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A missing health certification is holding up the Homestead Lounge's liquor license transfer
Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on a conditional protest of a liquor license transfer at The Homestead Lounge in Eagle River, held up by a missing health certification.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
An Anchorage cannabis grower's license renewal turns on a $12,760 tax bill
Anchorage Assembly protested a marijuana grower's state license renewal over $12,760 in unpaid taxes and an incomplete inspection, but can lift the protest once the company settles the debt.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Downtown Anchorage owners face a $1.15 million yearly bill
779 downtown Anchorage owners would owe a combined $1.15 million this year for snow removal, security, tourism and beautification — $20K-plus to under $300.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A faulting cable under the Loussac Library would cost the city a permanent easement
Anchorage Assembly will vote Tuesday on letting Chugach Electric replace a failing power cable under Loussac Library at no cost to the city.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Midtown hotel vacant since a 2019 fire seeks approval to serve alcohol
Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on a liquor permit for the Courtyard by Marriott Midtown on A Street, with no public opposition filed so far.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Anchorage commission backs Eagle River rezone over two neighbors' objections
Two Eagle River neighbors are fighting a rezone that would lift 2002 building limits on a lot they say floods and moose use. The Assembly hears it Sept. 15.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Thursday's lane closure at mile 89 on the Richardson Highway is off Alaska 511's list
Richardson Highway Lane Closed
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Charles Yingst in Big Lake on warrants topping $2 million
Alaska State Troopers arrested Charles Yingst in Big Lake on Wednesday on warrants totaling more than $2 million for fraud and escape charges.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Mat-Su sex offender sweep produces 17 arrests, 15 of them for registration violations
Alaska State Troopers arrested 17 people during a three-day sex offender compliance sweep in the Mat-Su Valley but located only 60 of 100 registered offenders targeted for checks.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche files to run again
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche, a former Soldotna mayor and state Senate President, filed to run for another term ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
One rough winter tore up Hillside roads, and self-funded neighborhoods are footing the bill
One rough winter tore up a Hillside neighborhood's roads enough that its self-funded maintenance budget would nearly quintuple, and other areas want the same.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Cordova, in a rainy region, asks residents to conserve water
Cordova, in one of Alaska's rainiest regions, is running low on water after a dry stretch and low snowpack — and the coming rain won't be enough to refill it.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read
Palmer man accused of DUI after forcing officer off Parks Highway
A Palmer man ran a Wasilla officer off the Parks Highway, then admitted to a bottle of wine and being too drunk to drive. His breath test came back at 0.109.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Two arrested after reported armed robbery at Big Lake campground
Alaska State Troopers arrested two Anchorage residents after three campers were robbed at gunpoint at Northshore Campground in Big Lake early Wednesday, Aug. 12.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Eklutna Tailrace closes stretch to anglers 16 and older Saturday
Alaska Department of Fish and Game closes a stretch of Eklutna Tailrace to anglers 16 and older on Saturday, Aug. 15, to give kids 15 and younger a youth-only coho salmon fishery from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska trains construction workers, then struggles to keep them
Just 19% of Alaska's ironworkers and 44% of electricians are still in the trade five years on, a study found — a retention gap atop a worker shortage.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kodiak's Saltery Cove anglers get their five-fish sockeye limit back after a thin July
Kodiak's Saltery Cove anglers get their five-fish sockeye limit back after a thin run recovered — though the area's subsistence closure remains in place.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Anchorage planning commission approves Chugach substation rebuild over neighbor's objection
Anchorage planners approved Chugach Electric's Campbell Lake substation rebuild despite a neighbor's objection to transformers 25 feet from their home.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
APIA is hiring two paid interns in Anchorage and Sand Point
APIA is hiring two paid interns, in Anchorage and Sand Point, for hands-on work in employment and social services for Alaska Native communities.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Anchorage is studying a new wildfire tax on every property owner as the federal money runs out
Anchorage is studying a new citywide wildfire tax — about $40 a year on an average home — as the federal grant funding its mitigation work expires in 2028.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Merrill Field gets nearly $954,000, mostly federal, to plan its future
