Anchorage Podcast

An Anchorage homeless camp on the verge of being dismantled; A wildfire reported Thursday afternoon near Campbell Park; Senator Murkowski agrees with bipartisan bill aimed at addressing gun violence; A rockslide early Thursday closed the cruise ship dock in Skagway

Ruth 4 A Love Story Pastor Criss MitchellOleh firstcovenantanchorage

Jim Obergefell and John Arthur embarked upon a life together when they were in their early 20s in Cincinnati. Twenty years later, when John was dying of ALS, they began a battle with the state of Ohio to have Jim recognized on John's impending death certificate as his surviving spouse. That case made it's way to the US Supreme Court, and in the lan…

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Pastor Ron Hoffman

Children under 5 are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine; A fire in a vacant restaurant building on East Fireweed Lane; Daniel Volland is winning the race for the newly created 12th Assembly seat; The University of Alaska Anchorage gymnastics team has reached its fundraising goal

A new music festival brings a 3-day party to Anchorage; Al Gross withdraws from U.S. House race; Mayor Bronson appoints his new municipal attorney

Alaska workers are facing a crisis in housing; Southcentral Alaska expected to see warmer weather; A Whittier Slug-Out update; Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ending monthly public meetings

The histories behind some of Anchorage’s park names; Anchorage’s homelessness plan negotiators call it quits; The 48th annual Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon

President Keith Hamilton of Alaska Christian College is our guest preacher.Oleh firstcovenantanchorage

The Sullivan Arena homeless shelter will close in 2 weeks; Alaska’s first local ban on transgender girls in sports has been approved; A multi-year zinc exploration plan could be in the works

Little O’Malley Peak may now be the most accessible hike in Chugach State Park; The 4 leaders in the race for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat; Air quality warnings across a broad area of the state;

What’s next in Alaska’s U.S. House race; A small plane made an emergency landing on a street near downtown Anchorage; The commissioner for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources is stepping down; Fire on Alaska’s Southwest tundra isn’t unheard of

Thousands return to Juneau for Celebration; Smoke from wildfires in Southwestern Alaska is expected to continue spreading; The East Fork wildfire continues

Caitlin Shortell was born and raised in Anchorage. She returned home after earning her law degree at Northeastern University in Boston and worked as an Assistant Public Defender at the Alaska Public Defender Agency (2003); as an Assistant Attorney General at the Alaska Attorney General's Office (2004-2008); and as Human Rights Advocate at the Alask…

The Alaska Run for Women returns; Alaska U.S. House runoff update; Anchorage Assembly member protests Bronson administration’s handling of a menacing voicemail; Tundra fire is still moving closer to Southwest Alaska villages

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Alaska’s shelters struggle to house surrendered pets; The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation fines a seafood processing plant; An unusual storm in Alaska; Assault charges dismissed against a man accused of a random stabbing at the Loussac Library

Behind the reimagined ‘55 Ways’ guidebook; Assembly members postponed a vote on legislation that would add to city code a process for removing a mayor from office; The Alaska State Commission for Human Rights is suing the lieutenant governor;

Ruth 3: Strategic Hope Pastor Criss MitchellOleh firstcovenantanchorage

A Baby formula shortage drags on for stressed Alaska parents; Alaska’s unemployment rate has reached its lowest level ever; Bail set at $15 million for a former Anchorage correctional officer

A Southeast Alaska village wants to build a tourism industry from scratch; Princess Cruises will close 1 of its five lodges in the state; The special election for a 12th Anchorage Assembly member; the Alaska Run for Women returns to an in-person format

In 2014 marriage equality was achieved in Alaska thanks to a case called Hamby vs Parnell. Although there were 5 couples involved, it was named after Matt Hamby who is our guest today along with his husband Chris Sheldon. They discuss their lives, the case, and the future of marriage equality in Alaska.…

plans for a new volunteer fire department in Two Rivers; High demand and low inventory catapulted average home prices in Alaska; A climber died after collapsing on Denali while trying to reach its summit; Leon, the Iditarod sled dog was found alive

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This is part of our special series on the fifth Sundays of the month where we go over the elements of our worship service and explain why we go them. Fifth Sunday: The Lord's Prayer Pastor Kristi IvanoffOleh firstcovenantanchorage

