Anchorage launches $2M grant program for childcare and summer camps
Help is on the way for childcare and summer camp providers in Anchorage. Starting this week, organizations offering these services can apply for grants aimed at easing operational costs. The nonprofit Thread is distributing over $2 million in funding, made possible through Anchorage’s marijuana tax revenues. The...
Effort to recall North Slope Borough Mayor fails to collect enough signatures for a...
Petitioners working to remove the North Slope Borough mayor from office failed to gather enough signatures to hold a recall vote, according to the borough clerk. A group of residents have been working to recall Mayor Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak since winter. They said Patkotak acted unethically when he received...
Covenant House arson investigation: Over $40,000 in repairs
‘People don’t want ICE in Anchorage’: community protest shows solidarity with LA protests. In response to the series of violent protests in Los Angeles over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, an Anchorage community protest has been assembled for Friday afternoon in effort to show solidarity with protests that...
60° North Seafoods: Markets are hungry, but in need of more fish
On a cool, wet and windy day on the shores of Prince William Sound, Rich Wheeler was contemplating the fact that while it was maybe the worst spring weather he could remember in six years – the market was still hungry for wild fish. “We could use more fish,”...
Swim at your own risk: another summer with no lifeguards at Anchorage lakes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - For the second summer in a row Anchorage’s two public swimming beaches will not have lifeguards on duty because of a persistent lifeguard shortage. Municipal Aquatics Superintendent Jim Reeves said there simply aren’t enough people applying to the job. Reeves said the city had to...
Alaska’s largest city shakes as magnitude 4.2 quake rocks state
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook southern Alaska on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Anchorage mayor wants to open 2 overnight car camping lots for homeless residents
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance wants to create two overnight car camping spots for homeless people this summer. Farina Brown, with the mayor’s office, said the idea is to increase outreach to those living in their vehicles. The designated lots would also increase safety for residents of Anchorage, she said. The...
Is It Illegal to Leave Your Pet Chained Outside in Alaska? Here’s What the...
Leaving your pet chained or tethered outside in Alaska is generally not prohibited by state law, but there are important legal and practical considerations to keep in mind. No Statewide Ban: Alaska does not have a statewide law that specifically bans chaining or tethering dogs outside. This means that, in areas...
Access Alaska throws inaugural Fairview Summer Bash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Access Alaska, a support and advocacy group for independent senior living and Alaskans experiencing disabilities held its first ever “Summer Bash” on Wednesday. The event, which featured food trucks and live music, took place in the parking lot of Access Alaska’s location in Anchorage’s...
Dunleavy vetoes education funding boost as he signs budget bill
40 years later, a look back at Anchorage’s punk era. While short-lived, it continues to shape Anchorage’s art and culture. A three-year-old boy in Cordova was found dead in the muddy tidal flats early Wednesday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers. Fairbanks resident runs 70 miles to celebrate...
