approved a 4-unit fourplex on Phoenix Road for developer Phil Zimmerman, with parking, trash and landscaping conditions.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Seward planning commission backs letting 3- to 5-unit housing skip conditional use permits

Seward's planning commission voted 5-0 to let 3 to 5 unit housing skip conditional use permits if builders meet set rules. The City Council still must approve the change.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Seward and its chamber weigh a study of how much tourism money stays in town

Seward wants to know how much tourism money stays in town. At a work session, locals asked about J-1 wages, outside-owned rentals and empty winters.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago3 min read

Mat-Su counts at least 763 buildings likely too close to lakes as Assembly weighs a fix

Mat-Su counts at least 763 lakefront buildings likely too close to the water, maybe double that. A one-page plan would give owners a year to go legal.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Mat-Su Assembly to revisit lake and river setback rules in a special meeting

Talkeetna residents ask Mat-Su Assembly for hearings on water tank site before Nov. 17

Talkeetna residents asked Mat-Su Assembly for formal hearings on a water tank site before a Nov. 17 briefing. They say the site pick drew opposition since January with no public input.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Late elk hunt won't open on western Afognak after hunters near the harvest limit

Afognak elk hunters already reported 51 of the 54 elk Fish and Game planned to allow, so the late registration hunt won't open on the island's west side.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Non-aviation rent at Kodiak Airport starts at twice recent aviation rates

A Kodiak Airport lot is up for bid for non-aviation use at 37.5 cents a square foot, roughly twice what aviation tenants there have recently been charged.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 15

Anchorage police help BIA unit search for man, 51, missing since July in a Pine Ridge case

Anchorage police are helping a federal BIA unit search for Peter Wesley, 51, missing since July and last seen at an Anchorage shelter in late September.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readFrom Jul 1

Anchorage commissioner moves to approve 8-foot Girdwood fence on Hightower Road

Anchorage zoning commissioner moved to approve an 8 foot fence, double the usual limit, on a Girdwood property on Hightower Road.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Archangel Road in Hatcher Pass closes to vehicles for the winter

Archangel Road in Hatcher Pass closed to cars for the winter Tuesday. Reed Lakes hikers, you're walking now. Snowmachiners, your season is coming.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Fairbanks couple killed, toddler hurt in Parks Highway crash at Trapper Creek

A Fairbanks couple died Monday when their Subaru crossed the center line and hit a pickup near Trapper Creek. Their toddler was hurt. The Parks Highway closed for about five hours.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Federal agencies inspect cargo at the port that supplies most of Alaska

The Coast Guard, NOAA and TSA inspected cargo at the port that brings in goods for 90% of Alaskans. They didn't say when, or whether they found anything.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 14

Hatch Act complaint targets Trump officials' remarks at Sullivan rally

Two groups want the special counsel to look at Carr, Burgum and Lutnick for talking agency business at Sullivan's Wasilla rally. Carr says he spoke personally.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Chugach, the Alaska Chamber's business of the year, has bought five Alaska firms since 2024

Chugach, which bought Cordova's Copper River Fleece this summer, won the Alaska Chamber's big-business award. It has bought five Alaska firms since 2024.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read

YWCA Alaska names Chugach Commercial Holdings president Gwen Welch a Woman of Achievement

YWCA Alaska named Gwen Welch, president of Chugach Commercial Holdings, a 2026 Woman of Achievement.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago1 min read

Goat hunt north of Port Valdez closes Wednesday night after harvest tops the limit

Hunters north of Port Valdez reported 9 goat points against a cap of 8, so Fish and Game is shutting the hunt Wednesday night, 10 days early.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

NTSB investigating Cessna that lost control while landing in Meadow Lakes

A 1972 Cessna 206 lost control on the ground while landing in Meadow Lakes on Oct. 1. Nobody was hurt, and the NTSB opened a case, as it does.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readFrom Oct 1

