Monthly Archives: August, 2021
Breaking: Troopers arrest man wanted for shooting trooper
Alaska State Troopers arrested 60-year-old Anchor Point resident Bret Herrick in Anchor Point at a residence at about 8:40 am Tuesday. Herrick was...
Barbara Haney: Alaska should not have to enact an income tax to pay for government
By BARBARA HANEY
In the recent revenue discussions in Alaska, there have been attempts to popularize the notion that economists judge taxes based on distributional...
Covid vaccine added to list of shots students must have to live in UAA dorms
Move-in weekend just ended for the University of Alaska Anchorage dorms, and there was a new item students living in university housing need to...
Fairbanks: Alaska Fire Conference canceled
The 2021 Alaska Fire Conference in Fairbanks has been canceled due to the surge in cases of Covid-19 around the state and country, the...
Trooper shot in Anchor Point, suspect on the lam
A man with a long history of trouble with the law is being sought by Alaska State Troopers in connection with the shooting of...
Oil tax hike cabal shutting down operations
Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission and said it is shutting down operations.
The group had formed two...
Breaking: Mayor pulls all board nominees from Assembly agenda
This story has been updated: Mayor Dave Bronson on Monday has suddenly pulled all of his boards and commissions nominees from the Anchorage Assembly...
Assembly prepares for the kill: This time its mayor’s nominee for Anchorage Libraries
It's hunting season for the progressive Anchorage Assembly, which is on the brink of shooting down another one of Mayor Dave Bronson's nominees.
In the...
Buses canceled, so Palmer parents may need to drive their students this week
The Matanuska Susitna Borough School District's transportation department was alerted by its busing contractor, First Student, that there is a shortage of bus...
Pressure: Teachers who are not vaccinated will pay the penalty in Anchorage schools
A memo to elementary school teachers from the director of elementary education of the Anchorage School District makes it clear that if staff members...