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The new rule closes a loophole that could allow some mobile home parks to open without a public hearing.

The Palmer City Council is expected to approve a study early next year aimed at addressing regulations in the downtown business area.

The 35-year-old captured images of multiple victims including two children from the phone stashed in a vent at Palmer’s Fred Meyer, prosecutors say.

Recycled glass will be pulverized into fine sand using a machine purchased by the borough that’s expected to arrive in Alaska by May.

Alaska’s second-largest district cited a state position that “e-learning” will no longer count as instruction. Anchorage officials say a decision is planned soon.

More arrests were expected in the case involving the Mug-Shot Saloon, an Alaska State Troopers spokesman said Tuesday.

Much of the city saw winds at 40 mph or more, with far higher gusts on the Hillside and along Turnagain Arm.

Republican candidate Steve Menard wants another look at the tabulation process that saw him lose by a razor-thin margin.

A pickup driver lost control on Knik-Goose Bay Road early Thursday and collided head-on with an SUV, Alaska State Troopers said.

Tyler and Rickey Lowe were arrested Wednesday night, Alaska State Troopers said. An alligator that was also a victim in the fight was recovered alive.

The bodies of a woman from Ketchikan and man from Butte were found inside the cabin Saturday morning, Alaska State Troopers said this week.

The application for a recall petition was approved by city officials last week.

The investigation into the fire early Saturday morning is ongoing, troopers said.

Jason Tolstrup, the Wasilla man who made sure the tree stayed lit for nearly 20 years, died in April. His twin brother will switch on the lights Thanksgiving Day.

The body of Alena Toennis was found Friday morning on a powerline trail, Alaska State Troopers say. Her family says she was recently released from the state juvenile justice system.

The rule, based on a 2022 Anchorage Assembly ordinance, would allow the council to remove the mayor or council members for “violations of public trust.”

It’s the latest in a decades-long effort to build a second major roadway north out of Anchorage.

The 153-acre gravel pit would sit on Havemeister Dairy property off busy Bogard and Engstrom roads.

Backyard gardeners and nursery owners are pioneering new ways to grow everything from artichokes and cherries to peaches and walnuts.

A large black column of smoke was initially visible before responders got control of the fire Monday afternoon.

The FBI is investigating the vandalism as a possible violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, spokeswoman Chloe Martin said.

A search for the man and woman in a BMW sedan shut down the Parks Highway for about two hours Tuesday.

The suit alleged the district violated students’ constitutional rights.