Fish and Game offers 20 permits Wednesday for a Resurrection Peninsula goat hunt

Fish and Game opens 20 permits Wednesday for a November goat hunt on the Resurrection Peninsula. Take a nanny and you're out of goat hunting for five years.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cordova closes Railroad Avenue between Industry Way and Breakwater Avenue over debris

Cordova closed Railroad Avenue between Industry Way and Breakwater Avenue due to debris in the road. The closure is in effect until further notice, with no reopening date given.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Kenai Peninsula Assembly president proposes filling vacant seats until 30 days left in a term

Kenai Peninsula Assembly holds a hearing tonight on Ryan Tunseth's rewrite letting it fill vacant seats until 30 days before a term ends, matching state law.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Chugachmiut offers Native Youth Olympics travel and coaching aid in seven communities

Chugachmiut will help cover Native Youth Olympics travel, coaching and event costs for students in seven Chugach region communities through 2030.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Planning commission backs Anchorage's $88 million bond request after memo dispute

Planners backed Anchorage's $88 million bond ask Monday, after a city director told them to disregard their own staff's memo questioning the project list.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

VA seeks proposals for a 20-year lease to house its Kenai Vet Center outstation in Soldotna

The VA wants a 20 year lease for office space in Soldotna to house its Kenai Vet Center counseling outstation. Proposals are due Nov. 25, with price counting less than site and quality.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read

Up to 6 inches of snow and slushy roads forecast for Anchorage and Mat Valley Tuesday

Winter weather advisory warns of 2 to 6 inches of snow and slushy roads for Anchorage and the Mat Valley Tuesday morning, with 6 to 12 inches on the Hillsides above 2,000 feet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Houston plans a door-to-door income survey to qualify for an $850,000 fire station grant

Houston needs 51% of the people a fire station serves to be low or moderate income to get an $850,000 grant. HUD says 49.6%, so staff will knock on doors.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Fake invoices posing as the Mat-Su Borough are targeting people who apply for permits

Fake invoices made to look like they came from the Mat-Su Borough are hitting people who apply for land use permits. One shop got 10 in nine days.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cook Inlet Housing asks Anchorage to lift 2001 rules on its Creekside land

Cook Inlet Housing wants Anchorage to scrap 2001 rules on its Creekside land at Muldoon and DeBarr, calling them prescriptive and time-consuming.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Duffy announces $250 million federal grant to finish Port MacKenzie rail link

Duffy brought $250 million to finish the Port MacKenzie rail link, started in 2013, and promised to have dirt turning by spring at "Trump speed."

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cordova seeks applicants for five city boards ahead of December appointments

Cordova is accepting applications for 11 open seats across five city boards, with council appointments set for December.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago1 min read

Searchers bring two hunters out of Power Creek Basin near Cordova after a minor injury

Troopers, Cordova crews and 40 volunteers pulled two hunters from Power Creek Basin Sunday after a minor injury. One got hurt packing game, the other got soaked helping him.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Rabbit rescuer to tell Anchorage Assembly no agency acted after pet rabbits were shot

Tania Krawchenko will tell the Anchorage Assembly Tuesday that no agency responded after two pet rabbits were shot in South Anchorage, killing one and leading to the other being euthanized.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Fish and Game names low bidder for $3.58 million Susitna Landing boat launch rebuild

Fish and Game picked Nodak Electric & Construction's $3.58 million bid to rebuild Susitna Landing boat launch on the Kashwitna River in Willow.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Jul 22

Anchorage warned a private plan reviewer who missed 'egregious' safety risks

Anchorage says a private plan reviewer missed "egregious" safety risks. Officials warned them and want clearer power to drop reviewers who underperform.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Darren Franz to succeed Betsy Lawer as First National Bank Alaska CEO in January

First National Bank Alaska picked Darren Franz to replace Betsy Lawer as CEO in January. Lawer stays as executive chair after growing the bank to $5.1 billion.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readFrom Oct 7

Anchorage reports $1.75M in September contracts below the Assembly approval line

Anchorage reported $1.75 million in September contracts too small to need an Assembly vote, from AI that watches the city's network to police range backstops.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read