Tegan Hanlon covers education and general assignments. She covered the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race the past three years, and she'll be writing about urban wildlife this summer. Reach her at 907-257-4589 or thanlon@adn.com.
Gary Sipary’s king weighed 28.95 pounds, beating the previous tiniest-winner when angler Jioji Lino claimed victory in 2013 with a 29.1-pounder.
Troopers say the man also threw bottles and rocks at passing cars, causing damage.
A woman walking across C Street in Midtown Anchorage early Saturday was struck and killed by a pickup whose driver didn't stop, police said. Police are asking for the public's help in finding the truck and driver, and released a surveillance-camera images of the suspected vehicle.
The Board wants to have a school resource officer at each of the city's neighborhood middle schools.
Here are nine reader-favorite summertime trails and the reasoning behind their picks, plus three staff recommendations.
Researchers hope a new study's findings will help with the conservation of the white whales.
The boy was found in a neighborhood near West 80th Avenue and Country Woods Drive.
Anchorage police said the front of the car was lodged underneath the tractor-trailer, trapping the driver, in the crash near Portage.
By Tuesday evening, the whereabouts of the skittish bear remained unknown to Fish and Game.
The crash happened on Flat Lake, adjacent to Big Lake.
"I’m out here because the trail system is one of our main assets and it needs protection right now,” said Lanie Fleischer, who helped trim branches off the popular Anchorage trail that bears her name.
Few additional details were immediately available Saturday afternoon.
