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Anchorage’s public cemetery is expected to run out of room for low-cost burials next summer
Cemetery staff have identified space for additional graves in a poorly mapped historical tract and via a potential donation ...
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3 million packages and counting: Amazon’s Anchorage delivery station hits the 1-year mark
The retail giant says the new facility has reduced the average delivery time for customers in Anchorage from two weeks to two ...
Endangered fin whale measuring nearly 50 feet found dead near Anchorage, drawing curious onlookers to beach
An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while ...
Anchorage to open 132 more winter shelter beds for homeless at Spenard hotel
Anchorage city officials are preparing to open another 132 emergency winter homeless shelter beds at the Alex Hotel and ...
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Man charged with 3 Anchorage bank robberies served time for 2019 robbery, feds say
Prosecutors say Sean C. Javier, 36, was previously convicted of robbing a credit-union branch he allegedly hit again this ...
Stranded fin whale becomes 'icy monument' outside Anchorage
The frozen carcass of the 47-foot fin whale has become a major attraction since the mammal washed ashore last weekend.
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Fin Whale Washes Ashore Near Anchorage, Biologists Investigate
An endangered fin whale washed ashore near Anchorage, Alaska, capturing the curiosity of locals while biologists investigate ...
Santa Claus makes his annual appearance as Anchorage residents gather for annual tree lighting
Goodbye turkey, hello Santa. The holiday season is in full swing, and now Anchorage has the lights to prove it ...
After Mass Dismissals in Anchorage, Alaska Officials Step in to Help Prosecute Crimes
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Hotel Captain Cook’s gingerbread village is back — with help from a new generation
After a 45-year gingerbread village tradition, the Hotel Captain Cook is bringing in UAA culinary students to take over the ...