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Anchorage’s costs for outside counsel rise amid city attorney shortage

Mayor Dave Bronson said the city is struggling to hire attorneys because of competition from the state and private sector.
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Anchorage mayor names permanent CFO and announces OMB director’s departure

Mayor Dave Bronson has named Alden Thern as the city’s chief fiscal officer and says Courtney Petersen will leave her job as OMB director next month.
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Northern Alaska cable break repaired after 14 weeks of internet outages

GCI announced the repairs in an email to customers Monday, more than three months after the cable was cut in an ice scouring event near Prudhoe Bay.
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Mount Shishaldin simmers down after explosive eruption

This was the stratovolcano’s latest eruption in a summer of increased activity.
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Alaska DMV considers eliminating license plate stickers

The DMV is also considering self-service kiosks, a mobile app to renew licenses and registration, and an AI chatbot to answer online questions.
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Sitkans push for vote on cruise visitor limits

A group of Sitkans is calling for a cap on the number of cruise passengers next year, asking that the question be put before local voters this winter.
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Southeast Alaska harvest data shows moose moving to new areas

Frank Robbins, the state wildlife biologist for the area, says moose are being harvested where they’ve never been before.
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North to the future? Alaska’s ranked choice voting system is praised and criticized nationally

The system is seen by advocates in the Lower 48 as a model for advancing civility and moderation, but it is vulnerable to repeal at home.
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Alaska marijuana businesses, citing black market, plead for tax relief

A legislative committee is considering a proposal that would revamp Alaska’s marijuana tax system.
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Anchorage Assembly to put off vote on residential zoning reform pending planners’ review 

The proposed residential zones generally allow for more density and more flexibility in terms of both land uses and types of buildings.

Anchorage scrambles to find enough housing for the homeless before winter sets in

With the first snow just weeks away, the city is scrambling to pull together housing options for more than 3,000 unsheltered residents.

Three Anchorage teens head to North Carolina to present anti-bullying lessons

West High junior Edison Wallace Moyer says youth have unique insight on bullying "just by virtue of they're the ones being bullied."
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Hundreds gather in Bethel to pay their respects to the Peltola family

“Well, Buzzy has filled the bleachers in this gym once again,” Ana Hoffman said to the crowd.
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Bears raid a Krispy Kreme doughnut van in Anchorage

The van was stopped outside a convenience store on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson when the bears helped themselves to doughnut holes and other pastries.
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2 dead in East Anchorage weekend vehicle fires

Firefighters responded to a Klondike Court blaze in a parked vehicle Saturday night, with police responding to a fiery crash near JBER early Sunday.
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Aviation experts say infrastructure gaps contribute to Alaska’s air fatality rate

Despite improvements, Alaska aviation safety still lags the rest of the country.
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2 dead in 3-vehicle crash at Kasilof school zone

Troopers say a pickup truck rear-ended a sedan slowing for the school zone, which then struck an oncoming van Thursday; both sedan occupants died.
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‘We don’t know what it is’: Scientists baffled by golden orb found in Gulf of Alaska

The orb is being sent along with other samples from the expedition to Washington, D.C. for identification.
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Families affected by Juneau’s flood rebuild or reassess as recovery efforts drag on

Six weeks after Juneau's record-breaking glacial outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River, recovery is just beginning.
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Alaska begins process of examining workers’ pay for competitiveness

The state is seeking a contractor to perform a comparison of state pay in Alaska, pay in the private sector and pay among other governments.