City staff want to restrict skateboarding and some other activities along the seawalk. Dozens of skaters showed up to push back against that idea during a committee meeting on Wednesday.
Sports
COVID-19 concerns prompt cancellation of fall high school state championships
The Alaska School Activities Association has canceled the state championship events for all fall high school sports because of a rising number of COVID-19 infections.
Alaska’s largest ski resort has a plan to operate during the pandemic. What will the slopes be like this year?
Alyeska Resort is set to get the lifts running again this winter — but this year it’s “no masks, no service.”
Jennifer Smith, partner of Lance Mackey, dies in ATV accident north of Fairbanks
Jennifer Smith, who shared a home and sled dog kennel with Lance Mackey, died Sunday night in an ATV accident near her home north of Fairbanks.
Petersburg cross country starts season with first virtual meet
The teams timed their own 5K races at home and then shared them. The girls’ and boys’ teams from Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kalé both finished first.
4-time Iditarod champion disqualified for positive meth test during race
A positive drug test for methamphetamine has disqualified veteran dog musher Lance Mackey from the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, according to a statement from race organizers.