
Zachariah Hughes
Freelance Reporter and Producer at Freelance
Journalist at Anchorage Daily News
Journalist in AK for @adndotcom. Formerly @WHYYNews @alaskapublic, bylines in @npr @RollingStone @LATimes @washingtonpost. zach dot pietro dot hughes at gmail
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adn.com | Zachariah Hughes
Three members of the Anchorage Assembly have introduced a measure that would add criminal penalties when people sleep or camp in public areas in the city, including parks, trails and sidewalks. The ordinance, AO 2025-74, will hear public testimony at the Assembly’s regular meeting next week, even after recent signals from officials that it would be costly to enforce and likely to invite legal challenges if implemented.
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yahoo.com | Zachariah Hughes
Jun. 18—The city of Anchorage began clearing its largest and longest-standing homeless encampment Tuesday, following weeks of preparation by municipal agencies. Despite the plans, warnings, and intensive outreach to campers, the process was far from smooth.
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gazettextra.com | Zachariah Hughes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The state of Alaska is once again asking the Board of Game to allow wildlife managers to shoot bears from helicopters in a rural part of Southwest Alaska in the interest of increasing caribou numbers. The board is scheduled to hold a special meeting on July 14 in Anchorage to consider the revised proposal to expand its predator control program east of the Wood-Tikchik State Park from just wolves to include all bears. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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thebrunswicknews.com | Zachariah Hughes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The state of Alaska is once again asking the Board of Game to allow wildlife managers to shoot bears from helicopters in a rural part of Southwest Alaska in the interest of increasing caribou numbers. The board is scheduled to hold a special meeting on July 14 in Anchorage to consider the revised proposal to expand its predator control program east of the Wood-Tikchik State Park from just wolves to include all bears.
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thederrick.com | Zachariah Hughes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska is once again asking the Board of Game to allow wildlife managers to shoot bears from helicopters in a rural part of Southwest Alaska in the interest of increasing caribou numbers. The board is scheduled to hold a special meeting on July 14 in Anchorage to consider the revised proposal to expand its predator control program east of the Wood-Tikchik State Park from just wolves to include all bears.
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