Is Anchorage a City or a Borough? Does It Matter?

In 1975, the City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Area Borough united into what we now know as the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA). We’re celebrating the milestone in 2025 to empower involvement in local government and inspire our neighbors to imagine what is possible in our next fifty years.

In this edition of History Takes, a retelling of our first 50 years with perspectives from notable neighbors on topics that shape our local government, MOA Chief Administrative Officer Bill Falsey explores our history as a government of service areas. Enjoy!

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KTUU: UPDATE: Man killed in Anchorage hit-and-run identified and more ->

KTOO: Tongass Voices: Tara Thornton on the joy and heartbreak of fostering kittens and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Alaska Sues Clint Miller dba Alaska Wilderness Outfitter for Unfair and Deceptive Business Practices and Obtains a Temporary Restraining Order; Calling lost chickadees in far north poplars; This Day in Alaska History-September 2nd, 1935 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Nearly $1M worth of drugs found on Sand Point fishing boat after captain pulls hatchet on troopers and more ->

KSTK: Wrangell Borough Assembly votes no minimum age on micromobility devices and more ->
 
 
 
 

Seward’s WWII History and Ft. McGilvray’s Legacy will be celebrated from 2-5 pm Saturday, Sept. 13 in the Community Room of the Seward Community Library & Museum.
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: EMS assessment results delivered to community and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Alaska officials impose statewide ban on two kinds of invasive berry-producing trees and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak Island Borough preparing for future of island’s main landfill and more ->

Homer News: Sullivan discusses federal advocacy, legislation during Soldotna visit and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The Rogoff legacy
 
 
Craig Medred: Journalism’s failure

By Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey Miss Malaynee White, Miss Fairbanks, Elevates Visibility for Women in the Trades
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — At just 20 years old, Melaney White, crowned Miss Fairbanks and a rising contender in the Miss Alaska USA competition, is using her platform to champion a cause close to her heart, women in the trades, and challenging gender stereotypes to shine a spotlight on women pursuing careers in the trades.

Malaynee serves as a civilian maintenance generalist at the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing, an Arctic air refueling unit stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, responsible for operations ranging from aerial refueling to missile warning and space surveillance. Her role involves everything from plumbing and structural upkeep to heating-system maintenance and building operations.

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Page Publishing: Author kd Brinck’s New Book, “From Khor Towers to the Moss Mountains: Scrolls of Burrwood Aen’Nith,” Continues the Epic of the Hero Burrwood in the World of Terra Moss
 
 
 
 

Michael Engelhard: No Place Like Nome.
 
 
 
 

“Kristina’s Cache: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in Alaska” to Be Showcased at the Manila International Book Fair
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, August 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — Author and oceanographer Kristina Ahlnäs brings readers a gripping tale of grit, faith, and reinvention in her award-winning memoir “Kristina’s Cache: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in Alaska,” which will be featured at the Manila International Book Fair 2025, happening from September 10–14 at the SMX Convention Center Manila.

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Municipality of Anchorage Invites Community to Celebrate 50 Year Anniversary

 
 
 
 
KTUU: Anchorage PD report shows a 150% increase in pedestrian traffic fatalities; Homer musician advances to next phase of ‘America’s Got Talent’; HUGGS Back-to-School Jam aims to provide 5,000 ASD students with free school supplies and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Trial of former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women begins and more ->

KYUK: Changemaker Diane Carpenter’s lived history of the Y-K Delta preserved in UAF archive and more ->

Alaska Native News: Alaska Army National Guard hosts multi-agency hoist symposium, expands partnerships, improves SAR coordination; Webinar covers the basic methods of food preservation; This Day in Alaska History-July 31st, 1869 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbans News Webcnter 11: Man arrested after armed standoff on College Road in Fairbanks and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Ohio science center distributes science kits during Wrangell’s Bear Fest and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Juneau jury finds Petersburg man guilty of sexual assault and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Scientists discover thriving corals in unexplored Aleutian waters and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Unlocking the secrets of berry propagation and bringing those wild berries closer to home and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: Local leaders, Army Corps coordinate on long-term flood solutions and more ->

