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If former federal judge Joshua Kindred were to be impeached, it would be historic. Congressional impeachments of federal judges are vanishingly rare: Only 15 have taken place since 1803.

So far this year, 12 people have been struck and killed by vehicles while walking in Anchorage, an unusually high tally that's already eclipsed last year's death toll for the entire state by one.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Barbed wire fencing surrounds Goose Creek Correctional Center in the Mat-Su in 2023. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

The animal that became known as Gary runs down Northern Lights Boulevard at Spenard Road on Oct. 3. (Andy Romang)

Oct. 9—Last week, Anchorage wildlife photographer Andy Romang had just finished breakfast at Jackie's Place restaurant when he pulled his car onto Spenard Road and heard a man shouting from the sidewalk.

Joshua M. Kindred, in a still image from a Senate Judiciary Committee video of his confirmation hearing. (Senate Judiciary Committee)

An aerial view of Mount Spurr's summit crater on June 23, 2024. (Rui Mota / Alaska Volcano Observatory and U.S. Geological Survey)

Dozens of teenagers from villages around the state come to Anchorage through school-sponsored programs to take driver's ed.

Hospital officials say the idea is meant to address a staffing shortage by spreading the workload between more caregivers. But a group of Providence nurses says it will do the opposite by increasing the patient-nurse ratio for registered nurses.