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Anchorage grant would keep HIV testing and outreach going through 2027
A $114,470 state grant on the Anchorage Assembly's agenda would keep the city's offsite HIV education, counseling and testing running through June 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Landmine publisher takes copyright-strike complaint against APD to Assembly Tuesday
Alaska Landmine publisher Jeff Landfield asked the Anchorage Assembly to address an APD copyright strike that temporarily removed a video critical of Police Chief Sean Case from Facebook.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min read
Anchorage's Assembly voted to review fewer contracts. August shows what that means
Anchorage's Assembly voted last year to stop reviewing most city contracts. August shows what that means: 24 awards, a $450,000 paving job among them, no votes.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
A new Wasilla group spent $43,000 on six House candidates with D.C. money
A Wasilla group registered Sept. 1, took $250,000 from a national Republican committee Sept. 9, and spent $43,000 on six House candidates Sept. 10.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Anchorage owns an aging arts center, and repairs keep outpacing the budget
A heating repair at Anchorage's city-owned performing arts center is running 71 percent over the budget the Assembly set for it back in May.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
An inspector cited Anchorage's ice rinks for safety valves a decade old
Safety valves at Anchorage's two city ice rinks were due for replacement five years ago. An inspector noticed. The fix is inside a $936,000 repair bill.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Anchorage's port cargo surcharge nearly triples to fund a rebuild
The surcharge on cargo through Anchorage's port nearly triples Jan. 1, the first step in paying for a $2 billion rebuild, and could hit $70 a ton by 2033.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Koniag subsidiaries won $58.6 million to run IT for the agency that runs 8(a)
Three Koniag subsidiaries won $58.6 million in two days to run IT for the SBA through the SBA's own preference program. Nobody else bid.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read
Left lane closed at mile 117 of New Seward Hwy until about 4 p.m.
Left northbound lane of New Seward Highway at mile 117 is closed until about 4 p.m. Saturday after a minor incident.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
18 condo units draw 46 percent of Anchorage's housing tax exemptions, report says
Eighteen single condominium units took 46 percent of Anchorage's housing tax exemptions this year, qualifying for a four-or-more-unit incentive through common ownership of one parent parcel.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Two oxygen tanks for the aircraft that fly search and rescue from Kodiak
The Coast Guard told competitors they had until Sept. 11 to weigh in on a Kodiak oxygen tank contract. It signed the deal with Airgas on Sept. 9.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min read
The mayor wants two more members on a naming commission that cannot meet
Anchorage's naming commission has five members and needs five to meet, so it hasn't. The mayor wants two more confirmed before it expires next month.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Two closed Anchorage school buildings head back to municipal hands
Two closed Anchorage schools, Abbott Loop and Campbell STEM, are set to return to the municipality, moving their fate from the School Board to the Assembly.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Kenai weighs more money for the Senior Center canopy roof project
Kenai's council votes Wednesday on yet more money for the Senior Center canopy roof, a job that a 2024 plan had put at $50,000 on its own.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Two Kenai Peninsula subdivisions go to the plat committee Sept. 28
Two subdivision plats, one in Nikiski and one in Anchor Point, go before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Sept. 28. Written comment closes the Friday before.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Comment closes Oct. 12 on a plan to dig antimony 80 miles from Trapper Creek and refine it at Port MacKenzie
Alaska is taking comment until Oct. 12 on permits for the Estelle gold and antimony project, whose applicant is a Nova Minerals subsidiary that won $43.4 million in federal defense funding to make military-grade antimony trisulfide.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Anchorage wants 10,000 homes. Its zoning fight is over where they can fit.
