Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
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Anchorage water utility asks thousands of residents to check pipes for possible lead
About 20,000 customers are being asked to check water intake pipes, in a survey required under federal regulations.
‘Stunning’ 47-foot fin whale washes ashore near Anchorage’s Westchester Lagoon
Biologists say the whale, believed to be a young female, was first reported Saturday lying on mudflats near a popular trail.
Man dies in early-morning Muldoon shooting
Police say the man was found shot in a vehicle early Friday off Muldoon Road. Medics tried to save his life but declared him dead.
FBI seeks suspect who painted swastikas on Wasilla pregnancy center
The FBI says the suspect painted nearly a dozen swastikas early Oct. 20 on the HeartReach crisis pregnancy center.
Anchorage police are still searching for the mother of an infant found dead last week
“We're concerned about her well-being at this point in time,” Anchorage Police Department Capt. Amanda Fisher said.
2 charged with attempting to murder trooper during high-speed Parks Highway chase
Troopers say two people fired at a pursuing officer Tuesday during a 100-mph chase on the Parks Highway, narrowly missing his head.
Alaska voters head to the polls with bad weather delaying voting in 2 remote communities
A windstorm kept the polling location in St. George closed until 2 p.m. The polling place in Wales was expected to open at 4 p.m.
Parks Highway reopens at Houston after troopers detain 2 people in search
Daniel Buckwalter Jr., 24 of Wasilla, and Autumn Duczek, 41 of Houston, were arrested on multiple charges.
Halloween storm turns Anchorage streets into ‘liquid banana peel,’ meteorologist says
A "wintry mix" of snow and rain through Friday morning will produce slick conditions for trick-or-treaters in Alaska's largest city.
2 who set Anchorage’s deadly Royal Suite Lodge fire sentenced to 24 years
Andrew Eknaty, 36, and Carleigh West, 35, were sentenced Monday for starting the 2017 fire that killed three people.
Southcentral Alaska’s first snowstorm of the season closes schools and tangles traffic
Anchorage and some Matanuska-Susitna Borough schools were closed, after nearly a foot of snowfall since Monday.
First major snow of the season hits Southcentral, prompting warnings of slick roads
Anchorage residents should expect 4 to 9 inches of snow by midday Tuesday, with 6 to 12 inches in Wasilla west to Houston.
Driver charged with DUI, assault after hitting pedestrian in downtown Anchorage
Police say Ariel Maskrey, 28, is also charged with leaving the scene of the Saturday crash, which left the victim with a cracked skull.
Anchorage reaches its 30th homicide of 2024 after recent deaths
The 2024 death toll from homicides in Alaska's largest city remains behind its record of 37 in 2017.
Fairbanks man’s fatal fentanyl overdose leads to life sentence for California dealer
Junior Tulali, 48, was sentenced Tuesday as federal prosecutors seek to "disrupt the flow of dangerous drugs into the community."
Suspect arrested in 3 recent Anchorage credit union robberies
The FBI says an unnamed suspect in the case was arrested Sunday.
Teen killed in second East Anchorage shooting Tuesday
Police said the 16-year-old boy’s death does not appear to be connected to another fatal shooting earlier that day.
Teen driver charged with DUI, manslaughter in deadly South Anchorage crash
Stefan Shearer, 17, is also accused of evidence tampering in the Monday crash along Bluebell Drive in South Anchorage.
Man fatally shot in East Anchorage; police seeking suspect
Police responded early Tuesday to a man found dead on Rocky Mountain Court, near Russian Jack Springs Park.
Couple arrested in fatal Anchorage shooting
Treyndon Lewis, 42, was fatally shot in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood. Police have arrested two people.