Anchorage

The Chin’an Gaming Hall opened to the public on Monday with 85 electronic gaming machines.

Police Chief Sean Case said the department fielded at least 13 calls about the man Tuesday afternoon.

The school district briefed principals on Monday and published information for families on its policy if immigration police officers enter a school.

The Period Project aims to make period products more accessible to increasingly younger menstruating girls by bringing them to where they are needed most: school bathrooms.

No one was hurt when the Cessna 182’s engine quit prior to landing at nearby Merrill Field, officials say.

29th annual event supports nonprofits working to end domestic violence in Alaska.

A former city administrative building has been sheltering homeless residents since 2023. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration says it will close in October.

The budget proposal also calls for cutting librarian and school nurse positions, as well as a program serving gifted students.

Director Molly Mylius said the ski loop at Kincaid Park is in good condition.

Twenty-two refugees, and hundreds more in the pipeline, were told last week that their previously approved relocation to Alaska has been suspended, perhaps indefinitely.

Anchorage Chief Equity Officer Kim Waller said her office would continue to do its work “fearlessly” and that the city’s hiring practices are not discriminatory.

The crash closed the highway for about nine hours and left a dog missing from one of the vehicles.

Su Valley schools are closed again Tuesday due to hazardous road conditions, officials said.

Immigration lawyers say knowledge is power amid a changing administration and uncertain future for many noncitizens.

Registration for candidacy in the April 1 election closed at 5 p.m. on Friday.

Home values continue climbing upward in the municipality. But certain condominiums are outpacing the rest of the market.

Heavy rains and wind could trigger power outages, the National Weather Service warned.

Significant pressure points remain, according to an economic forecast released by the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., including spiking housing costs and declining numbers of working-age residents.

The Gulf Coast city that rarely sees snowflakes has received more than double the snowfall that Anchorage has since Dec. 1, the start of the meteorological winter.

For the time being, the building is not open to the public, just eight people can play the machines at any one time, and they must be invited, according to a statement from the tribe.

The weekly reports from the municipality’s third party oversight entity offer a small window into the conditions and challenges in Anchorage’s winter homeless shelters.

Anchorage’s citywide celebration is Sunday, with several events slated for the holiday on Monday as well.

By plane, car, mail and personal luggage, these ingredients arrive at local restaurants and storefronts at all costs.