Kyle Reardon went before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said he’s qualified and ready to sit on the U.S. District Court in Alaska.

More than a year since a zoning proposal meant to encourage denser housing in much of Anchorage emerged, a new version is now up for public debate. The Anchorage Assembly held a public ...

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and the Assembly have both proposed more robust police surveillance regulations in Anchorage, but they do not agree on the fine print — further delaying a decision.

An Anchorage woman fatally struck a pedestrian near the Anchorage Correctional Complex and then fled the area on Thursday morning, police said. The driver was arrested “a short time later,” the ...

Nearly 40 people made their way down the hill into the brush, garbage bags, clippers and gardening gloves. They wore sensible ...

In Anchorage, wild Alaska starts right in the middle of the city.

A carjacking suspect who was shot and wounded by police officers during a lengthy standoff near Midtown Anchorage last weekend remained hospitalized on Thursday, police said. The Anchorage Police ...

Alaska’s Anchorage International Airport lacks the waterfalls and razzmatazz of Singapore Changi or the eight runways of Chicago O’Hare. But this unassuming little airport – equidistant between New ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Anchorage, Alaska’s most populous city, is full of energy, especially in the warmer months. It makes sense: The sun barely sets, so locals and in-the-know visitors spend the long daylight hours ...