A new child care center downtown is part of the Community Childcare Network — launched to help providers share services like IT and human resources so staff can focus on kids.

The home was the site of a Sept. 13 police shooting, but neighbors say they’ve witnessed assaults, drug deals and other crimes happen for months.

The recent event was meant to bring like-minded people together while pulling up invasive plants.

The shootings, just five days apart, were the 6th and 7th police shootings in Anchorage so far in 2026.

Well-funded independent challenger Bill Hill is in second place. Democrat Matt Schultz announced his withdrawal from the race but still finished third.

Early returns show both Sullivans and Peltola will advance to the November ballot, in an election that has attracted more than $30 million. The race for fourth was too close to call.

Alaskans are narrowing the field in the race to be Alaska's next governor. Check out the latest updates here.

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, Congressman Nick Begich and prominent Republican candidates for governor did not fill out a questionnaire from four Alaska media outlets. It's a strategy.

Utility workers and city officials alike say disposable wipes are wreaking havoc on the city’s wastewater treatment systems.

East Anchorage Assembly member George Martinez’s travel to New York in December 2024 had been under scrutiny. A resolution would’ve directed the city attorney to investigate Martinez, to see if any di...

The Assembly voted to formally disapprove of East Anchorage’s George Martinez’s misuse of campaign funds after a ruling from the Alaska Public Offices Commission that described his actions as “particularly egregious.”

ICE officials say federal officers arrested Shucheng ”Charlie” Yang, 32, on July 10 in Anchorage. An ICE spokesperson said Yang is a Chinese national and violated the terms of his admission to the U.S...

City officials and advocates have different ideas about what level of authority the commission should have. Should the commission primarily advise city leaders? Or should it have oversight and investi...

The justices ruled that the Division of Elections can’t boot Petersburg Dan Sullivan from the primary election ballot. He is challenging U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.

The Division of Election disqualified Dan Sullivan of Petersburg after deciding his challenge was an attempt to confuse voters. A state judge says that was wrong.

Friends say Arnold would travel anywhere to tell a great story.

Deandrea Robinson, 33, was shot and killed by an officer after he allegedly shot two police and injured another while being detained at a Walmart.

The Division of Elections determined last week that Sullivan, who shares the name of an incumbent U.S. Senator from Alaska, could not be on the ballot because he did not file “in good faith.”

The officer remained hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday after the shoplifting suspect shot him in the lower body, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said. Another officer was shot in the chest, ...

APOC commissioners ruled that the air travel was not necessary for the campaign and that Martinez made the purchases to personally benefit his travel accounts and Alaska Airlines membership status.

“The players who would have the billions of dollars to explore, develop, produce are not bidding,” said longtime Alaska oil and gas industry observer Larry Persily. “They're not at the table, they hav...

Both Sullivans are running as Republicans, but the Alaska Republican Party and its allies allege the challenger is exploiting his name to intentionally confuse voters.

More than a decade after the Pikka field ushered in what industry leaders called a renaissance on Alaska's North Slope, the first sellable oil is expected to come from that field soon.

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski held a roundtable in Anchorage with Interior Department officials Tuesday to hear from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok leaders about challenges the communities still face and ideas for how to move forward.

At issue is whether the Anchorage School District gave appropriate notice to the community when it decided to recommend closing Campbell STEM Elementary School to address the district’s roughly $90 million budget deficit.

Park led challenger Dave Donley by 26 votes after an automatic recount Friday.

Eva Gardner, Anchorage’s city attorney, said there’s concern that disclosing the settlements publicly could lead to more legal claims against the city.

Two education-related ballot propositions and a proposed bond for public safety improvements are currently failing.

Both a bond for school improvements and a one-time tax levy to offset school cuts are failing by less than 1%.

Two conservative candidates -- Donald Handeland of Eagle River and Dave Donley of Midtown Anchorage -- were leading in races for open seats, as was North Anchorage progressive Sydney Scout. Three incumbent Assembly members held sizable leads.

724 incidents per 100,000 Alaska residents in 2024 in report earlier this year far above national average of 370.8 in new study, which omits state because it ‘did not meet statistical reliability crit...