The Anchorage School District anticipated its proposal to close seven elementary schools would be unpopular. As predicted, parents and families are upset and want to shut down the plans before the final vote in December.
Early election results suggest that the 17-member bipartisan Senate Majority could be shaken up next session, and the three-member conservative-leaning Senate Minority will have a louder voice.
Klatt Elementary School students had a special surprise Monday as they wrapped up Red Ribbon Week - the longest-running drug and violence prevention program in the United States.
An abandoned, problem property in Mountain View was demolished on Tuesday and the land was donated to the Gamers Sports Alaska Mountain View field house project.
Alaska’s non-partisan program Get Out the Native Vote confirmed that efforts were ongoing to ensure polling locations would be open and staffed late Tuesday in rural communities primarily with Alaska Native populations.
The Anchorage School District held a work session Monday to further discuss the “rightsizing” initiative, followed by a board meeting in which many students and parents spoke in opposition to the plan.
During the primary election, some of Alaska’s most remote Native communities dealt with election issues such as polling stations not being open on election day and absentee ballots arriving in time for early voting.
Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas with the potential to be deadly. Captain Clayton Lex with Anchorage Fire Station 1 spoke with Alaska’s News Source about how to stay safe.
Mother of three and Parent Teacher Alliance member Adrienne Michel is unhappy about the way Anchorage School District published the list proposing seven Anchorage neighborhood elementary schools be closed and reconsolidated.
The Department of Justice will be monitoring compliance with federal voting rights laws in five Alaskan boroughs and census areas during Tuesday’s election.
A jury trial began on Monday for a lawsuit the State of Alaska filed against JUUL Labs, Inc. and the Altria Group, Inc. for what the state is calling those company’s roles in causing an increased use of e-cigarettes by youth.
The City of Dillingham sent out a public notice Friday saying that voters received early and absentee ballots with the incorrect judicial district judges.
The Anchorage School District on Friday released a list of seven elementary schools it is recommending be either closed, consolidated, or repurposed over the next three years.
Anchorage and portions of the Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula are dealing with the aftermath of the first major winter storm of the season. The storm brought record-breaking snow to the region.
The Anchorage School District is expected to release a list of recommended schools on Friday that are under consideration to either close, combine, or be repurposed.
A pair of Alaska State Troopers were indicted on assault charges on Wednesday related to the forcible arrest of a man this summer on the Kenai Peninsula, according to the Alaska Department of Safety.
