The city’s privately-owned electric utility is trying to expand a program, aimed at shifting when those drivers juice their cars.
Transportation
Haines drivers will feel the effects of DOT budget cuts for another winter
Plows cleared away slushy snow Saturday morning. But icy conditions persisted because state workers wanted to avoid using too much overtime. Budget cuts to the Alaska Department of Transportation will affect drivers for another winter.
Alaska Airlines gets U.S. approval to buy Virgin America
Alaska Airlines has won government approval to buy rival Virgin America after agreeing to reduce its flight-selling partnership with American Airlines.
Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska’s darkest months
As the winter solstice approaches and daylight hours are short in Alaska, public safety, medical groups and other Alaska businesses are calling attention to pedestrian safety.
Assembly vote could remake Anchorage taxi industry
During it’s meeting Tuesday, the Assembly will vote on a measure that aims to eliminate the fixed number of cabs operating in the city, which would happen in a phased approach over the next few years.
Air Force None? Trump threatens to cancel new presidential plane over cost
The president-elect complained about possible cost overruns of a new version of Air Force One, picking a fight with Boeing, the American aircraft-maker.
Charting new courses: student mariners prepare to navigate a warmer Arctic
As temperatures rise, Arctic ice is retreating, making trips through the Northwest passage – from Alaska to Maine – a new summer reality. But until now, mariners navigating Arctic ice have had limited formal training. A professor at Maine Maritime Academy is working to change that.
Princess Cruises hit with largest-ever criminal penalty for ‘deliberate pollution’
The Department of Justice says Princess Cruise Lines will pay a $40 million penalty for “deliberate pollution of the seas and intentional acts to cover it up.”
Before deadly crash in Colombia, pilot said he was out of fuel
A charter plane crashed near Medellín, Colombia, on Monday night, killing 71 people. According to leaked audio and witness accounts, the pilot cited “fuel problems” and asked for priority landing.
Ferry changing payment system for Southeast route
People ferrying from Ketchikan to Metlakatla will soon pay double for their tickets. But the return trip will be free.