Trump will make a brief Anchorage stop Friday
No public events are scheduled; Air Force One will refuel at JBER en route to Japan.
Senate approves deal on disaster aid, leaves out border money Trump demanded
President Donald Trump on Thursday evening wrote the Senate had his “total support” in passing the deal.
Navy aircraft carrier joins Alaska’s largest military exercise
The last time a carrier participated in Northern Edge was 2009.
New plan calls for flatter, greener Town Square Park in Anchorage geared toward activity
A renovation has been proposed in hopes of making the central plaza and green space more welcoming.
Open & Shut: New restaurant Charlou launches at former La Potato space, and a bakery is in the works in South Anchorage
Plus, a take-and-bake pizza spot on Northern Lights Boulevard has shut its doors.
Puzzled about escape rooms? Here’s your key to Anchorage’s new game-night attraction
There are seven escape room businesses in and around Anchorage. Here’s your guide to all of them (without giving away any secrets).
We followed him on his first day of kindergarten. Now he’s done with sixth grade
Kohl Russell was once a 5-year-old with a SpongeBob lunch box. See how he’s changed.
Lawless: Alaska's two-tiered criminal justice system leaves entire communities, and victims, vulnerable
Special report: A first-of-its-kind investigation by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found more than 70 Alaska communities — places with some of the highest rates of sexual assault in the U.S. — have no local police protection.
Unprecedented erosion in Akiak swallows up to 100 feet of riverbank
Akiak City Administrator David Gilila says the village is in danger of becoming an island in the Kuskokwim River.
Impressive finish gives UAA runner Caroline Kurgat a six-pack of national championships
The senior from Kenya repeated as the NCAA Division II champion at 10,000 meters.
Shutouts rule the day in Division I girls soccer tournament
The winners — South, Dimond, Wasilla and Colony — claimed spots in Friday’s semifinals.
One person dead in Prince William Sound plane crash
Two other people in the Cessna 185 that crashed into the water were flown to Providence Alaska Medical Center.
Alaska worked to bring kids home from Outside psychiatric institutions. Now, more are being sent away again.
For decades there have been questions about whether expensive state-funded care out of state helps or hurts children.
70-year-old Alaska lawmaker helped rescue man injured in paragliding accident
The man suffered a cracked skull. Former Navy SEAL Laddie Shaw put years of emergency response training into action.
Faked Pelosi videos, slowed to make her appear drunk, spread across social media
The videos are spreading rapidly across social media as Congress, the White House battle over efforts to gain access to President Trump’s financial records.
