The Mat-Su Assembly is not interested in even considering the possibility of annexing the Eagle River/Chugiak area into the Mat-Su Borough, at least not right now. On Dec. 16, the Assembly ...

The new official seal for the Municipality of Anchorage. In a split decision, the Anchorage Assembly narrowly voted to erase all historical references to the famous Captain James Cook from the city’s ...

Anchorage’s publicly-funded “Winter Solstice Festival” has excluded any reference to “Christmas” from its annual celebration of the “return of the sun.” To be sure there will be “twinkling” lights and ...

Alaska has already lived this story once – and paid dearly for it. Billions in unfunded liabilities, decades of budget pressure and a retirement system that promised certainty but delivered risk to ...

There’s a narrative floating about that Alaska lacks merchantable timber, or that permits exist without wood to harvest. That claim is convenient for those who oppose active forest management, but it ...

Dave Bronson made a campaign stop in Homer last night, and although he said many positive things, one thing is clear. He is not yet ready for the job as governor. That evaluation is based on how he ...

The Senate Republican Caucus in the Alaska Legislature has elected Sen. Mike Cronk (R – Tok/Northway) as its new Minority Leader. Cronk replaces former Sen. Mike Shower who served as Minority Leader ...

A trio of Alaskans joined an army of 150 volunteer decorators from across the nation to bring to life First Lady Melania Trump’s 2025 Christmas theme for the White House – “Home is Where the Heart Is.

For several years now, a group of residents in the Eagle River and Chugiak area have been working to formally detach from Anchorage in order to create a new, independent borough. This effort is called ...