A new nonprofit organization hopes to house homeless veterans at the old Eklutna Lodge property halfway between Anchorage and the Mat-Su.
'Become an Everyday Hero' at emergency preparedness fair As a kid, my daydreams included various versions of me playing superhero. In a vein similar to Ralphie's fantasies in "The Christmas Story." I'd swoop in and rescue my family from the sharks, the fire, the hurricane, the flood, the bad guys, the avalanche, whateverthereby becoming the hero, a title which, in my young mind, would garner me all sorts of unnamed rewards.
A small town with style After a lengthy process of examining the needs of travelers in downtown Eagle River, an independent study has shown that it would take upwards of $36 million to fix existing traffic-flow problems and set the stage for creating a vibrant downtown core.