Anchorage’s city-owned airport looks to raise rates despite discontent
The airport has been spending more than it takes in. The city Assembly will decide on the proposal next week.
Indiana women say man charged in Alaska killing used fake name to solicit images of their children
Two women who attended high school with Darin Schilmiller, the Indiana man charged with a group of Alaska teens in the killing of Cynthia Hoffman, said he used a phony name and asked for troubling videos of their young children.
After leading it to worldwide exposure, Sarah Lorimer sells Alaska Fighting Championship
Lorimer has multiple sclerosis and wants to focus on her health.
New bridge in Katmai National Park aimed at limiting bear encounters
A new elevated bridge and boardwalk across the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve has replaced a river-level bridge that was often closed to human tourists because it was occupied by locals - brown bears.
Forest Service warns of high fire danger in Chugach National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service is urging outdoor recreators to use extra caution in extinguishing campfires.
Alaska lodge operators billed nearly $8 million for oil spill cleanup
Strong winds caused a lodge building to collapse on an island near Kodiak in 2018, releasing about 3,000 gallons of fuel oil into the water, authorities said.
Gov. Dunleavy, sign Alaska’s operating budget
The same uncertainty that gives the governor leverage in dealing with the Legislature also hurts the state and Alaskans.
Mourners fill Anchorage church to remember 19-year-old homicide victim
The father of Cynthia Hoffman, who police say was killed near the Thunderbird Falls trailhead, asked for a joyful ceremony in her honor.
3 charged in killing of man found in Midtown Anchorage apartment
“The victim was physically assaulted before his death and left in the apartment,” police said.
Early numbers show strong start for commercial sockeye salmon harvest in Prince William Sound
Other sockeye fisheries started slower, and pink salmon harvest numbers spiked in the second week of June.
Repairs to downtown Anchorage church snowball after earthquake when previous damage discovered
Contractors found poorly installed stucco, rotting wood and a 595-pound cast iron bell about to fall at First Presbyterian Church.
Southeast Alaska metals prospect has major potential, developers say
Environmental and Native groups oppose the project because of its location — in the upper reaches of a salmon-bearing watershed — and the omnipresent potential for acid leaching from massive sulfide deposits.
In Eugene, Oregon, a good mood is ‘just a bike ride away’
The bike craze was in full swing when I lived in Eugene 40 years ago. But today, there are more trails, more bike/pedestrian bridges and more cycling enthusiasts.
