Anchorage police search for man they say rammed patrol cars with stolen truck
Police say Jason Robards — described as being 6 feet, 4 inches tall and 380 pounds with brown hair, green eyes and facial hair — is “armed and dangerous.”
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Anchorage landfill will take spring-cleaning garbage for free the next 2 Saturdays
Loads must be less than 1,000 pounds and no larger than can fit in a standard pickup, Solid Waste Services said.
Bystanders pulled crash victims out of burning vehicles on the Glenn Highway, police say
Minor injuries were reported in the six-vehicle accident at Eagle River, according to APD.
Consultant team including Mark Begich tapped for Port of Alaska review
The cost estimate on a new, scaled back design advanced by the engineering firm CH2M has gone from $485 million in 2014 to nearly $2 billion today, prompting the Assembly to reexamine all aspects of the work.
The Anchorage alcohol tax failed, but supporters are considering another round
The alcohol industry won the anti-tax fight but says it wants to be involved with other efforts to address homelessness.
Anchorage police seek pickup driver in hit-and-run that injured pedestrian
The woman was in a crosswalk, but the question of whether she or the driver had the right of way is still being investigated, police said.
Anchorage teacher becomes a U.S. citizen with help from her East High School students
Yoko Grove, who teaches Japanese language, was one of 19 naturalized in Anchorage on Tuesday.
Woman found dead near Anchorage library was likely homeless, police say
Police said the death of Elizabeth Black, 35, “doesn’t appear to be suspicious."
Floyd Hall, the Anchorage man who finds stolen cars, gets shot at by a suspected truck thief
The shooting happened one week before Hall was scheduled to go to trial over what police said was a “high-speed chase” in 2017. The driver shot at him then, too.
Anchorage appeals judge’s nearly $2 million award to fired police officer
The city has spent more than $1 million in legal fees on the case.
Chugiak-Eagle River taxpayers could reap the benefits of proposed JBER buffer
The municipality has entered into an agreement to explore the idea of selling a conservation easement at Beach Lake Park in Chugiak.
Anchorage School District cancels after-school activities due to slick roads
Another round of snow was hitting Southcentral on Monday amid National Weather Service warnings of wintry conditions and winds across Alaska.
Death of woman found near library ‘doesn’t appear to be suspicious,’ Anchorage police say
Anchorage police received a report of a body found next to the library around 4:30 p.m. Friday, according to an alert.
This historic South Addition house might get demolished. A neighbor wants to move it a block to save it.
Four luxury townhomes are planned for the site where the Shonbeck house is now, across from the Delaney Park Strip.
An Anchorage man jumped out of a taxi on his way home from a psychiatric hospitalization. He was never seen alive again.
Nearly three months later, his body was found naked, but for a pair of hospital socks, in a stand of birch trees on the edge of a snow dump.
Another unoccupied Anchorage business building destroyed by fire
The fire early Friday in Midtown was at least the third this year in an unoccupied or abandoned building.
Overnight snow surprises a city that hasn’t seen much lately
Anchorage residents woke up Friday morning to a sight most haven’t seen in weeks — a full blanket of snow on the ground.
35-year Anchorage police veteran picked to be new Fairbanks chief
Lt. Nancy Reeder was an officer, traffic sergeant and detective before being named a lieutenant.
Chugiak-Eagle River residents renew effort to separate from Anchorage
Some residents in the northern part of the municipality have long dreamed of independence. Now a new group is hoping to rekindle the farewell fire.
Spring snow falls on Anchorage, with more on the way
Some parts of the upper Hillside got a foot of snow Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.