Anchorage

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Anchorage needs to ramp up homebuilding to keep up with demand, experts say

Anchorage needs to build 1000 new housing units each year, up from about 200 annually right now, according to mayor Suzanne LaFrance.

Anchorage officials begin sheltering unhoused residents amid first major snowfall

The city’s winter sheltering plan includes a low-barrier shelter as well as 400 non-congregate shelter beds, many of which are converted hotel rooms.
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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.
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Anchorage city officials launch a new website for all things snowplow-related

Officials say they hope the new website helps boost transparency around how — and when — the city is clearing snow.
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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.
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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.
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Waiting for a white raven in Spenard

Experts say the leucistic bird could return to Anchorage for the winter — but so far there have been no confirmed sightings.

Ranked choice voting’s origins and reception in Alaska

Alaska voters in 2020 approved a ballot measure that changed how we elect candidates.
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Anchorage International Airport adds 5 new air cargo carriers

Airport leaders hope the expansion will increase the airport’s position in the global cargo market. The Anchorage airport is currently the fourth busiest for cargo in the world.
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Alaska businesses are divided over a ballot measure that would raise minimum wage and mandate sick leave

Ballot Measure One would raise the minimum wage and allow workers to accrue sick leave. Many business owners say it makes sense, while others believe it’ll drive up high operating costs even further.
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Anchorage Assembly approves $3.7M contract with controversial vendor for 200 emergency winter beds

Henning Inc. fell under scrutiny earlier this year when a series of unprofessional texts between the operator’s management and the city’s then-homelessness coordinator, who now works for Henning, were leaked.
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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.
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After two years, Anchorage is set to have a permanent health director

Kim Rash had been serving in a temporary capacity since her predecessor resigned in the midst of a scandal. Now she’s been hired as the permanent director.
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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.
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ASD to release plan to close schools, redraw middle school boundaries in November

The state’s largest school district plans to reduce schools due to declining enrollment.
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Suspect arrested in 3 recent Anchorage credit union robberies

The FBI says an unnamed suspect in the case was arrested Sunday.
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Young Alaskans collaborate with Indigenous artists to produce music about culture, family and home

Organizers of the workshop said they hoped it encouraged participants to think about pursuing music, to increase the number of Alaska Native artists.
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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.
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Anchorage prosecutor shortage leads to hundreds of criminal cases dismissed

City officials are working to hire more prosecutors, and state prosecutors were said to be stepping in to help.
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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.
A high school student stands in front of a teleprompter and reads a simulated weather forecast.

From aviation to meteorology, Anchorage students explore careers at district expo

Over 100 businesses participated, and the district hopes to add more businesses to the event next year.
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Couple arrested in fatal Anchorage shooting

Treyndon Lewis, 42, was fatally shot in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood. Police have arrested two people.
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Thousands of Alaska Natives to gather in Anchorage

"The Convention is the largest representative annual gathering in the United States of Native peoples," the Alaska Federation of Natives says.
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Man who tried to burn down Anchorage apartment building charged officers with knife, police say

Patrick Moran, 34, was charged with arson, assault, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment in the Saturday incident.

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