Star the reindeer almost had to be euthanized after a masked man sprayed a mysterious substance in the animal’s face on Feb. 21.

The George S. Walker train ferry transports a train across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Anchorage railroad site in West Baton Rouge Parish in 1937. At this time, an engine on one side of the river put the train on the ferry. The train then connected with an engine on the opposite side and continued its trek either east or west.

The leader of the Coalition to End Homelessness is raising alarm over an "escalating affordable housing emergency" in the municipality. During a Friday news conference, coalition executive director Meg Zaletel — who is also the Assembly's vice chair — called for the community to take "immediate action.

The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness announced a rental assistance program that garnered over 1,300 responses in just two and a half days.

Anchorage police are asking the public to help them find the driver of an SUV that struck and killed a woman early Sunday near Merrill Field. According to a statement, the hit-and-run took place around 2:30 a.m. at East 15th Avenue’s intersection with Orca Street, at the southwest corner of the airfield.

This week, Anchorage Democratic Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson introduced legislation that seeks to codify the rights of homeless Alaskans, including the right to take shelter in a public place as long as doing so doesn’t obstruct traffic. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

With less than a month until voting closes in Anchorage's municipal elections, the competitive frenzy and lavish spending surrounding district-level races in recent years are mostly absent. Donors are spending a fraction of what they did in the 2022 and 2023 cycles.

Unusually warm conditions, connected to long-term climate change, are taking a toll on traditional winter sports in much of Alaska.