Anchorage’s Community Composting Program is Available for Sign Up

Do you have fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, clippings of grass from mowing? Compost it this summer. All you need is a 5-gallon bucket. A community compost program started by Solid Waste Services, the city-owned trash utility, is in its 3rd year and growing fast. There are 2 drop-off sites: The Central Transfer Station […]

Two Soldotna Men Arrested for Assaulting an Alaska Trooper

SOLDOTNA, Alaska – Saturday two Soldotna men with the same last name were arrested after a police chase that ended with one of the men assaulting an Alaska State Trooper, according to the agency. Troopers were called to a house on Tote Road in Soldotna for a report of a drunk driver, according to the […]

The Legislation Will Let 18 to 21-Year-Olds Drive Interstate

The Legislation Will Let 18 to 21-Year-Olds Drive Interstate A new bill aimed at allowing the interstate operation of commercial vehicles by 18 to 21-year-olds hits the floor of Congress this week, with support from the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Introduced by Representatives Duncan Hunter (CA) and Trey […]