KMXT: Murkowski reports progress on filling Alaska’s federal court seats and more ->

By Chloe Pleznac, Homer News: Local author Naomi Klouda publishes dictionary for Alaska’s glaciers Copies of ‘The Alaska Glacier Dictionary’ are available at the Homer Bookstore and the Homer Public Library.
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Tudor bridge repairs planned after truck collision; Bear alert closes Beach Lake Trails after moose calf kill and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Dead humpback whale calf washes ashore in Juneau; Alaska’s $14M cut from opioid lawsuit settlements to go to rehab programs and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Seismologists tapped into the fiber optic cable network to study offshore faults; Alaska Air National Guard rescues climber trapped on cliff near Seward; California Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Sea Lion Beating; This Day in Alaska History-July 29th, 1905 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbans News Webcenter 11: LIVE: Evacuation statuses downgraded, weather helps moderate fires throughout Alaska and more ->

 
 
 
 
KSTK: A peek back into Wrangell’s 50th annual Chuck Oliver Logging Show and more ->
 
 
 
 
Research Gate: Tracing past biodiversity in Central Alaska through comparative osteological identification and compound specific isotopic analysis

Join Us for a Day of Connection, Celebration & Community Health
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center warmly invites you to our National Health Center Week Open House on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 10 AM to 3 PM at 4951 Business Park Blvd, Anchorage.
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Unangax̂ Elder tells story of WWII evacuation through new zine and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Federal indictments, multiple arrests made in Juneau drug trafficking case and more ->
 
 
 
 

Homer News: Comp plan team releases public hearing draft and more ->

 
 
 
 
By Ashlyn O’Hara, Kenai Conversation: Kenai Peninsula history with author Laurel Downing Bill
On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Laurel Downing Bill, an Alaska historian and author of “Aunt Phil’s Trunk. To talk about Kenai Peninsula history during the earlier 1900s.

 
 
 
 
Must Read Alaska: Dramatic video: Alaska Airlines jet hits deer on runway in Kodiak

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognizes Mary Binkley as “Alaskan of the Week” – July 17, 2025

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2025 Conference for Writers and Illustrators – Alaska Business Magazine
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: The BEST Bear Meat Burgers – Butchering & Canning 97 LBS of Meat
 
 
 
 

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KTUU: Mary Shields, Iditarod trailblazer, dies at 80

Alaska Native News: House Passes Legislation Supporting Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans; This Day in Alaskan History-July 17th, 1897 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: LIVE: Evacuation statuses downgraded, burn suspensions lifted throughout Alaska; Land transfer to NANA Regional Corporation finalized; New world record set during first day at WEIO Colton Paul breaks own record in scissor broad jump and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Law enforcement confiscates “ghost gun” at Wrangell Airport and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Police chief’s lawsuit against Petersburg Borough ends with $70,000 settlement and more ->

KUCB/KMXT: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake shakes Sand Point and triggers tsunami warning for Southwest Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Council hears from landowner about right-of-way issue and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: Alaskans Now Have Clearer Path to Request Government Investigations and more ->

 
 
 
 
Homer News: Local author Brian Smith writes about history, family and felines The author of three self-published books, Smith is now working on the final installment of his trilogy.
In “Golden Boy: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Diary of My Life,” local author Brian Smith explores not only his early childhood growing up in Anchorage but also his artistic journey as a filmmaker and screenwriter over his 60 years of life. He writes about everything, from his experiences of the 1964 earthquake as a child to his artistic growth over the years.

“There are huge hunks of me, my heart and soul on every page,” he said, during a June 23 interview. “It’s brutally honest, but it flowed. I didn’t even outline it, and I outline everything.”

