2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (880+ words) Three Anchorage police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an armed man in East Anchorage earlier this year will not face criminal charges after state prosecutors found the shooting to be justified. The Alaska Department of Law’s Office of…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (801+ words) Roughly 25 vacation rentals crowd a half-mile stretch along I Street in Anchorage’s South Addition neighborhood. In Girdwood, a single neighborhood block between Alpina Way and Tanner Circle contains 15. “It is still pretty striking just how prolific they are,” said Anchorage…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (130+ words) Who decides that disrespecting the property owners who pay most of Anchorage’s bills is a good idea? Our current Assembly and administration! While I fully support the need for more housing in Anchorage, I don’t support doing it without notifying…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...

3+ day, 3+ 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, 3+ hour ago   (1405+ words) But the main building at 5000 Taku Drive is vacant, and a notice posted outside says it’s slated for interior demolition. The metal front door is locked and has a series of scratches, dents and shattered glass. The contractor hired for…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1310+ words) Downtown Anchorage property owner Kelly Kass had a double homicide happen on his back porch last year. More recently, an Airbnb guest at his East Seventh Avenue multi-unit building pulled a gun to defend themselves against an intruder who barged…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (176+ words) A suspect remains at large following a hit-and-run that killed a 25-year-old motorcyclist Friday night in the Government Hill neighborhood. No arrests had been made in the case as of Tuesday, a police spokesperson said. Miguel Pagan died in the…...

1+ week, 20+ hour 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…...