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Anchorage police investigate incident involving gunfire and a suspect injured by K-9
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (449+ words) Update, 11: 30 a. m. April 13: The Anchorage Police Department said the officer involved in an April 7 gunfire incident with an assault suspect was Maxwell Horowitz, according to an online statement released Friday. Horowitz has worked for APD since December 2024, the department said. The…...
Hilltop Ski Area to extend season into mid-April
1+ week, 5+ day ago (231+ words) Hilltop Ski Area announced Wednesday it has extended its season until April 12. The one-week extension is due to a combination of good conditions with high interest, said Robert De Berry, Hilltop's director of marketing and community relations. "This is what…...
Midtown Anchorage Assembly race on track to trigger a recount
14+ hour, 8+ min ago (1022+ words) It's possible the tight margin that has emerged in the race for the open Midtown Anchorage Assembly seat will trigger a recount. In Monday's unofficial results, the difference between District 4 candidates Janice Park and Dave Donley was 38 votes. Park holds…...
Man charged in Anchorage shooting that left victim with life-threatening wounds
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (428+ words) Anchorage police say they arrested a 30-year-old man Wednesday who is accused of shooting his girlfriend multiple times " seriously wounding her " outside a party over the weekend. Jamario Eddie is facing a first-degree attempted murder charge and multiple felony assault…...
Many Western Alaska storm evacuees in Anchorage have relocated to apartments. It's unclear when they can return home
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1200+ words) Alkuennie Shangin navigated through towers of cardboard boxes, trash bags and duffels as she slowly began to unpack. Her family's belongings filled much of the entryway of the modest two-bedroom apartment in Spenard. "Welcome home!" she greeted her 1-year-old daughter,…...
Letter: Sullivan's silence
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) Brian Hove played the hits in his commentary, "From bleak to bright, Sen. Dan Sullivan is helping move Alaska forward." The four years of the Biden Administration were dark times for Alaska. The state. .. Brian Hove played the hits in…...
House advances budget draft with $1, 500 dividend per eligible Alaskan
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (687+ words) The Alaska House on Friday finalized a draft of the operating budget that includes a $1, 500 dividend per eligible Alaskan, following three days of contentious debate on changes to the spending plan. Lawmakers narrowly voted to remove from the draft a…...
Trends continue to show Anchorage voters rejecting school bond and education tax levy
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (798+ words) Initial returns on the Anchorage School Board bond and one-time tax levy continued to trend toward voters narrowly rejecting the measures, according to Friday results for the April municipal election. Proposition 1, a $79 million bond for capital repairs and improvements at…...
Opinion: Alaska's energy future just got more expensive " and more uncertain
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (402+ words) President Donald Trump's war against Iran is moving in unpredictable ways. This happens in war, particularly ones that are not well thought out. Alaskans are feeling the impacts. Fuel prices are rising because the Strait of Hormuz, the vital passage…...
Man hospitalized after South Anchorage camper blaze, firefighters say
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (250+ words) A man was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a South Anchorage fire engulfed the camper he was living in and nearly torched a nearby home, the fire department said. An off-duty Anchorage firefighter was driving around Rabbit Creek Road at about…...