Anchorage wants 10,000 homes in 10 years. Tuesday's zoning fight is over where they can go — because adding homes means letting familiar blocks change.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago7 min read
Anchorage pays new ice rink operator $450,000 plus $10 a year
Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to replace the operator of two city ice rinks after an audit found the previous manager owed $360,000 and missed financial reports.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Anchorage man after 85 mph pursuit ends in Wasilla crash
Alaska State Troopers arrested Luke Debaere, 23, after he fled a traffic stop on the Parks Highway and crashed into trees in Wasilla, reaching 85 mph through residential areas.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
An antimony project's construction schedule began before comment opened
Construction schedules for an antimony mine and refinery began back in June. The state opened comment on whether to approve the work on Friday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Southcentral Foundation sends visiting providers to Tyonek, Tatitlek and Nanwalek next week
Southcentral Foundation opens four visiting clinics Sept. 14 in Tyonek, Tatitlek and Nanwalek. Tyonek has no resident doctor and sees a primary care provider once every two months.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Anchorage weighs a five-year road-sweeping contract for Eagle River
The Anchorage Assembly decides Tuesday whether to hire Big Bear to sweep road shoulders in the Eagle River area, at up to $2.97 million over five years.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
The Kenai coho limit stayed at two when it was supposed to go to three
Kenai River anglers expected the coho limit to rise to three fish on Sept. 1. It stayed at two instead, and will stay there through November.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Troopers arrest Wasilla driver on DUI, assault charges after rollover
Alaska State Troopers arrested a Wasilla driver on DUI and assault charges after a rollover crash on North Wasilla-Fishhook Road late Wednesday left two people with minor injuries.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min read
More than 200 coho counted at Bear Creek weir near Seward
More than 200 coho have passed through Bear Creek weir near Seward, with freshwater fishing expected to improve over the next few weeks.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Air Guard crew rescues two pilots in separate crashes near Palmer and Skwentna
An Alaska Air National Guard helicopter crew rescued two pilots from separate crashes near Palmer and Skwentna on Thursday, flying both to an Anchorage hospital.
by Alaska News2w ago1 min read
A mobile home lot near Abbott Road could become business-zoned
A mobile home lot near Abbott Road would become business-zoned. Nobody objected, and a planner noted such changes can displace mobile-home residents.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Man arrested in Soldotna on felony sex offender registry charge
Troopers arrested a 74-year-old Soldotna man Thursday on a felony charge of failing to register as a sex offender, after a probation compliance check. The dispatch says he has two prior convictions for the same offense.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Resident accuses Kodiak Island Borough Assembly of illegal poll on remote-meeting rules
A Kodiak resident challenged the borough assembly's survey on remote-meeting rules as violating the Open Meetings Act, though the borough attorney cleared it as preparation for public discussion.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Alaska justices affirm commitment despite skipped consent inquiry
Alaska Supreme Court upheld forced commitment and medication for an Anchorage man despite the lower court skipping a required check for voluntary treatment.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Anchorage zoning board approves setback variance for Chandalar Drive home
Anchorage zoning board unanimously approved a variance allowing a Chandalar Drive home to keep an addition that has encroached 1.3 feet into the required setback since 1998
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Anchorage zoning board backs letting director approve bigger setback fixes without a hearing
An Anchorage board voted to let the planning director approve building encroachments up to 15 percent without a hearing, tripling the current threshold.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Kodiak assembly weighs $3.85 million grant to replace failing hospital chiller
A failing chiller that supports sterilization at Kodiak's hospital is running at 35 percent, and the borough votes Wednesday on a nearly $4 million replacement.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
APOC denies expedited review of disclosure complaint against Johnson
Regulators denied both of Joel Borgquist's requests to fast-track disclosure complaints against candidates. Johnson's goes to a normal investigation.
by Lucas Brown2w ago2 min read
New independent expenditure group registers in Anchorage to back Nellie Jimmie's re-election
A new group will spend without limits to re-elect Rep. Nellie Jimmie. Its chair is general counsel of the Native corporation for her region.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
APOC denies fast-track review of disclosure complaint against Wilson
State regulators will not fast-track a disclosure complaint against Bernadette Wilson. It goes to a normal investigation, with a hearing by Oct. 8.
by Lucas Brown2w ago2 min read
Funny River hunter cited after self-reporting sub-legal moose kill
A Funny River hunter self-reported killing a bull moose that didn't meet Unit 15B legal size requirements and was cited to appear in Kenai Courthouse.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Federal grant of $500,000 would replace generators on the mountaintop relays that carry Akhiok's internet
A $500,000 federal grant will replace aging generators and batteries at two mountain relays that carry internet to Akhiok, a remote village on Kodiak Island.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min read
Anchorage Assembly schedules Hispanic Heritage Month health fair with Spanish-speaking staff
Anchorage Assembly is scheduling a health fair with Spanish-speaking staff and translation services for Saturday, Oct. 3, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month events starting Sept. 20.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Three Kodiak westside sections now open until further notice; 54-hour period ends 6 p.m. Saturday
Three Kodiak sections are open to salmon seining until further notice. The period covering much of the rest of the area closes Saturday evening.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min read