Merrill Field would get nearly $954,000, mostly federal, to plan how the airport grows and update its layout, under two measures the Assembly takes up Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Ribbon cutting opens Johnny Ellis Rainbow Bridge Park in Anchorage's Fairview
A Fairview park opened Tuesday honoring the late Sen. Johnny Ellis, the Anchorage legislator whose advocacy for LGBTQ+ Alaskans gives its rainbow bridge a name.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kamishak District closed to seining after survey found fewer pinks
Alaska closes the Kamishak District to commercial salmon seining Wednesday night after an aerial survey found fewer pink salmon than expected in Lower Cook Inlet.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Starplex recruits Alaska State Fair seasonal staff Aug. 18 in Wasilla
Starplex is hiring seasonal staff for the Alaska State Fair at a job fair in Wasilla on Tuesday, Aug. 18, with flaggers earning $25 an hour, parking staff $16, and event staff $15.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Anchorage airport noise study weighs which measures to recommend; public comment Aug. 25
Anchorage residents under the flight paths can comment Aug. 25 as the airport noise study picks what fixes to recommend, from flight-path changes to a jet ban.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Seward's shipyards are tooling up as the town becomes a Coast Guard port again
Seward's shipyards got $2.3M in grants as the town becomes a Coast Guard port again, with a fast response cutter and later an Arctic icebreaker bound there.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
A closed Seward school would become a city-run community center
The closed Seward Middle School would be leased to the city for $1 a year to become a community center, under a deal the borough Assembly takes up Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
The Kenai Assembly will fill the vacant Kalifornsky seat Tuesday
The Kenai Assembly will appoint someone to the vacant Kalifornsky seat Tuesday from three applicants — voters decide who finishes the term in November.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Wasilla runway extension eyes nearby homeowners' land, if the money can be found
A Wasilla runway extension could put nearby homeowners' land in the city's sights — and it may not qualify for the federal money that usually pays for it.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Anchorage and Fairbanks airports finish swapping PFAS foam out of crash trucks
Anchorage and Fairbanks airports replaced PFAS firefighting foam in their crash trucks with fluorine-free alternatives, cutting PFAS levels up to 99.999% in the tanks.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
The state plans to sell Granite Construction gravel near Chickaloon, without competitive bidding
The state plans to sell Granite Construction 40,000 cubic yards of gravel near Chickaloon with no competitive bidding, on a Glenn Highway stretch it's repaving.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
College student airlifted off Resurrection Pass after allergic reaction 14 miles in
An 18-year-old visiting student was airlifted off Resurrection Pass 14 miles from the trailhead after an allergic reaction left him unable to breathe. A military crew flew him to Anchorage.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Artists with disabilities sell their work at the Embracing AK Disabilities Expo in Palmer
Artists with disabilities sell their work Aug. 24 at the Embracing AK Disabilities Expo in Palmer, where families can also meet service agencies all in one room.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Stebbins man arrested after armed standoff with troopers
Alaska State Troopers arrested a 25-year-old Stebbins man on four assault charges after he fled a domestic violence call with a firearm and surrendered following a standoff on a bluff.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Kodiak votes Thursday on barring officials from stacking offices, and staff say it's broken
Kodiak votes Thursday on barring officials from holding more than one local office, but staff say it's broken and would make the borough code contradict itself.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Bears are still raiding the Kodiak dump, weeks after a state plan to keep them out
Bears are still raiding the Kodiak dump weeks after the state approved a plan to keep them out, because the landfill is full of fish and game waste they can't resist.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Girdwood's new parks plan rests partly on land the town doesn't clearly have the right to use
Anchorage's commission approved Girdwood's parks plan though parts sit on land the town hasn't secured: a lot on state ground and trails crossing the airport.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A planned Anchorage road would cut into a Hillside couple's yard — so the commission hit pause
A planned Hillside road would cut 45 feet into an Anchorage couple's yard and move their well, so the commission paused the design pending a fresh survey.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Troopers cite 19 anglers for fishing violations on Kenai, Kasilof
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited 19 anglers on the Kenai and Kasilof rivers in late July and early August for fishing violations, mostly for failing to release snagged fish.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Alaska says some permits now clear in under a week — as the reforms behind that speed draw both praise and alarm
Alaska officials say some permits now clear in under a week — crediting reforms critics warn could auto-approve projects and weaken environmental review.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read