After passing incomplete budget, Alaska lawmakers approve their own expense payments
Each lawmaker may apply for as much as $8,790 total for the 30 days of the ongoing special session.
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Palmer hiker injured but alive after 2-day ordeal along Pioneer Ridge Trail
The missing hiker, 55-year-old Fina Kiefer, was “chased off the trail by bears and couldn’t find it again,” but she was able to start a fire and eventually hike down the mountain out to the road, according to officials.
‘It’s never been this crazy’: With rental cars in Alaska scarce, Turo takes off
In Anchorage, the average price of renting a car this summer has jumped over 250% compared with 2019. Some residents are using Turo, an online car-sharing service, to make some extra cash.
Anchorage officials working on a fix after they forgot to budget money for the mayoral transition
The oversight left Mayor-elect Dave Bronson’s transition team without funding for staff, supplies and office space.
Alaska lawmakers reopen Capitol to the public
A legislative panel voted 10-0 to remove COVID-19 screening restrictions.
Petition to recall Anchorage Assembly member Meg Zaletel moves ahead
A Superior Court judge reversed the municipal clerk’s decision to reject the petition.
Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 42 new infections and no deaths reported Wednesday
The state’s current statewide alert level is low.
From eggs to smolt: Release of king salmon raised at Anchorage hatchery marks next phase of life cycle
More than half a million king salmon smolt have been released as anglers catch the tides and hook mature returning chinooks, who got their start in life a few years ago at the Ship Creek hatchery.
Anchorage Mayor-elect Bronson to hold town hall on homeless shelter proposal
The town hall is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at the Wilda Marston Theater.
Wasilla doctor pleads guilty to federal charge of illegally distributing controlled substances
Dr. David Chisholm’s illegal prescription of narcotics was one of the significant contributing factors in the accidental deaths of five patients, according to a plea agreement.
Man taken into custody after SWAT response to home near Lake Otis and Dowling, police say
Police had responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a residence on Petersburg Street.
It’s time to go back to the doctor’s office. In person this time.
There’s no reason to delay any longer.
Better elections, the Alaska way
All these changes will benefit Alaskans, regardless of where they land on the political spectrum.