Mat-Su Assembly to consider sales tax ballot measure
If approved, the sales tax would replace most borough property taxes
Peninsula Sportscast Feb. 17, 2026: Stars Drop Weekend NLC Games at Home to Warriors
It was a tough Northern Lights Conference weekend for the Soldotna Stars against Wasilla. Friday night, the Soldotna girls fell 67–26. Wasilla jumped out early, building a 42–18 halftime lead and never letting the Stars find offensive rhythm. Kali Burtenshaw led Soldotna with 11 points and five rebounds.
Wells Fargo Welcomes HOPE Inside for Financial Coaching
The former National Bank of Alaska building in Midtown Anchorage, owned by Wells Fargo since 2000. Financial coaches from the national nonprofit Operation HOPE are setting up inside the Midtown Anchorage headquarters branch of Wells Fargo bank. The new HOPE Inside center is meant to empower community members to...
In Olympic biathlon relay race, Anchorage’s Germain shows that knitters ain’t quitters
A few days ago on Instagram, Anchorage biathlete Maxime Germain lamented that his racing has been terrible at the Winter Olympics but his knitting projects are coming along nicely. Well, now he has a yarn to tell. Germain was part of a historic fifth-place finish for the U.S. men’s relay...
No injuries reported in man-made blaze set in abandoned Anchorage home, fire department says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Firefighters extinguished a blaze at an abandoned Anchorage home late Tuesday morning after smoke was reported coming from the boarded-up structure, according to the Anchorage Fire Department. A motorist along Ingra Street reported the blaze at about 11:40 a.m. When crews arrived,...
Board of Fisheries: Don’t trade our rural communities for an unproven fix
We write as fishermen, Tribal citizens, processors, deckhands, plant workers, small business owners, teachers, parents, and community leaders from across Area M and the Aleutians East region. For us, this is not an abstract policy debate. It is about whether our communities remain viable enough to continue to live...
Anchorage’s (AK) Growing Mobile Health Programs Take Pressure off First Responders
Feb. 15—Jennifer Pierce rapped on the mobile home’s front door. The man who ushered her inside had called 911 for his brother the night prior for a suspected stroke. Pierce, a mental health clinician with the Anchorage Fire Department, had returned on Wednesday to check on the family left behind.
The Anchorage Assembly is asked to start the process that could renovate the old...
“It is our goal to turn that building into something that can be used,” said ACDA Executive Director Mike Robbins. Robbins said that could include housing and specialty retail stores in the old building.
Alaska Korean News and Anchorage Korean News announce official merger
Two of Alaska’s Korean news organizations are officially merging. The post Alaska Korean News and Anchorage Korean News announce official merger first appeared on The Alaska Current .
‘He was so brilliant’: Friend of Robert Duvall’s remembers late actor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Condolences and memorials are pouring in for actor Robert Duvall, who died Sunday at the age of 95. He was best known for his roles in “The Godfather” movies series and “Apocalypse Now.”. “Everywhere we went, he was wonderful and polite to everyone,”...
