Above: In 2022, destination development consultant Roger Brooks presented his finding at the Anchorage Economic Forecast Luncheon about how the city could be improved to become more appealing to visitors and residents. This work has been the launching point for several initiatives around the city to increase in-migration and tourism. Madilyn Rose breaks down Brook’s recommendations to better understand how they can be applied to Anchorage.
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Petersburg sees increase in fentanyl-laced pills
Southeast Alaska police often find fentanyl in counterfeit blue pills which are designed to look like the prescription opioid Oxycontin.
New Anchorage daycare teaches children in Hmong and English
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Watch: U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s addresses the Alaska Legislature
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Native Americans left out of ‘deaths of despair’ research
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More than 2,000 are reported dead from an earthquake that has struck Turkey and Syria
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Chinese surveillance balloon passes over Alaska, Montana
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New developments in Anchorage’s homeless services | Alaska Insight
In late February, Catholic Social Services in Anchorage will open its new 3rd Avenue Navigation Center.
Reversing Outmigration in Anchorage | Alaska Insight
Anchorage and Alaska have seen a decade-long pattern of population decline. Birth rates are slowing, and more people are leaving the city than coming in.
Unstable January Snowpack Causes Avalanches in Southcentral Alaska | Alaska Insight
In this episode of Alaska Insight, Lori Townsend talks with avalanche experts Elliot Gaddy, a local guide and avalanche instructor, and John Sykes, a forecaster with the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center.
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