3+ week, 1+ day ago   (904+ words) The police officer involved in a fatal Midtown collision earlier this month was speeding and ran a red light before he collided with a taxi, Anchorage’s police chief said. The officer appeared to violate updated department policies regarding travel through…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (278+ words) Multiple Anchorage trails have been temporarily closed after recent “close encounters” with brown bears, officials said Tuesday. Several Far North Bicentennial Park and Campbell Tract trails were closed Tuesday as a precaution amid “heightened bear activity” in the area, the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) Enstar has shut off natural gas supplies to Whittier due to continued deterioration in a submerged, leaking pipeline that serves the city of about 250 residents along western Prince William Sound. Earlier this month, the utility warned of potential service interruptions…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (618+ words) Dear Wanda and Wayne, Every summer starts the same. Familiar faces mixed with new ones. By mid-May we’re hiking after work, chasing live music in Hope and Talkeetna, kayaking in Seward, and staying up way too late around bonfires below…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (297+ words) Super Bowl Champions: The 2025 Seattle Seahawks 7:30 p.m. Friday; Regal Tikahtnu, 1102 N. Muldoon Road The NFL Films-produced documentary “Super Bowl Champions: The 2025 Seattle Seahawks” is in theaters for just one day, showing in Anchorage at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are available online. 10 a....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) Enstar Natural Gas crews are making emergency repairs to a pipeline with a gas leak below the Twentymile River that may result in an outage to the nearby community of Whittier, officials say. The leak is in an 8-inch submerged…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (855+ words) Anchorage officials will begin demolishing the Big Timber Motel on Tuesday morning. The dilapidated three-story building on East Fifth Avenue across from Merrill Field dates back to 1970, and slid into disrepair and infamy over the years. It has been vacant…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1697+ words) In a crowded field of 17 candidates, how are Alaska voters going to pick their favorite in the governor’s race primary? It’s a question confronting not only voters but also the candidates themselves, as they scramble for enough support to make…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (898+ words) The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday called off a proposed investigation into East Anchorage representative George Martinez’s municipal travel records. The 6-5 vote halts attempts to potentially remove him from the Assembly. For its second meeting in a row, the Assembly considered…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (732+ words) I am a bit worried about writing this column because I know there are so many gardeners in Alaska who are also cat lovers. I learned this fact years ago after I made a derogatory comment about cats in a…...