Anchorage

Seven school buses in Mat-Su got stuck Thursday morning, though no injuries were involved and only one carried students, district officials said.

The Anchorage School District says declining student enrollment and a massive budget gap have forced its hand in closing some schools. But parents and staff say proposed closures will disproportionately unsettle 88 “structured learning” students.

The building is owned by the Cook Inlet Housing Authority and houses people who are over 62 years old or are disabled.

The rate hike, as proposed by the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility, will now go to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska for approval.

The Anchorage Assembly unanimously approved the new law on Tuesday night.

Key details remain unclear about a vehicle fire involving multiple dogs that has spurred some Assembly members to propose a review and possible overhaul of Anchorage’s animal cruelty laws and Animal Care and Control system.

The 57-year-old was hit while crossing C Street last week.

The bus transit center in downtown Anchorage had been closed four years ago to make way for the project.

Under the proposal, Anchorage would hold municipal elections every two years instead of every year. That means Assembly, School Board and mayoral terms, instead of lasting three years as they do now, would extend to four years.

Police said they didn’t have any suspect information to share as of Sunday morning.

Voters rejected a bond this year to establish new cemeteries in Eagle River and Girdwood.

After a 45-year gingerbread village tradition, the Hotel Captain Cook is bringing in UAA culinary students to take over the downtown Anchorage legacy.

Information from a preliminary investigation indicated that a Jeep Gladiator pickup was southbound on C Street near 34th Avenue when it struck the pedestrian, police said.

Muldoon Pizza will change hands after more than 40 years. Also, Spinz Pollo a la Brasa has closed, along with Kiss a Moose gift shop.

Black Friday. Small Business Saturday. Holiday bazaars galore. Anchorage small-business owners say they’re ready for holiday shoppers.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said testing determined the animal that briefly captivated Anchorage this fall was a wolf hybrid, but the percentage of wolf DNA remains undetermined.

The district’s larger “rightsizing” plan came out earlier this month and immediately drew intense criticism from parents and community members.

The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday narrowly approved a $2.3 million contract with local firm MASH Property Management to run the additional shelter beds.

The holidays bring a number of fire and infrastructure hazards that local officials want people to avoid.

As the facility marks its first year and ramps up for the holidays, the company has delivered more than 3 million packages in Anchorage and Mat-Su.

The grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration will go toward the Don Young Port of Alaska’s massive modernization project.

Since age 6, Romig Middle School student Emily Brubaker has been advocating for legislation that would amend federal law and require health insurance companies to pay for congenital anomaly treatments.

Scientists aren’t sure how the juvenile female whale died. Also unclear: how long the bus-sized carcass will remain on tidal flats.