1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (593+ words) Home » Anchorage Assembly to weigh limits on police surveillance as privacy, public-safety debate intensifies Sept. 13, 2026 — The Anchorage Assembly will continue a public hearing Tuesday on a controversial proposal that would place new limits and reporting requirements on the Anchorage Police…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (147+ words) The Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage recently changed hands from federal government ownership to the local Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. The campus dates back to the 1990s, and the Indian Health Service officially owned the building since it opened…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (305+ words) Anchorage residents are facing a stark warning as winter planning comes into focus. Enstar, the region's largest gas utility, says its gas supply could come up short by more than two weeks this winter even under normal conditions. "If the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (592+ words) Arlee kicks off the school year with new student opportunities and 94% of staff trained in the science of reading. (Emily Messer/Leader) Arlee School District’s new Superintendent Kendal Baldwin explained that there are lots of things to be scared of…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1063+ words) Some community members say a recently released audit of the Anchorage Police Department’s use of force highlights the need for civilian oversight of the department. Anchorage’s municipal attorney last week released a sweeping audit of the department’s practices and policies…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (672+ words) By THE ALASKA STORY Three people survived a Cessna 180 crash near Bettles after an emergency locator beacon and a satellite communication device guided Alaska Air National Guard rescuers to the remote site. The crash occurred Aug. 18 about 200 miles northwest of…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (510+ words) A long-running plan for a new ice sports centre in Tuggeranong has been scrapped, with the ACT government walking away and declaring the project would not deliver value for money. The ACT will instead spend the $16.265 million it had earmarked…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (780+ words) Although it’s too soon to know the size of the municipality’s budget deficit for 2027, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance said she expects to face “difficult decisions.” The Municipality of Anchorage’s preliminary budget projections for 2027 show relatively stable revenues for the coming year....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (451+ words) The pilots who died alongside six passengers when the plane they were flying crashed while attempting to land at a remote Southwest Alaska radar site last month were identified Friday by the company operating the aircraft. Anchorage-based Security Aviation said…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) Alaska National Guard (.mil) Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued four victims of an Aug 30 plane crash at a Montague Island coastal sandbar about 60 miles southeast of Seward The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at JBER opened the mission following receipt…...