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KTUU: Anchorage Assembly criminalizes camping in certain public areas; Anchorage Police abate homeless camps at Russian Jack Park The effort involved firefighters who put out several blazes believed to have come from unattended campfires; ‘It really is a miracle’: Dog lost camping found by good Samaritan pilot A 10-year-old lost Soldotna dog was reunited with his owners this week after being found by a pilot in a rural part of Southcentral Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: City proposes code change to make it easier to arrest people without housing in Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Racers compete in Bethel’s first traditional triathlon and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: James White Pleads Guilty to Murder of 5½-Week-Old Baby; Lawana Barker Sentenced for Drug Distribution Homicide; This Day in Alaskan History-July 16th, 1916 and more ->

Fairbans News Webcenter 11: ASYMCA-owned thrift stores offer Alaska’s military spouses a ‘network of support’; Arctic Gardens: Aphids, sawflies and other pests and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: The June salmon harvest in the southern Alaska Peninsula was the worst in 4 decades and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Grant award adds library activities and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Juneau’s proposed changes to city code could increase arrests of unhoused residents; Elizabeth Peratrovich Mural restoration is complete in Downtown Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Mix – Robert Plant – Everybody’s Song (Official Music Video) Drying & Smoking Sockeye Salmon | Dip Net Fishing the Copper River

KTUU: Alaska troopers make arrests in Soldotna robbery case involving stolen RV, truck, and boat Dora Bird and Darryl Correll are being held at Wildwood Pretrial Facility on burglary, theft charges; Alaskan makes final table at World Series of Poker Main Event with $10M grand prize; Outside contractor selected to audit APD’s policies and practices to reduce officer-involved shootings and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Floods are swallowing their village, but for them and others, the EPA has cut the lifeline and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Shungnak Man, Albert Lee Drowns after Falling into the Water from Snow Machine; AKNG COP manager leads charge on AI integration in disaster response; This Day In Alaska History July 15th, 1923 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: T3 students give Anan Wildlife Observatory a technology upgrade; Teddy bears and all kinds of pies and more ->

KINY: Sandbag Distribution Event to be held in preparation for potential flooding and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Kelp from millimeters to feet long, a look inside Kodiak’s sole operational kelp hatchery and more ->

KTUU: LIVE: 63 structures confirmed to have burned in Bear Creek, Saint George Creek Fires and more ->

KYUK: School districts in the Y-K Delta make tough choices amid battle for education funding and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Fight Breaks out in Anchorage Jail Cell, One Dead; Colton Keith Thomas to Serve 18 Years for Sexual Assault; Coast Guard Cutter Blacktip (WPB 87326) arrives at new homeport in Valdez; Tiny crystals provide insight to massive 2006 Augustine Volcano eruption; This Day in Alaskan History-July 14th, 1804 and more ->

KINY: As Coast Guard receives billions in new Arctic funding, Alaska region gets new commander and name and more ->
 
 
 
 

Katie Stavick, Frontiersman.com: Alaska Literacy and Literature honored in 2025 awards
 
 
 
 

By Amanda Frank, Alaska Beacon: ‘In the Footsteps of the Traveller’ explores the skies through the perspective of Northern Dene

KTUU: ‘Be like Mike’: Motorcycle community honors Whittier Tunnel Fire Chief after his death; Gunfire leads to multi-car crash near Boniface overpass, police looking for suspects and more ->

KTOO: Juneau man sentenced in 2020 fatal stabbing at assisted living facility; Juneau releases hazard mitigation project list for public comment; How expensive is Juneau? New report shows how it compares to Lower 48 cities and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Port MacKenzie Secures $7.9M BUILD Grant as Strategic Infrastructure Gains Momentum; This Day in Alaskan History-July 13th, 1917 and more ->

 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: North Slope internet fix could still be months away, repairs to begin soon; Walrus rescued from Utqiagvik celebrates first birthday! And more ->

KFSK: Petersburg Medical Center loses large grant in ‘unprecedented’ federal funding recall, retains many others and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Borough moves forward with South Tongass fire station rebuild and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Fifth trip to Alaska was to say they drove the ALCAN; Karelian Bear Dogs team up with firefighters on 12 Mile Lake, 7 Mile Lookout fires and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Kodiak holds Renaissance Fair in Fort Abercrombie State Historic Park and more ->

