Anchorage mayoral candidates on city spending; Bear activity on Turnagain arm; Paratroopers face dozens of physical and skill tests on JBER with hopes of being pinned an ‘expert’

Governor signs COVID-19 bill to maintain federal aid; Many of Anchorage’s COVID-19 restrictions become recommendations; Alaska Native teen activist makes cover of Vogue Mexico

Surging prices for lumber and building materials are slowing projects in Anchorage and driving up costs; Here’s what epidemiologists know so far about Alaska’s ‘vaccine breakthrough’ cases; Anchorage’s citywide cleanup begins Saturday

Alaska’s COVID-19 vaccine pace has slowed as hospitalizations, cases rise in least-vaccinated regions; Congressman Don Young, 87, announces 2022 reelection campaign; Alaska will allow public visits for all incarcerated people, removing vaccination requirement

1 person dead after blaze at Anchorage apartment building; 4.8 earthquake just north of Anchorage was aftershock of big 2018 quake, scientists say; Freezer containing human remains found in the woods near Tok, troopers say

A new study examines police use of force in Alaska; Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan endorses Dave Bronson for Anchorage mayor; Anchorage will recount election results for another school board seat

Alaska Airlines bans Eagle River lawmaker for violating mask policy; New hotels planned for Midtown Anchorage; The joys of spring bird-watching

Filmmakers take a gamble on Metlakatla basketball, and it pays off with an award-winning documentary; Deputy Anchorage Police Chief Kenneth McCoy named acting chief as Justin Doll retires; Spring is finally here, but try to stay off your lawn for a while

Ballots are in the mail for the Anchorage mayor runoff race; Hatcher Pass Road finally reopens weeks after worst avalanche swarm in decades; Alaska joins anti-CDC, pro-cruise lawsuit launched by Florida

Alaska lawmakers are preparing to decide a billion-dollar ‘generational change’ in the next four weeks; Two crew members on state ferry Matanuska test positive for COVID-19 after departing Bellingham; Bronson, Dunbar emphasize differences over pandemic, police, and other issues in mayoral debate