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Two conservative candidates -- Donald Handeland of Eagle River and Dave Donley of Midtown Anchorage -- were leading in races for open seats, as was North Anchorage progressive Sydney Scout. Three incumbent Assembly members held sizable leads.
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Starting mid-April, outdoor enthusiasts will be able to check snow and ice conditions before heading out on the trail. -
Assembly member Nano Brooks made the motion, which passed in a 6-2 vote. Brooks was elected last fall after the Assembly voted to move forward with the neighborhood’s demolition to redevelop the area into newer, denser housing. -
The budget now heads to the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The district estimates it will save almost $2 million the first year after closing the schools. -
The motion stems from a lawsuit filed by the groups in November after the Alaska Board of Game reauthorized a Mulchatna predator control program that had previously been overturned by state court rulings. -
Investors around the world breathed a sigh of relief at the prospect of peace — and an easing of the global energy crisis. -
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case says officers responded to reports that an armed man was choking a woman near her infant child in a northeast Anchorage home. -
The aim is to address Juneau’s current lack of shelter space and housing units and reduce the number of unhoused people camping outside in the summer. -
School leaders identified converging crises of budget shortfalls, deferred maintenance and teacher shortages at their annual visit to the state Capitol. -
After Iran ceded to President Trump's demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump backed down from his threat of wide-scale destruction of Iran's civilian and military infrastructure. -
Anchorage officers determined Nicholas Smith, 42, was walking in the road when a Chevy Express van hit him on March 28. Police were told on April 3 that Smith died from the incident.
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