The conviction stems from an incident that started in April 2018 when Vance Peronto stopped a 16-year-old girl in Kenai for driving without her headlights on and ended with a police sting in an Anchorage hotel room.
The 2019 incident was captured on video as a cyclist was approached by Anchorage officer Cornelius Aaron Pettus, who allegedly assaulted the biker after attempting to serve him a citation.
In this edition of Alaska’s Political Pipeline, we speak with the candidates for the Anchorage School Board, Seats C and D. We asked all of the candidates the same three questions.
Vote Centers offer an opportunity for people to vote in person in addition to dropping off completed ballots and getting a new ballot if one wasn't received in the mail.
A large low pressure systems kicks up the snow and rain, and strong winds through the Aleutians. And it will affect southwest Alaska by Wednesday. It is this storm system that also brings Anchorage the second chance of snow this week on Wednesday night and Thursday. The first chance starts tonight through Tuesday morning.
The ombudsman issued a memo in January referencing a municipal “executive” that said Mayor Dave Bronson’s office was viewing surveillance footage of the ombudsman’s office to see which employees visited the office and spoke with members of the Anchorage Assembly.
To draw attention to the issue of suicide among veterans, the Alaska Black Caucus discussed mental health issues among Black veterans in one of its weekly community conversations.
Countless families across the state share a similar nightmare. According to a new report from the Alaska Department of Health, between the five-year spans of 2011-2015 and 2016-2020, Alaska saw a 44% jump in homicides.
The move comes after the City of Wasilla paid $122,065 to break even in operating costs in 2022 and $133,450 the year prior. According to the commission’s chair, James Grogan, the airport has been operating in the red for years and the increases have been long overdue.
The news comes months after the hockey, gymnastics, and alpine ski programs raised millions to avoid being eliminated completely due to state budget cuts. The hockey program itself raised $3 million mostly from public and private donations to stay alive.
A ridge of high pressure helps to clear southcentral of clouds and ensure some sunshine into the weekend, a large storm is lurking over the western end of the Aleutians, churning toward the Bering Sea for a weekend landfall along the west coast and interior.
The Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope is part of a “new era” of large-scale development in the region but it isn’t a sure thing.
The forecast also called for the potential of aurora activity as far south as Washington, Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the upper peninsula of Michigan early Friday morning.
Snow for the winter season in Anchorage stands at 95.7 inches. More snow showers are to come on Friday too. Will the city hit 100 inches this year? Avalanche conditions are still deemed dangerous above 1,000 feet in Turnagain Pass and the Girdwood area. Experts caution that the snowpack needs at least another day to stabilize after all the new snow and high winds Thursday.
An invoice from Roger Hickel Contracting states that the municipality owes the business $2.45 million for “work completed for the Navigation Center.” It states that just over $2 million has already been paid.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent the Municipality of Anchorage almost $25 million last month in emergency response funding, according to Anchorage Assembly leadership, helping the city to recoup the vast majority of the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local drivers recommend staying out of Turnagain Pass until the snow clears and avalanche forecasters recommend avoiding the backcountry until the snowpack stabilizes, which could take several days.
The Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission last week, during a 15-minute meeting, said “yes” to a sizeable pay increase for state legislators, nearly a $30,000 boost, bringing their pay to $84,000. The governor’s pay will increase to about $176,000 per year, up from the current $145,000.
The legislation hit a relative dead end after weeks of public input and a number of amendments proposed by other assembly members. The public largely lacked support citing concerns over residential impacts such as noise pollution, dust, and road degradation from the number of truckloads it would take to move that amount of material.
High winds and blowing snow snarled the traffic moving through Turnagain Pass on Wednesday. Blizzard conditions were ongoing through the day. Seward reported 14 inches of snow.Hot spot: Klawock at 47. Cold spot: Northway with 13 below zero.
In February, Kerfeld was recognized as the Alaska Airman of the Year as one of 12 select junior enlisted service members to be recognized as the Alaska Service member of the year award by ASYMCA of Alaska.
Zac Johnson, a former state pilot, Marine and former state trooper, Rachel Ries, a former medevac pilot and licensed paralegal and Zac Johnson, a business developer, are competing for District 6, Seat K on the Anchorage Assembly.
April 30 is the day some shelters around the city — including the 360-bed Sullivan Arena — will start to close down, placing Bronson and the Anchorage Assembly under pressure to find a solution.
Anchorage public middle and high schools could have later start times for students with earlier start times for elementary schools. There are pros and cons to this.
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