Fishing season comes alive in Homer; The Anchorage Assembly has postponed a vote on "breach of the public trust" legislation"; Wednesday marks election filing cutoff day; Warm weather continues in Alaska

The Wasilla resident who nearly died in an ATV accident; Sarah Palin's campaign finance haul; An oil company has canceled a lease it had bought in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge early last year; Anchorage’s city-operated Sullivan Arena shelter will close June 30th

how Alaskans’ overstocked pantry shelves tell the story of anxious years; More and more Alaskans need help with food; More details on the he pilot of a small plane that crashed into the Matanuska River; The idea of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has become a flash point among left-leaning candidates in Alaska…

Anchorage Attorney Scott Kendall served as Sen. Lisa Murkowski's campaign attorney in 2010 and her 2016 campaign coordinator. He then served as chief of staff for Governor Bill Walker. In the last month he represented Alaska Redistricting Board members Melanie Bahnke and Nicole Borromeo in action against the Alaska Redistricting Board itself. Today…

Anchorage’s Hillside stares down a long-running wildfire threat; Conversation on gun control has reignited in Alaska; the Alaska Railroad plans to spend $80 million to replace and expand the old cruise ship dock in Seward

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A community fridge has opened in Anchorage’s Mountain View neighborhood; Increased fire danger through the Memorial Day weekend for Anchorage; Five electric utilities in Alaska will invest more than $200 million to upgrade the electric transmission system; $200 million in funding in the capital budget to help rebuild the Port of Alaska…

The Alaska Reads Act narrowly passed the Legislature; The Biden administration will renew its effort to prevent construction of the Pebble copper and gold mine; A chartered plane carrying three passengers crashed while landing; City officials passed an emergency ordinance that makes violating the current burn ban a misdemeanor crime…

the construction projects happening in Southcentral Alaska that could change your summer driving plans; The board tasked with redrawing the state’s legislative districts “again engaged in unconstitutional political gerrymandering”; Governor Dunleavy on Tuesday signed legislation that could help bring nuclear microreactors to Alaska in the coming ye…

Ruth 2: Being Ruth, Being Boaz Pastor Criss MitchellOleh firstcovenantanchorage

The benefits of cold plunging into frigid Alaska waters; Governor Dunleavy announces his running mate; Firefighters rescued a woman from the deck of a burning Anchorage Hillside home; The years-long closure of the East Cook Inlet clam fishery is set to remain in place

Kameron Perez-Verdia, Assembly member for west Anchorage, spoke persuasively at the Assembly meeting on May 10, 2022, about why he couldn’t vote to fund Mayor Dave Bronson’s planned emergency shelter at Elmore and Tudor, but then he changed his mind at the last moment voting in support of that funding. His vote was decisive ensuring that the fundin…

Is Seward ready for the return of cruise ships?; A new $2.2 million solar farm is generating power in two Alaska villages; The University of Alaska Anchorage awarded a $4 million federal grant

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy won't call a special session; A lawsuit claims the Office of Children's Services is failing; A man is presumed dead after a fall at Denali National Park

The wealth disparities between Alaska’s US House candidates; The Biden administration is suing the state of Alaska; The latest COVID-19 data in Alaska; Updates on the 7-year-old Kodiak boy who was found dead

Another new construction project that includes the demolition of the 4th Avenue Theatre; Hilcorp claims to not have enough natural gas reserves for new contracts; A small plane with engine trouble flipped Monday afternoon; Three men charged with getting too close to the famed salmon-fishing bears at Southwest Alaska’s Brooks Falls have been sentenc…

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Pastor Ron and Crystal Hoffman

An 88-year-old fights off his attacker in an Anchorage complex for seniors; A Wasilla man who illegally shot a Prince William Sound harbor was sentenced; The Alaska House passes a sweeping reform of the state’s alcohol laws

The first and only principal of Anchorage’s Tyson Elementary is retiring; The state House on Saturday rejected the Senate-passed budget; 7-year-old Kodiak boy's body found; Just one cruise stop is scheduled for Anchorage this year

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Two Iditarod mushers face backlash and fight for their finish place; The Biden administration has announced it will cancel a proposed oil and gas lease sale; New details on a soldier killed Tuesday by a bear; COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased in the past week