27+ min ago  (690+ words) Does the sunny weather make you want to get out? The Anchorage Weekender rounded up seven things to do in the city, including a reptile and critter expo, an cultural exhibit unveiling and a community baby shower. Various days and…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago  (511+ words) Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend. In the state House, the Finance Committee added a roughly $3, 800 dividend to the latest draft of the budget April 1 before sending it on…...

12+ hour, 17+ min ago  (386+ words) Anchorage School District officials plan to transfer a special accreditation for an elementary school focused on science, technology engineering and math to a different school. That's after a vote from the school board to close Campbell STEM Elementary School in…...

23+ hour, 31+ min ago  (384+ words) With just a few weeks before a renewed state-managed bear killing program is set to start in Western Alaska, conservation groups are seeking a court order to halt it. The Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity filed…...

18+ hour, 18+ min ago  (874+ words) Last Saturday afternoon in Haines, people were ordering food like normal at Alpenglow Woodfired Pizza, the town's only pizza joint. But things weren't normal: it was the restaurant's last day in business. The owner announced on Facebook early last week…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago  (367+ words) After months of public pushback, the Juneau Assembly will revisit the current redevelopment plan for the Telephone Hill neighborhood in downtown Juneau." The neighborhood is currently scheduled to be demolished this summer following approval from the Assembly last year. But…...

22+ hour, 20+ min ago  (304+ words) An Anchorage company is installing a weather monitoring system at a popular hiking destination near the city. Starting mid-April, people looking to recreate at Rabbit Lake will be able to check snow and ice conditions before heading out on the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (339+ words) Two ballot propositions that would fund the Anchorage School District are failing by slim margins, according to early results. Proposition 9 is failing by less than one percent. It calls for $12 million in a special one-time property tax levy to fund…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (19+ words) Left-of-center candidates lead initial Anchorage election results; school bond and levy failing by slim margins'Alaska Public Media...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (347+ words) Anchorage police shot at a man this morning while responding to a report of a violent interaction in the Airport Heights neighborhood. In a pre-recorded video, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said officers were called to a home in the…...