Rate increase proposed for Anchorage public parking
Parking in downtown Anchorage may cost a bit more starting in July, with officials pushing for the city’s first rate increase since 2008.At a recent meeting with members of the Anchorage Assembly, staff with the Anchorage Community Development Authority — the agency that manages the city’s EasyPark downtown parking meters, garages and parking lots — said a rate increase is necessary to keep up with inflation and costs.“We cannot go another year without a rate increase,” Andrew Halcro, ACDA’s exe..>> view originalAnchorage biathlon athletes take advantage of training day
Estimated read time 1m 20s Anchorage biathlon athletes take advantage of training day By Heather Hintze 6:32 AM March 8, 2016 Weather delayed teams' arrivals into Nuuk, making Monday a practice day instead of a competition day. NUUK, Greenland – Monday was supposed to be the first day of competition for Arctic Winter Games athletes. But for many, it ended up being a training day since the weekend’s storm delayed their arrival into Nuuk, Greenland. Biathlon athletes were eager to unpa..>> view originalPhotos: Annual Iditarod Dog-Sled Race Begins With Snow Shipped ...
As dozens of teams prepared for the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the Alaska Railroad helped ready the ground for Saturday’s ceremonial start in Anchorage by shipping in snow from Fairbanks. The Anchorage area has gotten less than half the amount of snow it would usually expect since July—27 inches compared to 61—The New York Times reports. The city saw just 6.1 inches of snow this past December and January, compared to the 28-inch average for those two months. Fairbanks saw just 1.9 i..>> view originalProposal to limit outdoor storage space in Anchorage draws fire from ...
ANCHORAGE - A proposed change to city code would limit outdoor storage in Anchorage. On Monday the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission took up a proposal by Assembly Member Ernie Hall.The current draft limits boats, aircraft, cars, trucks, RVs, off-road vehicles and travel trailers to driveways and not within five feet of any property line. The restriction is 25 feet for commercial properties.Private outdoor storage would be limited to 200 square feet or 3 percent of the lot’s area or whiche..>> view originalSouth Anchorage vehicle fire spreads to apartments, displacing 16
More than a dozen people were displaced by a fire Monday evening in Independence Park after flames from a burning vehicle spread to an apartment building.Anchorage Fire Department dispatchers said Tuesday that 13 units responded just after 8 p.m. Monday to the blaze on the 1800 block of Elcadore Drive, near Seward Highway and O’Malley Road.The fire was brought under control about half an hour later. Dispatchers said nobody was hospitalized.There wasn’t any immediate word from responding fire cre..>> view originalDeadline looms for Anchorage school lottery program
Anchorage’s school lottery program closes on March 24 at 5 p.m. for students attending school in the fall. Parents who wish to send their children to schools outside their zoned neighborhood have a little more than two weeks to go online and make their selections. Notifications of what schools student got into or where they are wait listed will go out on April 1, according to school district officials. Parents will be informed by email, robocall or both.As of Monday, the district had received ..>> view originalWalker picks Spohnholz to succeed Gruenberg in Alaska House
Walker picks Spohnholz to succeed Gruenberg in Alaska House By Associated Press 10:11 AM March 8, 2016 JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Gov. Bill Walker has appointed Ivy Spohnholz to fill the state House seat vacated when Anchorage Democratic Rep. Max Gruenberg died last month. Spohnholz was one of three finalists for the job whose names were sent to Walker for consideration by Anchorage Democrats. The other two were Taylor Brelsford and Kendra Kloster. By law, the appointee must be a member of ..>> view originalAnchorage man accused of selling heroin in Dillingham
Joshua Gerrit Rivera, 37, was booked Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, after police searched a home and turned up more than $12,000 worth of heroin (at Dillingham street value). Courtesy Dillingham Police Department>> view originalDA: LaVoy Finicum's shooting death justified
(CNN) - The investigation into the death of LaVoy Finicum, killed during the occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January, shows that the three fatal shots fired by Oregon State Police were justified "and, in fact, necessary," Malheur County District Attorney Dan Norris said Tuesday. In total, eight shots were fired, the investigation showed. Oregon State Police officers at the roadblock where Finicum was shot fired three times at Finicum's truck as he drove toward a roadblock, D..>> view originalAnchorage man reflects on legacy of First Lady Nancy Reagan
Estimated read time 1m 26s Anchorage man reflects on legacy of First Lady Nancy Reagan By Bonney Bowman 6:36 PM March 7, 2016 ANCHORAGE – On Sunday, one of the country’s most admired first ladies passed away. Nancy Reagan died at age 94. Chuck Condilin lives in Anchorage now, but he served at the White House for nine years during the Reagan presidency and into the Bush years. He spent a lot of time with First Lady Nancy Reagan and said she was a wonderful person. “Mrs. Reagan, to me,..>> view original
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