Yukon Quest bans 2-time champ from 2019 race after examination of dead dog
Tests revealed that Hugh Neff’s dog Boppy suffered from preventable health issues before the 2018 race.
18-year-old arrested after girl wounded in ‘non-intentional’ shooting, police say
Dharma Waldron is charged with first-degree assault, a felony, and two misdemeanors: reckless endangerment and fourth-degree misconduct involving a weapon.
Morning Valley of the Moon Park manhunt fails to turn up Anchorage murder suspect
The report Monday morning prompted Anchorage police to temporarily close off access to the park from C Street and Arctic Boulevard.
The latest language immersion program for Anchorage students: Yup’ik
It's the first immersion in an Alaska Native language offered to public school students in Alaska’s largest city.
These are the languages spoken in Anchorage students’ homes
About 78 percent of the families with students in Anchorage public schools speak English as their primary language at home. Between the rest, there are 101 languages spoken.
Becca’s Closet in Anchorage gives free prom dresses to those who need them
It’s like an annual pop-up shop, but without any financial transactions.
An activist group says it was holding a nonviolence training in Spenard when an intruder entered with pepper spray
Some thought it was part of the training. Turns out it wasn’t.
Suspect charged in deadly shooting at Fairbanks motel
Fairbanks police have arrested a suspect in Friday's homicide at a downtown motel.
‘Enough is enough’: Anchorage high school students leave classes as part of nationwide protest over gun violence
The National School Walkout is the latest student-led demonstration in a wave of activism against gun violence since 17 people were killed at a Florida high school on Feb. 14.
Anchorage students plan to join national school walkout over gun violence Friday
The walkout was organized to protest gun violence and press for stricter gun control laws on the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine High School.
Should Anchorage close schools? Here’s what the school district’s efficiency consultant says.
Anchorage’s population is projected to grow, bringing roughly 9,000 new students to the district by 2040, the consultant says. But the growth won't be spread evenly among schools.
With Kobuk 440 victory, Girdwood musher Petit wins every mid-distance sled dog race he started in 2018
“Par for the course for this season,” musher Nicolas Petit told KNOM. “These dogs are kicking butt.”