By Susan Young, Travel Pulse: What I Learned on a Denali Land Tour of Alaska
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: All for the Food – Real Life Alaska Salmon Season

KTUU: Building fire sends black smoke over Anchorage as law office burns Law office burns but no injuries or fatalities reported; Former APD officer seeks retrial due to US District Judge and federal prosecutor misconduct and more ->

KTOO: Juneau Animal Control shares how to prepare pets for emergencies and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Brandon Topper Convicted of Sexual Assault on Kodiak; Twelve Alaska Native Entrepreneurs Selected as Finalists in 2025 Path to Prosperity Business Competition; This Day in Alaskan History-July 11th, 1921 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairans News Webcenter 11: LIVE: New immediate evacuation notice for large area west of Fairbanks; The search for convicted killer Brian Smith’s potential unwritten victims and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Unalaska tribal resolution honors Alaska flag designer’s triumph over discrimination and more ->

Delta Wind: Alaska’s state insect is not the mosquito and more ->

KINY: Suicide Basin Flood Risk Remains as Juneau Prepares for Another Glacial Outburst and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Scenes from the Sun’aq Tribe harvesting gray whale baleen and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: What value in a human life?

The Alaska justice system has finally made Martin J. Richards pay for killing 65-year-old Redzebije Imeri.

The cost? $200.

Alaska State Court records reflect that this was the penalty imposed on the now 70-year-old, unlicensed driver whose sport-utility vehicle slammed into Imeri at the intersection of Minnesota Drive and Benson Boulevard in Anchorage’s Midtown on July 1, 2023.

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Fireside Books: Shelf Awareess
 
 
 
 
KDLG: Gwitch’en author Matt Gilbert gives Indigenous Futurism a fresh boost with the third edition of “Chandera”
Alaskan novelist Matthew Gilbert’s five-part Indigenous Futurism series, “The Wilkes Chronicles,” was initially completed in 2023. This spring, he published a new edition of book one, “Chandera,” and is making a pointed effort to get his series into the hands of a broader audience, including the readers of Bristol Bay.

By David James, ADN: For a different outlook on ‘prepping,’ Bill Fulton and Jeanne Devon collaborate again on new book

KTUU: Alaska Botanical Garden celebrates ‘Mud Day’ Mud Day served to allow kids to “feel comfortable outside and play with their natural environment” and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Alaska’s interlibrary loan hotline will continue following paused funding cuts; Measures aimed at lowering cost of living will appear on Juneau ballot this fall and more ->

 
 
 
 KYUK: To Stay or To Go: Indigenous Communities Respond to Climate Change; Video game developers spawn new interest on the Kuskokwim and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Robert Bradley of Juneau Sentenced to 18 years for Sexual and Physical Assaults; Civil rights groups, attorneys demand DOC and ICE meet civil detention standards for detainees at Anchorage jail; AG Taylor Announces Settlement in 23andMe Bankruptcy Alerts Alaskans to their Right to Request that their Data be Deleted; This Day in Alaskan History-July 1st, 1935 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: LIVE: Alaska wildfire season latest and more ->

KFSK: Petersburg teenage powerlifter earns record, championship title in first year competing and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: South end fire injures one and claims at least one animal’s life; Filing forms for Ketchikan municipal offices available July 1. And more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Craig’s Freddy Hamilton III named to Alaska High School Hall of Fame for athletics and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Archaeologists find evidence of villages and one site from 7,000 years ago on Shuyak Island and more ->

KTUU: Eagle River woman aims to spread mental health awareness during Ms. Wheelchair USA competition

KTOO: Juneau judge orders release of man accused of murdering local woman
 
 
 
 

GeoScienceWorld: Challenges and Opportunities of Machine Learning Earthquake Detection for Regional Monitoring