Firefighters battle house fire in Fairview neighborhood of Anchorage
The house is believed to have been unoccupied at the time of the fire, Anchorage Fire Department Acting Captain Andy Harvey said.
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Anchorage’s newest park has its grand opening Saturday
Chanshtnu Muldoon Park, named for the Dena'ina word for "grass creek," has been a decade in the making.
Police locate family of 3-year-old found walking alone in Anchorage
The boy was found in a neighborhood near West 80th Avenue and Country Woods Drive.
Driver badly hurt in collision with truck stopped at Seward Highway construction zone
Anchorage police said the front of the car was lodged underneath the tractor-trailer, trapping the driver, in the crash near Portage.
Anchorage Assembly OKs deal to purchase former LIO building
The Anchorage Community Development Authority offered to buy the building for $14 million, in what one Assembly member called a "smoking deal."
Anchorage considers increasing marijuana sales tax as consumers clamor for cannabis
As customers throw down tens of millions of dollars in Anchorage's marijuana shops, the city is looking to recoup some of the costs associated with the industry, an official said Tuesday.
August election set for West Anchorage Assembly seat as another candidate enters race
Sam Moore, the president of the North Star Community Council, said Tuesday he plans to run.
Anchorage wants to declare ‘cleanup zones’ for homeless camps
Campers within a zone would get 15 days to move before the area is cleared and belongings are thrown away.
Bring your own bucket: How to join Anchorage’s community composting program
Anyone with a 5-gallon bucket can take salad scraps, coffee grounds and grass clippings to drop-off sites in Anchorage and Eagle River. A curbside collection program is also starting.
‘Everybody’s got to do what they can’: Anchorage volunteers trim branches along city trail in effort to improve safety
"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.
Business owner says he spread chemicals in one of Anchorage’s gathering places for homeless people. Now police are investigating.
Ron Alleva owns a business next door to the area. He’s waged a yearslong campaign against a nearby shelter and soup kitchen, saying they coddle homeless people who desecrate the neighborhood.
Man dies, 2 injured in head-on collision on Seward Highway
One man died and two people were injured after two vehicles collided near Bird Creek early Saturday, Anchorage police said.
Man walking on Gambell Street hit by pickup, police say
The man, who suffered life-threatening injuries, was not walking on the sidewalk or in a crosswalk, police said.
Hazmat team investigates white powder left near Anchorage homeless shelter
A business owner who has waged a long campaign against the homeless shelter and soup kitchen said the substance was swimming pool chlorine, and that he placed it there.
Spenard sinkhole signals a looming crisis over Anchorage’s aging drainpipes
The sinkhole, 5 feet wide and 15 feet deep, was caused by a rotting steel pipe running under the road.
Jodie Hettrick named Anchorage fire chief
Hettrick, who had been serving as acting chief, is the first woman to serve as chief of the Anchorage Fire Department.
West Anchorage Assemblyman Tim Steele resigns for health reasons
His resignation, effective June 12, triggers a special election within the next two months.
Anchorage federal building evacuated for ‘hazardous materials response,’ official says
Nobody was hurt, the Anchorage Fire Department said.
Man on sidewalk struck and killed by SUV, Anchorage police say
The SUV was stopped by police several blocks away and two women were taken into custody for questioning, police said.
Meet the next Star, 7th in a line of reindeer living in downtown Anchorage
Albert Whitehead brought a new Star the Reindeer to its pen along the Park Strip on Monday. The last Star died in September at age 15.