Proposed mountain bike trail in the Chester Creek greenbelt is seen as a crime deterrent
Supporters say the singletrack trail would boost efforts to curb illegal camping. Opponents say the city should invest the money in solutions to homelessness.
The Kondo effect: Netflix series about decluttering sparks business for Anchorage resale shops
“We’ve actually had people say, ‘I was watching this show, so I’m here, I cleaned out my closet.' " But at least one business credited the federal shutdown for bringing in customers.
After hitting a Western Chugach milestone, climber Wayne Todd keeps pushing forward
The 55-year-old Anchorage mountaineer also has 70 first-recorded ascents in Alaska, spanning ranges all over the state.
Hold the chicken jokes. These birdbrains are seriously smart.
Their senses of smell, hearing and sight are exceptional, they exhibit self-control, and they can survive an Alaska winter.
New ferry Tazlina to begin operation in May in Southeast Alaska
The ferry system says the 280-foot vessel will operate in Lynn Canal, replacing the ferry Fairweather that connects Juneau, Haines and Skagway.
Emmett says he’s being replaced on Alaska marijuana board
Brandon Emmett says Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s boards and commissions director told him Dunleavy was going “in another direction” and Emmett’s service was no longer needed.
TSA screener sick-outs hit 10 percent at airports over holiday weekend
The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that Sunday’s absence rate compared to 3.1 percent on the comparable Sunday a year ago.
Anchorage woman dies in Palmer head-on collision
Vinitchai Hollenbeck, 75, died in the crash. Three other people were injured.
Jewelry, guns and money were stolen from the home of one of Alaska’s Olympic medalists. But her medal stayed safe inside an old sock.
Rosey Fletcher-Grunwaldt thinks the sock that stored her 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medal looked too old and grubby to attract a burglar’s attention.
Dunleavy’s dilemma: Supersized dividends create a big budget problem
“It’s going to be difficult to get out of here in 121 days,” one top legislator says.
In surprise reversal, Alaska Board of Fisheries moves Upper Cook Inlet meeting back to Anchorage
The meeting was originally scheduled to take place in Anchorage, but the board reconsidered the decision in March 2018 and voted 4-2 to hold the meeting on the central Kenai Peninsula.
