1+ week, 3+ day ago   (452+ words) The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday approved funding meant to further build out the police department’s crime center — a decision made without the stronger privacy protections sought by some members. The $600,000 contract with company ThunderCat Technology will increase the capacity of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (178+ words) The Anchorage Daily News editorial board is right that the July 1 crash at Potter Marsh was a horror, and that the Seward Highway’s narrow, undivided lanes make a head-on collision a matter of when, not if (“The road ahead for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (904+ words) The police officer involved in a fatal Midtown collision earlier this month was speeding and ran a red light before he collided with a taxi, Anchorage’s police chief said. The officer appeared to violate updated department policies regarding travel through…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (531+ words) Anchorage Daily News Opinion: A safer downtown Anchorage starts on Fifth and Sixth avenues This week, the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions’ Policy Committee has a critical opportunity: adding the full reconstruction of Fifth and Sixth avenues to the 2050 Metropolitan…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1327+ words) Officials in Alaska have started readying for a tranche of military money to flow into the state in the years ahead. Though many of the details and exact figures are uncertain, politicians, economic development analysts and businesses are talking about…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (805+ words) Questions about the Anchorage Assembly’s travel policies have consumed much of the body’s time and energy this summer. It’s a conversation that will drag on. Chair Anna Brawley requested an internal audit on Assembly travel and procedures in June, intending…...