Anchorage

Hit-and-run lands one driver in the hospital

Anchorage police are looking for a stolen Jeep Cherokee involved in a hit-and-run accident that put a man in the hospital Saturday.

Police seeking three in suspicious death

Anchorage police were looking for three potential witnesses late Saturday in connection with the suspicious shooting death of a man in a South Anchorage apartment.

Neighbor describes the fight: Part 1

Neighbor describes the fight: Part 2

East-side residents oppose creek plan

A tree-lined, wandering creek just east of Muldoon Road near the intersection of DeBarr is turning into a battleground for east-side residents.

Public swine flu clinic scheduled for today

The Anchorage municipality's first public clinic for swine flu vaccinations will take place today but will be limited to residents who fall into one of the priority groups, city officials say.

Sullivan vetoes action on payoff of city debt

Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan on Friday vetoed an Assembly action from Tuesday that he says would hurt his efforts to ease his difficulty of balancing the city budget in a time of tight revenue.

Claman: Assembly got details of budget from Begich

Municipal Attorney Dennis Wheeler said reasonable people might disagree with some of his conclusions faulting Mayor Mark Begich's financial reporting to the Assembly last year. It appears he was right.

PDF: Begich responses to Wheeler questions

PDF: Begich reaction to the report

PDF: The Wheeler Report

Old murder reopened; police seek public's help

Police say new information has prompted them to reopen a 9-year-old unsolved murder case.

Flu vaccine clinics limited to risk groups

Free swine flu vaccinations are planned for some members of the public in Anchorage and Mat-Su in coming days.

Assembly approves new rules for landscaping future developments

The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday night approved proposed new landscaping rules for developers.

JULIA O'MALLEY BLOG

O'Malley column: Inside every sad story are a dozen more

Sometimes one story can have a dozen smaller stories tucked inside it. When I checked my e-mail Monday morning, I saw I was wrapped up in a story just like that.

O'Malley blog, previous columns

Begich didn't disclose city cash shortfall, report says

An investigation by the city's chief attorney concludes that former Mayor Mark Begich knew and failed to tell the Anchorage Assembly that the city wasn't going to have enough money to cover all its budgeted expenses last year and this year.

PDF: The Wheeler Report

PDF: Begich reaction to the report

PDF: Begich responses to Wheeler questions

Tenant escapes fire descending his own ladder

A tenant at a Midtown apartment was forced to escape out his second-floor window to get away from smoke and flames when the next-door unit caught fire Wednesday afternoon.

Assembly postpones action on 2010 Anchorage budget

The Anchorage Assembly ran out of time Tuesday night and postponed action on Mayor Dan Sullivan's proposed $421 million 2010 budget until next month.

Complete city budget coverage

Recession hasn't killed Knik Bridge

The proposed bridge across Knik Arm, estimated to cost about $680 million and held up by environmental studies, is still a high priority for the state, a high-level state transportation official told local decision-makers in Anchorage Tuesday.

Midtown growth to be discussed

The city will hold a public workshop Thursday on a plan to guide the growth of Midtown Anchorage.

Victims' families speak out after deadly Seward Highway wreck

The woman critically injured two weeks ago in a Seward Highway wreck blamed on a drunken driver is doing better but remains unconscious and doesn't know that her fiance, the father of her infant daughter, was killed, her family said Tuesday.

Power restored to all hit by Chugach Electric outage

Several thousand customers of Chugach Electric in Anchorage lost power this morning. The lights were back on for everyone by 9:13 a.m., a spokesman for the utility said.

New landscaping standards on Assembly agenda

Beautification has been sneaking up on Anchorage for years. Now the Assembly is considering a new slew of changes that some worry may cost too much.

Stage set for budget debate in Assembly meeting tonight

Mayor Dan Sullivan's proposed $421 million city budget for next year is set for action and a showdown tonight, with several Anchorage Assembly members wanting to tinker with his plan.