Anchorage

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Anchorage officials say advocacy and energy consumption are ways city can address looming natural gas shortage

Anchorage deputy municipal manager Mark Spafford describes Southcentral’s looming natural gas shortage as a train that has been barreling toward the region for decades and now — it’s almost here.  “This isn't just, like, political...
Three Anchorage School Board members huddle around their computers debating budget cuts.

Anchorage School Board grapples with $107M budget deficit

A tool released this week will help the board gather community input about budget priorities.
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Alaska Native Heritage Center opens new boarding school exhibit

The Anchorage-based center's new exhibit, "Education in Alaska: Disruption of Our Traditional Teachings," is the first in a series.

Southcentral mayors say time is running out for utilities to address looming natural gas shortfall

Alaska’s Railbelt largely relies on liquified natural gas from Cook Inlet, though experts predict that the demand for LNG will outweigh the supply from local fields by around 2027.
Two people in hardhats and safety vests dig a trench.

Alaska wages outpaced inflation for the first time in 3 years

A new report from the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development found that Alaskans’ average pay rose 5.2% in 2023, surpassing the 1.5% inflation.
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Incoming Alaska Supreme Court chief justice applauds first female majority

Susan Carney has served on the Alaska Supreme Court since 2016 and will be joined by Aimee Anderson Oravec in a majority of woman justices.
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Increase in Port of Alaska surcharge could raise price on goods 

But Anchorage officials said it probably won’t be very noticeable to the average Alaskan.
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Freezing rain closes schools in Anchorage and Mat-Su on Thursday

Troopers call the rain, which may refreeze as temperatures fall overnight, "a major factor" in a fatal Knik-Goose Bay Road crash.
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Anchorage police not moving forward with using AI to write reports, for now

“We were hoping that it would be providing significant time savings for our officers, but we did not find that to be the case,” said APD Deputy Chief of Administration Gina Burington.

Anchorage restaurants and bars must soon check IDs for all alcohol sales

The Assembly unanimously approved the new rules Tuesday night. They take effect on March 1.
The 2024 poster for the Anchorage International Film Festival. The Artwork features the iconic white raven.

The 2024 Anchorage International Film Festival | Talk of Alaska

We hear from filmmakers and the directors of the Anchorage International Film Festival on this Talk of Alaska.
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Anchorage police say suspicious contractors are actually legitimate

Police made contact with the workers, subcontractors for a larger company, in the Independence Park area Tuesday.
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Judge declares mistrial in election-interference trial of former Alaska legislator

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby found that there was a hung jury in the trial of former Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux.
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Man fatally struck by pickup truck in Midtown Anchorage

He is the 15th pedestrian killed by a vehicle in Anchorage this year — the most in a single year in over a decade.
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Alaskans encouraged to shop local this holiday season 

When you shop locally, 63 cents stays in the local economy, compared to 22 cents when you buy at a national chain. 
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3 million packages and counting: Amazon’s Anchorage delivery station hits the 1-year mark

The retail giant says the new facility has reduced the average delivery time for customers in the Anchorage area from two weeks to two days, but residents report mixed experiences.
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Slight increase in Alaska’s minimum wage coming ahead of larger, voter-approved increase

The state’s minimum wage will increase by 18 cents to $11.91 an hour at the start of the new year.

State says fatal Anchorage police shooting of man wielding knife was justified

James Afuvai, 24, is the eighth person shot by Anchorage police this year, and the fifth to have died as a result.
A woman speaks at the podium during an Anchorage School Board meeting.

Anchorage School District removes 3 schools from proposed closure list

Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt announced that Bear Valley, Tudor, and Wonder Park Elementary schools are no longer on the list of potential school closures. 
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Anchorage police increase patrols in University Lake area after late-night shooting

Members of the department's SWAT team searched the park and nearby trails overnight Monday, but no arrests have been made.
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Anchorage’s mysterious Gary was, in fact, a wolf hybrid, Fish and Game says

But the results do not show the degree of hybridization or percentage of wolf DNA.

With Anchorage shelters full, Assembly approves $2.3M for more beds

The city’s initial plan was to add 200 new beds, but officials with MASH Property Management were only able to add 132.
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Recently unionized home care workers in Alaska approve first contracts

Home care workers, whose services are needed more as Alaska's population ages, have negotiated for better pay and other benefits.
Blue and red police lights.

Off-duty Anchorage police officer arrested for operating under the influence

Police say patrol officer Aaron Richwine left a vehicle in a ditch near Lake Otis Parkway last week.
Afternoon traffic on Tudor road.

Freezing rain slickens Anchorage roads Monday

Falling temperatures froze some of Sunday night's rain on local roads, with cold conditions continuing into Monday evening.

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