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Mount Marathon Preview: All 4 reigning champs return to defend title
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - While anyone who conquers Mount Marathon — the holiday run up and down a 3,000-foot tall rock outside of Seward — could be considered a champion, there are four winners of the 2023 race returning to defend their respective titles on Thursday. The “Marvelous...
Alaska Railroad's Anchorage-to-Wasilla path to follow the straight and narrow (7/6/2001)
Alaska Railroad Corp. (ARRC) is straightening itself out — literally. The 482-mile railroad plans to spend $77.8 million to straighten 70 curves between Anchorage and Wasilla, Alaska, to improve safety and reduce transit times. Work began in late April on the project's $54 million first phase: a 10.5-mile segment...
HOMETOWN HERO: Sam Kilian, North Star Volunteer Fire Department
Firefighter Sam Kilian is saying farewell to the North Star Volunteer Fire Department. A full-time active duty Airman at Eielson Air Force Base she devoted over 1,500 hours of her spare time volunteering with the department. Have a Hometown Hero in your life who deserves to be recognized? Email their...
Assembly’s homelessness chair says camping on Anchorage streets will not be illegal
After June’s ruling in favor of local control for homelessness problems, Anchorage Assembly Housing & Homelessness Committee Chair Felix Rivera reassured the vagrants and drug addicts of Anchorage that public camping will not be illegal in the municipality. “It is important to note that the ruling addresses the criminalization...
Alaska tribal health organization is building a $70 million skilled nursing facility to meet demands of an aging population
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is building a $70 million skilled nursing facility to help relieve pressure at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Along with a separate project that’s also underway, the $257 million expansion of emergency care services at the Native hospital, the nursing facility will help the consortium meet increased demand for care as Alaska’s population continues to age, consortium representatives said.
Dining review: Meraki serves Mediterranean magnificence in an obscure South Anchorage location
When I describe the locations of my favorite Anchorage restaurants, it does not often spark confidence. It usually goes something like this: “It’s in that strip mall. You know the one. In between that dispensary and … that other dispensary.”. Meraki Hellenic Grill is no exception. It’s...
Incoming Alaska police chief wants to focus less on arrests, more on community relations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance on Tuesday said Deputy Chief Sean Case will lead the city’s police department beginning next week. LaFrance’s new police chief appointment comes about 2 1/2 months after Mayor Dave Bronson named Bianca Cross as chief. She was the first woman to hold the position in the city’s history.
Work continues on erosion of Glenn Highway near Sutton
Road crews began dropping riprap ahead of the July 4 holiday to milepost 63 of the Glenn Highway, which has been undergoing emergency repairs to erosion from the Matanuska River, which began undercutting the roadway over the weekend, forcing closures and traffic diversions. Both lanes of the highway remain open to the King River bridge construction.
Letter: Practice what you preach
As a practicing Catholic, I’ve tried to follow the Ten Commandments my entire life and model them for my children and grandchildren. As a retired teacher, I know that posting them on the wall of a classroom will not greatly affect student behavior when our children see adults, especially those who are put on a pedestal in our society, continually violate those commandments with no contrition for their failings.
Letter: You need to calm down
I have never seen so many Democrats running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Just because Biden didn’t perform at his very best in one debate? Yes, there are only two debates total, but you panicking ones aren’t looking at the bigger picture. I forget what...
B2Gold invests in Yukon junior Prospector
Partnership fuels exploration at prospective Yukon gold project. Prospector Metals Corp. June 28 announced a significant strategic investment from B2Gold Corp., representing a major endorsement for the Yukon junior miner. Comprising 4,757 hectares (11,747 acres) within the prolific Tintina Gold Belt, Prospector's Mike Lake (ML) property is located approximately 80...
Public invited to 2024 County Cutts Car Show
The 49th State Street Rodders is putting on its annual Country Cutts Car Show at the Country Cutts salon in downtown Palmer Sunday, July 7 from 12 to 4 p.m. The County Cutts Car Show will feature a wide variety of classic cars and other vehicles with prizes given out to participants. This event will also feature a local food truck, AK Best Gourmet Dogs that attendees can purchase food and beverages from.
Letter: Ambler Road doesn't pencil
A sourdough knows that the AIDEA Red Dog Mine road was entirely privately funded and economical because of its proximity to tidewater. Neither case applies to the Ambler mining road proposal. Large sums of public funding would be required for a private road that is nowhere near to tidewater and markets. All sourdoughs and cheechakos should be opposed to public funding for projects that are not in the public interest.
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