Anchorage electric utilities pursue smart meters to manage outages ...
Right now, at least 43 communities have installed the systems, which allow customers to monitor power use in real time, said Clarissa Quinlan, who owns Utility Metering Systems, a small company that works on the installations. "Smart cards," using chip technology, can communicate directly with utility offices and can be accessed remotely.>> view originalNow an annual tradition, Anchorage business surprises family with ...
The inside of the Westdahl’s East Anchorage condo is cozy, but rarely warm. A Christmas tree stands in one corner. On the opposite side of the room sits a space heater. The family has been using two of the appliances to heat their home. On the coldest nights, Jack and Vanessa Westdahl, along with their four kids, all sleep in the living room to stay warm. They’ve tried using the fireplace, but it proved ineffective and unsafe. “It got really smoky in here. I even called the fire department bec..>> view originalAnchorage House visitors see renovation work, glimpse of ...
The Washington County Historical Society held an open house this weekend at the Anchorage in Marietta to show the public all the work that has been done in retoring the historical home and what still needs to be accomplished. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)MARIETTA — People got a chance over the weekend to come and see all of the work that has been done to the historic Anchorage in Marietta. Around 400 people visited the historic home, at 424 George St., on Saturday and Sunday during a special open hou..>> view originalAnchorage soup kitchen prepares to serve Christmas Day meal to ...
With Christmas just a week away, one local soup kitchen is gearing up to serve a holiday meal to over 1,000 people, in addition to a Christmas breakfast. “We want to make sure everybody has as much as they’d like to eat on Christmas day,” said Lisa Sauder, Executive Director for Bean’s Café.It's through the community's generous donations that the soup kitchen can feed Anchorage's hungry a special meal during the holiday. Sauder says the most-needed item right now is currently roast beef, along ..>> view originalBaptism by ice: Alaskans make annual plunge into frigid lake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – More than a thousand people in Alaska dressed up as elves or in other elaborate costumes, while some stripped down to barely anything to take part in a polar plunge.The fundraiser for Special Olympics Alaska took place Saturday at Goose Lake in Anchorage, where ice was cut from a large portion of the lake to allow the plungers room to do their favorite dive, like a cannonball. Other more timid plungers stepped into the frigid water, and others got a helping hand from fellow ..>> view originalNew Alaska House leaders embrace loophole to raise campaign ...
But they're now collaborating with the fundraising efforts of their new GOP colleagues, Reps. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, and Paul Seaton, R-Homer. The two Republicans held a joint, bipartisan fundraiser Thursday at a South Anchorage restaurant along with four other incoming majority members: Harriet Drummond, D-Anchorage; Jason Grenn, I-Anchorage; Dean Westlake, D-Kotzebue; and Zach Fansler, D-Bethel.>> view originalSoHi graduate Fox leads area at Besh Cup 1 and 2 in Anchorage
Soldotna graduate Sadie Fox, who now skis for the University of Alaska Anchorage, finished 10th in a 1.4-kilometer classic sprint Saturday during the opening weekend of Besh Cup racing at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. There are six Besh Cup races and they are used to pick the Team Alaska that will compete at Lake Placid, New York, in Junior Nationals in early March. Also in the over-18 women’s 1.4K classic sprint, Addison Gibson of Kenai Central was 31st, Riana Boonstra of Kenai Central was 41st a..>> view originalCaught on camera: Alleged thief steals FedEx package from ...
For many, the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, including thieves looking to steal packages. Anchorage resident Mike Hartmann installed a Nest Cam security camera at his home Friday. The camera starts recording when it senses motion, such as the FedEx driver dropping off a package at his house Saturday. What he didn’t expect to see was the red four-door car that boldly pulled into his driveway minutes later. In the video, a man gets out of the passenger side door wearing ..>> view originalMajor Alaska heroin supplier sentenced to 22 years in federal prison
In November 2014 the troopers' statewide drug unit seized more than 1.7 pounds of heroin, 69 grams of bath salts, marijuana and $8,834 in cash, plus two vehicles. The drugs had an estimated street value of $232,000, the statement said. The next month, Neal and another man, 40-year-old Lamon Washington of Fairbanks, were indicted on drug distribution and conspiracy charges.>> view original
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