The Latest Breaking News from Anchorage

A spate of officer-involved shootings has made Anchorage, Alaska, the latest in a long list of American cities to wrestle with how police use force

Anchorage police say officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl holding a knife in the fourth deadly shooting involving police in Alaska’s largest city since mid-May

Three shootings in three weeks involving police officers in Anchorage, Alaska, have rattled residents and created a fight over transparency

The incumbent mayor of Alaska's largest city has lost his re-election bid

Anchorage police fatally shoot man who pointed gun during disturbance call. Investigation ongoing.

Forty-one mayoral elections are taking place across the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and 50 state capitals this year. Two upcoming mayoral battleground races are the May 14 Democratic primary for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the May 14 runoff election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. We will also…

Incumbent David Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance were the top two vote-getters in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on April 2, 2024. The two advanced to a runoff that will take place on May 14, 2024, because neither received more than 45% of the vote.

Incumbent David Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance were the top two vote-getters in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on April 2, 2024. The two advanced to a runoff on May 14, 2024, because neither received more than 45% of the vote.

An Anchorage jury finds Brian Steven Smith guilty of first-degree murder of two Alaska Native women, Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. Sentencing pending.