Jeremy Hsieh Alaska Public Media

Anchorage, AK
March 20, 2024

Anchorage ombudsman substantiates several allegations made by ousted city manager

An independent investigator has concluded several allegations of illegal, unethical and unprofessional behavior among high-level officials in Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration are valid. …

Anchorage, AK
March 8, 2024

Federal appeals court hears Anchorage port case with up to $367M on the line

The dispute stems from botched construction work on the city’s port that began in the early 2000s. …

Anchorage, AK
February 23, 2024

Alaska lawmaker says systemic changes to food stamps program will reduce backlog, save money

Since late 2022, paperwork processing failures at the agency left thousands of vulnerable Alaskans without food aid for months at a time….

Anchorage, AK
January 5, 2024

The Alaska lawmaker has proposed the purchase of Anchorage’s port but won’t reveal the reason.

The bill would take ownership of that critical infrastructure away from the city and give it to the state, potentially through eminent domain….

Anchorage, AK
January 4, 2024

Anchorage Assembly wrestles to impasse over renaming the port in honor of Don Young

Several Assembly members were frustrated by how singularly focused the renaming panel had been….

Anchorage, AK
November 29, 2023

Alaska mother of an ROTC cadet says inaction for her death “unconscionable.”

A judge decided that Idaho’s laws didn’t apply in the case, because of a jurisdictional technicality: The crash happened on a military bombing range that isn’t…

Anchorage, AK
September 28, 2023

Anchorage joins the long list of cities that have petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear the most important case involving homelessness

A Ninth Circuit precedent set in 2018 is still the law in Alaska and eight other western states: It is unconstitutional to punish homeless…

Anchorage, AK
September 21, 2023

Does this robotic printer print a complete home? Nome will discover

Researchers estimated that the shell of a concrete home would cost about one-fourth what a traditional one would. …

Anchorage, AK
September 21, 2023

Anchorage IT director quits following Assembly demands mayor’s details on plan to contest the election

An ombudsman’s investigation recommended firing Dahl for failing to be politically neutral in his duties….

Anchorage, AK
September 18, 2023

Does Alaska have affordable housing problems?

Across Alaska, it’s a challenge to find affordable housing. Homebuilding and vacancy rates are down, while rent, mortgage rates and home prices are up. …

Anchorage, AK
September 14, 2023

Longtime Alaska writer reflects on Alaska’s history of aviation fatalities

A 2021 investigation found that since 2016, 42% of U.S. deaths from small aircraft crashes occurred in Alaska….

Anchorage, AK
August 25, 2023

A new report reveals the circumstances surrounding hundreds of missing Alaskan Indigenous people

The Alaska Department of Public Safety and the Anchorage Police Department announced Tuesday that they are publishing new quarterly reports specifically about missing Indigenous people. …