Alaska Dispatch News

• Death of woman found near library ‘doesn’t appear to be suspicious,’ Anchorage police say April 20, 2019
  The death of a woman whose body was found Friday next to the Loussac Library in Midtown Anchorage “doesn’t appear to be suspicious at this time,” according to police.Anchorage police received a report of a body found next to the library, at 3600 Denali St., around 4:30 p.m. Friday, according to an alert.Police were collecting […]
• Trump laces into ex-advisers who spoke with Mueller April 20, 2019
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at current and former aides who cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, insisting the deeply unflattering picture they painted of him and the White House was “total bullshit.”In a series of angry tweets from rainy Palm Beach, Florida, Trump laced into those who, under oath, had […]
• Is Gov. Dunleavy an accidental genius? April 20, 2019
  Eating lunch the other day, a friend turned and asked: “So, do you think Dunleavy is crazy or an accidental genius?”A good question, considering the maelstrom swirling around Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s controversial bid to bridge Alaska’s $1.6 billion budget shortfall without taxes, while providing full Permanent Fund dividends. His approach would mean taking a meat […]
• Another unoccupied Anchorage business building destroyed by fire April 19, 2019
  An unoccupied building in Midtown Anchorage was destroyed Friday in an early morning fire, marking at least the third time an unoccupied commercial building has burned this year.When the Anchorage Fire Department was called to 202 E. Fireweed Lane just after 4:30 a.m., firefighters initially thought the flames were coming from a larger building to […]
• Fisheries management a bright spot for state despite budget roller coaster April 19, 2019
  Times are tight for state budgets these days. It’s easy to forget the crucial role government agencies play in sustaining our economy. Fisheries are a prime example. Most Alaskans don’t know that Alaska is world-famous for its management of fisheries through a system based on science.Even those of us familiar with highly political “fish wars” […]