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Mat-Su voters considering land use implications of Prop 1

Mat-Su Borough voters will be weighing the pros and cons of the Private Property Protection Act when they head to the polls next Tuesday,...

Fur flies over proposed dog ban

At last night's Anchorage Assembly meeting, dog owners and little league volunteers squared off in a public hearing now scheduled to continue into next...

Anchorage Chamber of Commerce learns about new business effort for rural Alaska

This year, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce is putting new effort into its rural partnership program. On Monday, the chamber invited Alaska Federation...

Traditional Alaska Native healers receive international award

(From Left) Frances Miller, E. Lisa Dolchok and Rita Blumestein This Friday in Washington D.C., Southcentral Foundation - Traditional Healing Clinic, an Anchorage based...

Century picks Glenn Square for second Anchorage theater

The big screen is coming to Anchorage's Mountain View. Actually, make that 12 screens and they're in the form of a new Century...

Anchorage hotel construction boom going strong

Earlier this month a national hospitality chain broke ground for a new hotel in Anchorage. Meanwhile construction of another large hotel is taking...

Illegal immigrant ordinance prop provokes strong reactions

It's rare that just the introduction of a proposed ordinance before the Anchorage Assembly will prompt informal debate and attract citizen lobbyists. But that's...

Web Extra: Interview with Richard Benavides

Complete interview with Richard Benavides, Vice President of the Hispanic Affairs Council of Alaska (HACA), about the proposed "Ordinance 125" currently up for consideration...

Web Extra: Interview with Alan Tesche

Complete interview with Alan Tesche, Anchorage Assembly member, about the proposed "Ordinance 125" currently up for consideration by the Anchorage Assembly. Listen to the original...

Web Extra: Interview with Paul Bauer

Complete interview with Paul Bauer, Anchorage Assembly member and originator of the "Ordinance 125" proposal currently up for consideration by the Anchorage Assembly. Listen...

Task Force recommends Anchorage sales tax

Yesterday a special municipal task force looking for a way to lower Anchorage property taxes recommended a sales tax. Despite a history of...

Federal Grand Jury quickly indicts Wade

Yesterday was not a good day for Joshua Wade. Just before noon in federal court a judge ruled there was sufficient probable cause...

Wade to stay in jail, considered flight risk

Joshua Wade will stay in jail, at least during the foreseeable future. After declaring that the case against Wade could move forward, U.S. Magistrate...

Yes, that was an earthquake…

At 3:46 p.m. this afternoon Anchorage was swayed by a minor (4.4) earthquake. You can always get quake details at the Alaska Earthquake Information...

U.S. Judge considers status of Joshua Wade case

Yesterday's preliminary hearing and bail appeal in the Joshua Wade bank fraud case featured the first courtroom summary of the government's case plus an...

Web Extra: Svobodny Interview on Alaska DA Performance

Friday afternoon, September 10th, Deputy Attorney General Richard Svobodny of the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law responded to Anchorage Mayor's Mark...

Web Extra: Begich Interview on Alaska DA Performance

Attached are Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich's full remarks when asked about the city's concerns with the state District Attorney's office. The telephone conversation...

Anchorage mayor says Alaska DA's office can't handle workload

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich says his increasing frustration with the crime enforcement division of the state law department has caused him to forge a...

Property Tax Relief Task Force begins rating tax alternatives

46% of Anchorage's operating budget comes from property taxes. That's down slightly from previous years, but hardly enough to keep the municipality and city...

Unidentified body found at Anchorage elementary school

Anchorage Police are at Russian Jack Elementary School this evening after the body of an unidentified man was found decomposing in a boiler chimney...