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RT @AKpublicnews: The city of Anchorage has reached a $2.11 million settlement with the family of a Easter Leafa, who was shot and killed b…

Today marks one year since Kris Handy was shot and killed by Anchorage police. Handy was the first person shot by an APD officer after they were equipped with body cameras. This recent shooting marks the 13th person shot by APD, and 8th killed, since officers got body cameras.

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Anchorage police say an officer shot and killed a driver who was allegedly armed late Monday during a Mountain View traffic stop. https://t.co/ZUH7XF6TID

Two years after Anchorage voted to dedicate the city's marijuana taxes for child care initiatives, officials are working to roll out the funding. One chunk will go specifically to cover child care costs of those working in the child care sector. https://t.co/e6hRN4EzJM

RT @AKpublicnews: Gov. Mike Dunleavy is demanding the Legislature pass additional education policy changes, or he'll veto a compromise bill…

The Municipality of Anchorage is reviving a dormant proposal to create a waste-to-energy project that would turn the 2,000,000 pounds the city generates in garbage daily into electricity. https://t.co/OUpx63c0fU

Alaska state public office commissioners today received two letters of intent to run in the 2026 primary election for governor. One is former Fairbanks state senator Click Bishop. The other is current Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom. Both are Republicans.

Thank you, Coach Pop!!! End of an era that’s lasted my entire life.

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Thank you, Coach Pop, for your brilliance on and off the court. We look forward to our next chapter together. https://t.co/4x6AFpSmQM

A lot of attention on potential impacts of a Mount Spurr eruption has been centered on Anchorage. In Tyonek, an off-the-road-system village 40 miles from Spurr, the tribe has been distributing care packages to locals to prepare for potential ashfall. https://t.co/yEzcuirGrL

The University of Alaska confirmed that the four international UA students who had their foreign student records terminated earlier this month by the Trump administration now have their records restored, after the administration reversed course on Friday. https://t.co/CVmUfj6UNt

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The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, government lawyers said Friday. (Via @apnews.com) https://t.co/clyfH799GU

Jean Kashikov, one of four University of Alaska students who had their foreign student status terminated by the Trump admin, is suing the DHS and ICE. His lawyers say the government did not follow due process when they terminated Kashikov's status. https://t.co/DmZLb7tNM1

As the University of Alaska Anchorage continues with its plans to reorganize its Native Student Services program, current Alaska Native students are expressing concerns about the recent departure of NSS staff, as students are registering for classes. https://t.co/wlw4yzgb29

Received a court document that shows a current DHS official telling a Michigan court that the termination of a SEVIS [Student and Exchange Visitor Information System] record does not automatically mean somebody's visa has been revoked. Only the state department can revoke a visa https://t.co/vcaxQzcftY

My next question to Alaska volcano researchers: What are the chances that Mount Spurr erupts as Nelly says “Hot Shit!” ? https://t.co/tMn3bs51Nv

Four international University of Alaska students have seen their visas revoked in recent days as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration. One of them is Jean Kashikov, a 24-year-old flight instructor from Kazakhstan who graduated in December. https://t.co/blPG4SYMOr

I've been following the termination of international student visas in Alaska, and was sent a copy of a visa revocation letter last night. We'll have a story later today on one of the four University of Alaska students who's seen his credentials revoked, "without prior notice." https://t.co/4OLtLKjwuD