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4A Roundball Roundup: Dimond boys, Bartlett girls take CIC titles; Colony girls, Wasilla boys earn top honors in NLC
It started with a steal. In need of a second-half spark, the Dimond boys basketball team got it from all-state senior Marek Hajdukovich on both ends, but it began on defense. Hajdukovich ripped the ball away from an opponent under the West basket and went coast to coast before pulling up for a top-of-the-key 3-pointer to kickstart a 15-2 run in the third quarter that carried the Lynx to a Cook Inlet Conference title Saturday night.
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Anchorage gallery: Photos of tent cities, with Ship Creek in 1915 and today’s street people
In the spring of 1915, a tent and shanty community grew along the banks of Ship Creek, as workers headed north to work on the Alaska Railroad. The conditions were rough and unsanitary, but the workers were there to be part of something and make a living. There was no safety net for the people who set up the tent city.
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Anchorage Housing Crisis Leaves 2600 Alaskans Homeless
The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness is sounding the alarm on a housing emergency. The Anchorage housing crisis is deepening, with over 1,300 applications for emergency rental assistance in just 2 1/2 days. Executive Director Meg Zaletel held an emergency press conference after the application window closed on February 20....
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Alaska Homeless Bill of Rights Proposed to Protect Vulnerable Residents in Anchorage
In the last two years, around 100 Alaskans who were homeless have perished on Anchorage’s streets, highlighting the city’s deteriorating situation. Elvi Gray-Jackson, a Democrat, submitted a bill this week that would guarantee equitable treatment and safeguard the rights of homeless people. The proposed Alaska Homeless Bill of...
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Two men missing after breaking through Susitna River ice identified
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 2025 Iron Dog participant is one of two people missing after the ATV they occupied broke through the ice of the Susitna River on Thursday morning, Alaska’s News Source has confirmed. According to his fiancée, Heidi Goozen, 32-year-old Skye Rench of Wasilla is one...
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Alaska high schoolers head to Ireland to perform in St. Patrick’s Day parade
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Colony High School students in the choir, orchestra and marching band rehearsed for the last time before flying to Ireland for a long-awaited trip. Dr. Jamin Burton, Band Director at Colony High School, said making this trip happen has required years of planning and fundraising. This...
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David Boyle: Anchorage School Board uses DEI to disadvantage a top-performing charter school
The Anchorage School Board decided to repurpose one of its closed schools — Lake Hood Elementary School — and make it into a Alaska Native Cultural Charter School. The board defied the Administration’s recommendation that the Rilke Schule German Immersion Charter School be transferred to the closed Lake Hood campus.
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Anchorage protesters call attention to women’s rights during ‘Women’s March'
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A crowd of protesters led their way through downtown Anchorage Saturday for an organized “Women’s March.”. The march was one of many similar protests and marches across the country, on International Women’s Day. Signs and chants throughout the march called for protecting the rights of women.
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Midtown Mall hosts indoor Saturday farmers market and craft fair
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Midtown Mall in Anchorage hosted a craft fair alongside its usual Saturday farmers market. Shoppers had the opportunity to choose from various products, including everything from Alaskan-grown produce to handmade goods. The farmers' market will continue to run every Saturday in March and April from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Anchorage School Board passes cell phone restrictions
The Anchorage School Board on Tuesday unanimously passed an update to the Anchorage School District’s cell phone policy for the first time in over a decade. The policy prohibits use of portable electronic devices for the entire school day for elementary and middle school students and allows high schoolers to use their phones during passing periods and lunch only.
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Assemblyman Daniel Volland committed serious campaign finance violations, complaint says
A campaign finance complaint against Anchorage Assemblyman Daniel Volland alleges he did not file his 105-day report in 2022 and close his 2022 campaign account on his 2022 year-end report to the Alaska Public Offices Commission for the Anchorage Municipal 2022 special election. The complaint also says Volland, who is...
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Anchorage senator proposes ‘homeless bill of rights’ for Alaskans
Over the past two years, nearly 100 homeless Alaskans died on the streets of Anchorage. This week, Anchorage Democratic Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson introduced legislation that seeks to codify the rights of homeless Alaskans, including the right to take shelter in a public place as long as doing so doesn’t obstruct traffic. “Mine (bill) doesn’t say […]
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After a century, Nunapitsinghak Moravian Children's Home burned to the ground
Flames engulf the abandoned church at the Nunapitsinghak Moravian Children's Home during a controlled burn of the property on March 5, 2025. On an otherwise uneventful Wednesday (March 5), three men sat on snowmachines on a raised patch of tundra looking out toward the frozen Kwethluk River. In front of them, dark clouds of smoke rose up from an area choked with willows and alders, the site of the old Moravian Children’s Home. Most of the structures that remained were being burned to the ground.