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In Anchorage election, school funding hangs in the balance
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (339+ words) Two ballot propositions that would fund the Anchorage School District are failing by slim margins, according to early results. Proposition 9 is failing by less than one percent. It calls for $12 million in a special one-time property tax levy to fund…...
Anchorage suspect hospitalized with K-9 injuries after allegedly firing on officer
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (347+ words) Anchorage police shot at a man this morning while responding to a report of a violent interaction in the Airport Heights neighborhood. In a pre-recorded video, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said officers were called to a home in the…...
Alaska school district officials urge lawmakers to address teacher shortages, financial strain
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (1364+ words) Alaska superintendents, principals and school officials delivered sobering testimony to lawmakers at the Alaska State Capitol last week. They painted a picture of schools struggling to continue to support teachers and students amid budget shortfalls, cuts to programs, teacher shortages,…...
Anchorage opens new homeless program that pairs tiny homes with addiction treatment
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (671+ words) Summer Bond is in charge of getting people settled in at the addiction treatment program, called Willow Commons. On a sunny spring day in early April, just a week after the program launched, Bond showed off a roughly 100-square-foot home....
Anchorage man’s death marks city’s third vehicle-pedestrian fatality so far in 2026
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (159+ words) An Anchorage man is dead after a van struck him late last month in Midtown. Anchorage police say it was about 10:45 a.m. on March 28 when officers were alerted to a pedestrian that was hit by a vehicle on Old Seward Highway,…...
Anchorage recognized nationally as a ‘Trail Town’
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (383+ words) For locals, Anchorage has always been a trail town. Now it's official. The International Mountain Bicycling Association recognized Anchorage as a 2026 IMBA Trail Town on March 31. The city joins just 27 others nationwide. As part of the designation, Anchorage is now…...
Anchorage police say cause of man’s death still unclear after officer shot at him
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (652+ words) Anchorage police released new information Thursday about a shooting incident Saturday in which police say a man started a fire in a home on the city's south side and shot at officers before an officer shot back. Micah Bonin, 43, died…...
Alaska Senate advances constitutional amendment to establish education fund
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (573+ words) The Alaska Senate on Wednesday advanced a constitutional amendment that would establish a dedicated fund for public education. If passed, lawmakers could design a new source of state revenue to go toward the fund that would be used specifically for…...
Search and rescue in Alaska | Outdoor Explorer
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (500+ words) Search and rescue in Alaska | Outdoor Explorer'Alaska Public Media Search and rescue in Alaska | Outdoor Explorer Search and rescue in Alaska is complex and difficult. Even close to Anchorage, a city of around 289,000 people, search operations are challenged by steep…...
Alaska House passes new version of vetoed corporate tax change
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (436+ words) The Alaska House narrowly passed a bill Wednesday that would update the state's corporate income tax to capture more revenue from companies that sell to Alaskans over the internet. The heart of House Bill 280 is a change to what's known…...