The Anchorage School Board will decide Monday whether to close a JBER elementary school
Not enough students attend Mount Spurr and two nearby elementary schools, Orion and Aurora, to justify keeping all three of them opened, the district says.
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Downtown flowerbeds or illegal camp clean-ups? Anchorage officials debate budget priorities
Some want to cut the city’s horticultural budget and use the money for other things.
The Anchorage School District and teachers union reached a tentative contract deal. Here’s what it includes.
That contract proposal includes increases to union members’ salaries and to the district’s contribution toward their health insurance premiums.
School district seeks public tips after new Anchorage high school threats
The latest messages join others at Dimond and Service high schools. Officials urge parents to notify authorities — before posting on social media.
APD: Passenger badly hurt when dump truck hits sedan on Tudor Road
The driver of a sedan tried to turn on to a side street and was struck by the truck, police said.
Graffiti found at Service High, including ‘hateful slur,’ prompts restroom closures
Some of the graffiti was similar to written threats found at Dimond High School last week.
Box in holiday wrapping prompts Anchorage federal building evacuation
The evacuation was ordered by federal officials in light of what was considered a suspicious package, wrapped for the holidays.
After months of negotiations, Anchorage School District and teachers union reach a tentative contract deal
The School Board and union members still must vote to ratify the agreement.
‘Defendants are slumlords’: Tenants sue Anchorage hotel over rodents, roaches, bed bugs
The owners of the Mush Inn dispute the complaints.
Trial begins in cocktail napkin lawsuit between former Alaska Dispatch News owner and editor
Attorneys in the case presented their opening statements Wednesday.
Judge agrees to trial date in Anchorage transgender case
A federal judge in Alaska has agreed to a 2020 trial date for a lawsuit filed by a faith-based Anchorage women’s shelter against the city over a requirement that it accept transgender women.
Victim in ‘one free pass’ case files civil lawsuit against Justin Schneider
The lawsuit asks for damages for “intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.”
Woman killed in Anchorage hit-and-run was mother from St. Lawrence Island
The driver accused of hitting Michele Kulukhon near Orca Street and East Third Avenue on Saturday evening remains at the Anchorage jail.
Anchorage School District and teachers union will resume contract talks Wednesday
It’s the latest step in the monthslong, at times contentious, bargaining process.
‘We’re just a little afraid’: Anchorage parents criticize handling of Dimond High threats
For nearly three hours Monday in a meeting at the school, parents lined up to ask officials questions about the threats, safety and communications.
Man accused in Anchorage hit-and-run told police he stopped to help victim
Charges say the victim was found dead in the street.
Rates may rise for Solid Waste Services customers as utility makes big plans
The utility is proposing to raise rates 5 percent for trash pickup and 6 percent for drop-offs at the landfill and transfer stations.
Mayor proposes alcohol tax for Anchorage homelessness and substance abuse treatment services
The proposal would need eight Anchorage Assembly votes to make the April 2019 ballot, and then a simple majority of voters would be needed to pass it.
Limited hall passes, access to upstairs bathrooms at Dimond High Tuesday after last week’s threats
There will also be an increased presence of school resource officers, according to an email from the principal to parents.
No quick resolution expected in shelter’s lawsuit over Anchorage’s LGBT non-discrimination law
Alliance Defending Freedom filed a scheduling report in federal court Friday, noting tentative trial dates in April 2020.