The Anchorage Assembly will consider an ordinance allowing civil emergency declarations for disasters outside city limits.
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Should Anchorage be able to declare emergencies for disasters outside city limits?
Anchorage news covers city government, the municipality, Anchorage School District, business and public safety in Alaska's largest city. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding boroughs.
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Would you book a seasonal direct flight to Tokyo from your local airport?
The carrier plans to connect Anchorage and Narita with seasonal nonstop flights pending government approval.
A Las Vegas-linked fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution case ends with prison sentences for two co-defendants in federal court.
Amanda Rose Warren's animal-and-aurora designs feature five regions of Alaska and appear on the state's general election pamphlet cover.
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Should schools take students to local college sports games as field trips?
The Seawolves began Cameron Turner's first season as head coach with a home-court victory before about 2,800 Anchorage fifth-graders.
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Are rising costs making it harder for you to purchase goods from local small businesses?
Vendors at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention face higher material and fuel costs.
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