May 10—The Municipality of Anchorage is trying to fix a funding problem that has threatened to halt progress on the huge modernization project underway at the Don Young Port of Alaska. An unexpected delay with a critical environmental review has left the city burning through cash under a $97.5 million construction contract as crews and […]
May 9—Incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance both raised huge sums of money from donors, according to the latest round of campaign finance reports, which were filed Tuesday and cover the days leading up to the April election and ongoing runoff contest. LaFrance, however, brought in significantly more donations from […]
May 4—The Anchorage mayoral runoff election is underway, and voters are choosing between incumbent Dave Bronson and former Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance to lead the city for the next three years. The rivals have a history: LaFrance chaired the Assembly during the first two years of Bronson’s term, leading a supermajority that often clashed with […]
Apr. 29—An Anchorage man died Saturday in a four-wheeler rollover in the Knik River Valley after he became separated from his group near Friday Creek, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers said Monday they were notified around 10:30 p.m. Saturday that 62-year-old Carl Long was missing in the Knik River Public Use Area. The area, managed […]
Apr. 28—An Anchorage woman shot and killed a man during a fight among neighbors Saturday night at a Spenard apartment complex, police said. Tierza Hayes, 28, was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, according to an online statement from the Anchorage Police Department and online court records. Anchorage police said officers responded at about 7:40 […]
Apr. 26—An Oregon man was sentenced Friday to spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering a 16-year-old Anchorage girl and dumping her body along the Seward Highway 46 years ago. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced Donald McQuade, now 67, to serve 50 years in prison for the death of Shelley […]
Apr. 20—Anchorage police say they are investigating the deaths of a man and woman found in a Sand Lake residence as homicides. Officers were called to a home on the 8100 block of Jewel Lake Road for a welfare check just after 11 a.m. Thursday and found the man and woman dead, police said. Few […]
Apr. 20—An Anchorage man was arrested Thursday in connection to a cold-case killing nearly 15 years ago after he turned himself into police earlier this month, according to charges filed this week. John Patrick Labog Dahlquist, 56, told detectives on April 9 that he had fatally shot one man and wounded another at a downtown […]
Apr. 18—As Anchorage begins to warm after a winter that has brought near-record amounts of snowfall, bears are waking from hibernation. The annual emergence of bruins around the city — even with snow still covering many trails — is prompting authorities to warn residents to keep their distance from the animals. Bears this spring have […]
Apr. 12—As the Anchorage School District prepares to launch a major curriculum change for high school students beginning next year, administrators say they’re unsure how they plan to fund and staff for the proposed career track initiative. Earlier this fall, the district announced that it planned to launch an ambitious initiative next school year beginning […]
Apr. 2—Two students are facing assault charges stemming from a fight at Clark Middle School last week, Anchorage School District officials said. The fight involved at least three Clark students, including the apparent victim, authorities say. Two students can be seen punching another student in the school gym in videos of the incident provided by […]
Mar. 30—With ballots due back Tuesday in Anchorage’s municipal election, none of the major candidates for mayor anticipate winning outright. Instead, they are hoping to emerge next week as one of the top two vote-getters in order to advance to a May runoff that will determine who leads the city during the next three years. […]