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16-year-old boy fatally shot in Northeast Anchorage, police say
A 16-year-old boy died at the hospital after he was shot Tuesday night in Northeast Anchorage, police said. Officers were called to the 400 block of Price Street just before 8:40 p.m. for a report of gunfire and found the teen with gunshot wounds to his upper body, the Anchorage Police Department said.
No arrest in Northeast Anchorage fatal shooting after lengthy SWAT response, police say
Anchorage police in an update Tuesday evening said they were "unable to locate the person of interest" during an hourslong special operations response that included SWAT. Detectives continue to follow up on leads,
Police bring in SWAT to apprehend suspect in fatal shooting in Northeast Anchorage
Anchorage police say a shooting reported Tuesday morning had turned into a special operations response by midday as they tried to apprehend a homicide suspect in Northeast Anchorage. Officers were called to the 5700 block of Rocky Mountain Court just before 7 a.
Man fatally shot in East Anchorage; police seeking suspect
Anchorage SWAT officers were unable to locate a “person of interest” Tuesday afternoon in a man’s fatal East Anchorage shooting hours earlier. Police said in an updated statement Tuesday night that witnesses to the shooting reported that a person of interest was in an apartment complex on the 5700 block of Rocky Mountain Court,
Austin police arrest man in connection with deadly shooting on East Riverside Drive
The Austin Police Department (APD) has arrested a man in connection with a homicide that happened on East Riverside Drive early Monday morning. Editorial note: The above video is from a previous report.
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Report on need for public toilets in Anchorage shows continued reluctance to pay for them
Many survey respondents reported needing a bathroom while out around town, but said existing options were sufficient and they ...
After the mass dismissal of Anchorage criminal cases, the state will assist in city prosecutions
This article was produced in partnership with ProPublica's Local Reporting Network. The Alaska Department of Law announced plans Tuesday to help Anchorage city prosecutors take criminal cases to trial ...
After Mass Dismissals in Anchorage, Alaska Officials Step in to Help Prosecute Crimes
The state offered to send up to 10 prosecutors to Anchorage days after the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reported that ...
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Anchorage prosecutor shortage leads to hundreds of criminal cases dismissed
City officials are working to hire more prosecutors, and state prosecutors were said to be stepping in to help.
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The Alaska Federation of Natives convention opens Thursday in Anchorage. Here's an overview and schedule
Oct. 16—The Alaska Federation of Natives convention starts Thursday at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage and runs through Saturday. This year's theme is "Our Children — Our Future Ancestors." The AFN ...
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Anchorage-Middletown firefighters return home after relief trip to Florida
Anchorage-Middletown firefighters return home after relief trip to Florida ...
Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and DUI Cases Are Being Dismissed en Masse in Anchorage
An effort to clear a backlog in the court system, combined with a lack of prosecutors, has led hundreds of people charged ...
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Anchorage Daily News staff votes on unionization, results to come in November
The Tuesday vote was overseen by the National Labor Relations Board at the Anchorage Daily News office in Anchorage.
Anchorage schools change safety protocols after 2 steady years of drug overdoses
Anchorage schools have seen enough drug overdoses in recent years that district officials are instituting trainings and stocking supplies to deal with the problem. Doses of naloxone, a medication that ...
State prosecutors to assist Anchorage prosecutors in backlog of cases
State prosecutors are saying they will help Anchorage prosecutors with a backlog of cases after an investigative report by ...
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OPINION: Keep power in the hands of Alaska voters
We want the freedom to choose candidates who get things done. We don’t want to go back to a system that heightens division, ...