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Here’s who’s running for Anchorage Assembly and School Board in 2025
Kelly Lessens: Lessens, the incumbent, is running for a second full term on the board. She was first elected in 2021 after a ...
Alaska Dispatch News10h
Book review: 90 years later, an intimate glimpse at life in Matanuska Valley Colony
Edited by Ray Bonnell from a collection of letters and writings from his wife’s grandmother Margaret Miller, the book offers ...
Alaska Dispatch News10h
Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, ...
Alaska Dispatch News10h
Out-of-state powerhouses at Alaska Airlines Classic take Anchorage’s wet winter weather in stride
Basketball coaches and players from Alabama’s Hoover and California’s Heritage Christian high schools expected a lot more ...
Alaska Dispatch News11h
Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...
Alaska Dispatch News12h
Alaska House to ‘expedite’ consideration of education funding increase
JUNEAU — A member of the Alaska House majority on Friday introduced legislation that would increase Alaska’s public school ...
Alaska Dispatch News12h
Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’ while touring disaster areas
Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, the Republican president said Washington could provide ...
Alaska Dispatch News13h
Enstar sues Hilcorp in dispute over supply contract, citing potential for ‘catastrophic’ gas shortage
Enstar, which provides gas to over 150,000 customers in Southcentral Alaska, argued in its complaint that Hilcorp has failed ...
Alaska Dispatch News14h
Remembering a frigid Alaska anniversary of the nation’s all-time lowest temperature
On Jan. 23, 1971, a weather observer at Prospect Creek Camp measured a temperature of minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Alaska Dispatch News16h
Avalanche closes Parks Highway north of Cantwell
The avalanche at Mile 219 closed the Parks Highway on Friday morning as state public safety officials warned of icy road ...
Alaska Dispatch News16h
Troopers shoot and kill man who fired at officers in Kenai Peninsula standoff, agency says
Troopers opened fire on the man in the Kasilof area after he shot and injured an officer in the leg, the agency said.
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Hurricane-force storm lashes Ireland and Scotland, downing power lines and grounding flights
Ireland bore the brunt of the storm first, hit with wind gusts up to 114 mph, the strongest since World War II.