Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
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2 Anchorage commercial roof collapses reported in 2 days
No injuries were reported in Tuesday's Raspberry Road collapse or Wednesday's on the Old Seward Highway, firefighters said.
Anchorage’s C Street reopens in Midtown after vehicle fatally strikes pedestrian
Police say the man was crossing outside a crosswalk Tuesday when he was struck between West Fireweed Lane and West Northern Lights Boulevard.
Overnight snow dump closes Southcentral Alaska schools, sets Anchorage seasonal record
More than a foot of snow blanketed Anchorage during Sunday night's storm, with snowfall set to taper off Monday and give way to subzero cold.
Glenn Highway reopens after 37 vehicles crash on Knik River bridges, injuring 13
Troopers say the series of collisions in poor visibility began at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday. According to medics, none of the injuries were life-threatening.
Anchorage homeless shelters under strain amid statewide cold snap
Staff at Anchorage's Brother Francis Shelter have seen cases of hypothermia and frostbite, during a subzero chill expected to continue next week.
Anchorage man accused of attempted murder in domestic violence strangling
Police say dispatchers heard Derek Schraffenberger, 45, threaten to kill the female victim in a 911 call made during the Jan. 14 assault.
EasyPark rates at Anchorage garages and lots will soon rise to $2 an hour
EasyPark officials say the rate increase, Anchorage's first since 2016, won't affect metered parking on Downtown streets.
3 Alaska prison inmates die in 2024’s opening weeks
In the first 15 days of 2024, Alaska prisons have seen nearly a third of the entire statewide inmate death toll recorded last year.
Eagle River child porn suspect claimed to be ‘hardcore child rapist’ in manifesto, charges say
Michael Koetter, 28, was arrested after investigators allegedly found explicit imagery and a statement that he had committed prior abuse at his home.
Palmer police make arrests in 2 early-year homicides
Palmer police say the town typically sees one domestic violence homicide per year — but officers have responded to two in the first week of 2024.
Anchorage father, child wounded in home invasion shooting
Police are still seeking a suspect in Sunday night's shooting at an East 43rd Avenue apartment, which is believed to be targeted and not random.
Anchorage woman wounded in domestic violence shooting, vehicle chase
Police say Isaiah N. Savok, 27, fired point-blank at an SUV near Point Woronzof early Sunday, then rammed it off a nearby road.
5 people treated after Christmas carbon monoxide exposure at Anchorage home
The residents were trying to warm the McCarrey Street home Monday, but fire investigators haven’t yet identified the source of the carbon monoxide.
Man charged with manslaughter, DUI in woman’s death near Big Lake
Billy Sheldon, 33, was over twice the legal limit when he fatally struck Kotzebue resident Athena Chambers early Thursday, troopers said.
Ex-Alaska trooper gets 4 years for planned sexual abuse of teen he pulled over
Vance Peronto, 63, was sentenced on one count of attempted child sexual abuse in the 2018 case stemming from a Soldotna-area traffic stop.
Troopers suspend search for woman missing under Eagle River ice
Active efforts to find 45-year-old Amanda Richmond have been called off, after extensive air and water searches with drones and sonar.
Goose Creek inmate dies at 65 in expected death
Robert Michael Vidic is the second Goose Creek Correctional Center inmate to die this month and the state's 10th inmate death this year.
Southcentral Alaska vehicle collisions leave 3 dead
Two Anchorage residents died Saturday in a head-on crash near Glennallen, hours before a passenger struck by an Anchorage red-light runner died.
2 Wasilla men fatally shoot each other during family dispute
Troopers said Patrick Kammermeyer, 50, and William Nunley, 57, shot each other after Kammermeyer struck a relative with a gun Thursday.
Anchorage Spenard Builders Supply facility suffers major snow-related roof collapse
Firefighters say the unoccupied former truss plant marks Anchorage's first major roof collapse this winter. No injuries have been reported.