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Officials say Anchorage likely now has more latitude to clear any encampments that it deems problematic and unsafe, even without shelter beds to offer homeless campers.
In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the high court reversed a ruling in an Oregon case by an appeals court that found outdoor sleeping bans amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
People from around the world gathered for a World Refugee Day celebration at the Grow North Farm in the Mountain View neighborhood.
Virginia McClure led the city’s libraries after a tumultuous period for the institution under Mayor Dave Bronson.
Festivals celebrating Pride, the Korean community and all things mountain bike are on tap this weekend. Plus, the Scottish Highland Games are happening in Palmer.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has through Friday to issue any vetoes of state budget items, including $4 million the Legislature included to keep Anchorage’s 200-bed homeless shelter open.
Anglers will not be allowed to retain kings from the waterway near downtown Anchorage the rest of the year, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said.
The change doesn’t apply to Girdwood and Eagle River.
The dense sidewalk camp on Fairbanks Street exposes an ill-defined policy on homeless vehicle camps. Community leaders and business owners say they don’t understand why the city hasn’t taken action.
Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance’s promotion of Deputy Chief Sean Case comes just 2 1/2 months after Mayor Dave Bronson named Bianca Cross as chief.
A commercial truck crossed the center line and struck another vehicle, killing the driver, police said.
This summer, the city is not staffing Goose Lake or Jewel Lake swimming beaches with lifeguards.
Tyler May’s death marked the third time Anchorage police shot someone in a three-week span, leaving two men dead and another man hospitalized.
The city is conducting an online public survey to find out what residents think about public restrooms and where they should be built.
Events include solstice-related celebrations.
The holes formed Wednesday on Minnesota Drive and the Glenn Highway near Palmer.
After pushback from residents on their proposed zoning overhaul, three Assembly members have put forward a new version that would allow duplexes in single-family residential zones throughout the Anchorage Bowl.
Three other people were injured, according to police.
LaFrance will appoint Bill Falsey as chief administrative officer and Eva Gardner as municipal attorney.
It marked the start of a week of events celebrating Black culture.
Especially since the pandemic, the job market for qualified workers has been tight.
The city must open the Alaska Center for Treatment by October 2025 or it could lose up to $15 million under the Municipal Light & Power sale agreement with Chugach Electric Association.