Anchorage

The issue raised the specter of continuing conflict between the administration and Assembly over which branch of government ultimately controls city spending.

The change stems from a shift in masking requirements nationally.

Masks on Anchorage School District buses are now optional, the superintendent announced in a note to families and staff Tuesday.

Residents and some community councils have called for more transparency and public involvement as the city pursues the 200-person shelter and navigation center.

Orso almost shuttered for good during the pandemic, but an employee’s gamble saved it.

Amanda Moser on the trouble with prioritizing cars over pedestrians, creating spaces for human connection and a perfect Saturday night out downtown.

Assembly candidate Stephanie Taylor had 42% of the vote in Friday’s results. In a Facebook post, Taylor said, “We worked very hard to bring home a victory for both you, and the city of Anchorage; but it was not to be.”

Without the roughly $111 million bond package, a number of spending priorities for the school district are on hold.

John Holman was charged with terroristic threatening following a four-hour standoff on Friday with police, who said a man had been barricaded in a room after making threats with a weapon.

The facility features a series of heated and cold outdoor pools, massage therapy and other amenities.

Jharrett Bryantt is currently with the Houston Independent School District, one of the largest in the nation.

The school bond package is failing, and in a statement Wednesday, the Anchorage School District said it “has started the process of researching next steps.”

The Assembly voted unanimously to confirm two of the mayor’s other appointees.

Alaska tourism companies have boosted pay and incentives to prepare for a potentially record-breaking season. But short of workers, many are afraid they won’t be able to operate fully.

The proposed shelter is part of a negotiated plan between Mayor Dave Bronson and the Assembly to drastically expand homelessness services in the city while ending COVID-19-era emergency mass care.

Kevin Cross appears set to take outgoing Eagle River/Chugiak Assembly member Crystal Kennedy’s seat with 62% of the vote.

When police destroy property or send chemical agents into a home — no matter how justified or necessary for public safety the action is — it’s not the government that’s responsible for cleaning it up. The property owner is the one who’s on the hook, and insurance usually won’t cover it.

Those students missed out on much of in-person kindergarten, an essential year for preparing students to learn.

The Anchorage Assembly majority will likely retain enough members to override the mayor’s vetoes.

The train that struck and killed a 30-year-old Girdwood woman this week sounded horns and bells coming around a corner “but there was no time to stop,” said an Alaska Railroad spokeswoman.