Marc Lester

Five students said unique circumstances made traditional classrooms challenging. Night School gave them a path to a diploma.

May 17—High school students began trickling into an East Anchorage classroom at 6 p.m. on a Tuesday in early May. For most in the district, the school day was long over.

Horner volunteered to sound taps at military ceremonies for 25 years, believing that a recording wouldn't do. Family and friends this week recalled his legacy of service.

Travis Handy, brother of Kristopher Handy, talks to other marchers outside Anchorage Police headquarters in downtown Anchorage on May 25, 2024.

The introduction of Kova to Cranbeary made Anchorage zookeepers nervous. But so far the partnership has proven delightful.

Feathers fly as Phillip Cadiente-Laiti-Blattner dances during Celebration, a Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian dance and culture festival in Juneau on June 7, 2024.

This summer, volunteers are working to restore Eldred Rock Lighthouse, Alaska's oldest original lighthouse building.

Two Interior tribal groups oppose the Alaska Department of Fish and Game expansion on the Lower Tanana River. Program leader Tom Seaton says he has high hopes for long-term growth.

The new office in the federal building in downtown Anchorage will better serve Alaska, its director said.

Fair-goers came dressed as characters from anime, video games and action hero movies and comics.