4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (140+ words) A Wasilla driver was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi at the Parks Highway-Glenn Highway interchange, Alaska State Troopers said. Multiple 911 callers reported the crash just before noon Sunday, troopers said in an online statement. Jeni Erhardt,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (634+ words) The Anchorage School District began the process of laying off dozens of employees Friday, and notified hundreds of others that they will be moved to different positions or schools next year. As enough ballots were tallied to clarify that Anchorage…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (666+ words) Anchorage voters have sent an education funding message, and it wasn't subtle. With two school propositions failing as the final counts wrap from the April 7 municipal election " Prop. 1, a $79 million bond package, and Prop. 9, a one-time $11. 8 million special education tax…...

1+ week, 2+ day 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…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (645+ words) My husband recently wrote an opinion piece published in the Anchorage Daily News about pedestrian safety, which has ignited discussions within our community. The piece "How to prevent me from being. .. Opinion: The real Anchorage we should build: One where…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1044+ words) The Alaska House Finance Committee late Wednesday approved its draft of the operating budget, complete with a controversial dividend proposal, concluding 12 hours of debate spread over two days. The 11-member committee voted 6-5 to approve a spending plan that would " if…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (892+ words) A company that's been touting Anchorage's mobile voting use has been told to stop. The Municipality of Anchorage in March sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Mobile Voting Project and its founder, Bradley Tusk, asserting the company has misrepresented the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (134+ words) A Wasilla resident died in a crash Thursday on the Sterling Highway east of Sterling, Alaska State Troopers said. The two-vehicle crash involving injuries was reported around 11: 51 a. m. Thursday near. .. Wasilla resident killed in Sterling Highway crash A Wasilla resident died…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (420+ words) Anchorage police released the name of a man they say was involved in an apparent gunfire incident with officers in the Russian Jack neighborhood earlier this month and now faces multiple felony assault charges. The Anchorage Police Department said in…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (484+ words) 10 a. m. Friday and Saturday; Alaska Airlines Center, 3550 Providence Drive Athletes in seventh through 12th grades compete in the Native Youth Olympics with classic events like the Wrist Carry, Seal Hop and Alaskan High Kick. Tickets available at the door. With Love and…...