On Aug. 13, 16-year-old Easter Leafa was shot by Anchorage police, prompting community outrage and a series of reforms from ...

Alaska's largest city has reached a $2.1 million settlement with the family of a 16-year-old girl who was holding a knife ...

Alaska's largest city has reached a $2.1 million settlement with the family of a 16-year-old girl who was holding a knife last August when she was fatally shot ...

Mayor LaFrance said key areas of focus are staffing in city departments, less crime and greater accountability, more crisis ...

Anchorage residents could be seeing a heightened focus on public safety as the LaFrance administration prepares to roll out a ...

The Municipality of Anchorage and the family of a 16-year-old girl shot and killed by police last year have settled all civil claims for $2.1 million, both the family and municipal officials said ...

Anchorage will pay $2.11M to the family of Easter Leafa, a teen killed in a 2024 police shooting. The settlement ends civil ...

Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said officers pulled Utuva Alaelua over for a headlight issue after he drove away from a ...

The family of Easter Leafa, the 16-year-old who died in an officer involved shooting in August, and the Municipality of Anchorage have reached a $2.11 million dollar settlement. According to a release ...

A plan from Mayor LaFrance includes hundreds of shelter beds, camp abatement, social services and enforcement. Some are ...

May 20—Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance on Tuesday discussed measures the city is undertaking this summer to improve public safety in Alaska's largest city. "The violent crime rate in Anchorage ...