Anchorage Daily News

Update: Police say the Seward Highway reopened by 11 p.m. Monday after a crash at Mile 80, near Portage, snarled traffic during the busy holiday weekend. adn.com/alaska-news/an…

The Chugiak boys and girls track and field teams swept the team titles at the Region IV championship in Anchorage at Dimond High, where the state meet will take place this weekend. adn.com/sports/2026/05… via @sportsadn

A crash Monday afternoon closed all lanes of traffic at Mile 80 of the Seward Highway, the Anchorage Police Department said. adn.com/alaska-news/an…

Advocates and providers hope to see a funding boost for Alaska's Infant Learning Program, which provides therapy and interventions for developmentally disabled infants and toddlers. “ILP has changed the trajectory of our kids’ lives,” one parent said. adn.com/alaska-news/ed…

Alaska's oldest original lighthouse will open to the public for the first time later this month, marking the culmination of six years of work by the Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association. (via @KHNS_FM and @alaskapublic) adn.com/alaska-news/ru…

North Slope Borough police fatally shot a man while responding to a domestic violence call Saturday in Utqiagvik, Alaska State Troopers said. adn.com/alaska-news/cr…

The Anchorage Remembers ceremony is slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. Monday on the Delaney Park Strip, with other Memorial Day ceremonies also happening at JBER and the Mat-Su Veterans Wall of Honor. adn.com/alaska-news/an…

Histories of Alaska: While the current location of Seward wasn’t the original, the name Seward has been a popular for not only places but also businesses and ships. adn.com/alaska-life/20…

The Municipality of Anchorage has roughly $1.3 billion in unaddressed costs connected to stormwater, according to a recent briefing about the city’s lack of investment over the decades in infrastructure. adn.com/alaska-news/an…

Pikka — representing a more than $3 billion investment from Australian company Santos, which announced first oil there May 18 — is Alaska’s first new oil project in decades. adn.com/business-econo…

June kicks off a busy construction season in downtown Anchorage with renovations planned for Town Square Park as well as the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Peratrovich Park and Historic City Hall. adn.com/alaska-news/an…

Book review: At its heart, “The Pillagers’ Guide to Arctic Pianos” by author Kendra Langford Shaw — who grew up in Southeast Alaska — is a story about family love, allegiance to place and resilience. adn.com/arts/books/202…

Chugiak High School soccer and tennis player Mary Jo Landon and Eagle River High swimmer Reese Woodward are among the dozens of college commitments tracked in our latest roundup. adn.com/sports/high-sc… via @sportsadn

Four University of Alaska Anchorage athletes earned All-America honors at the Division II Track and Field Championships, which wrapped up Saturday in Emporia, Kansas. adn.com/sports/uaa-ath… via @sportsadn

Q&A: With a special legislative session on Alaska LNG newly underway, Brendan Duval —CEO of Glenfarne, the company developing the megaproject — responded to some lawmakers' concerns in an interview with the Daily News. adn.com/business-econo…

Two of the three officers who Anchorage police said shot and killed an armed man this week in East Anchorage have been involved in several other deadly police encounters. adn.com/alaska-news/cr…

A Nikiski man convicted on murder charges in the killing of his mother was sentenced to nearly 100 years in prison this week, court records show. adn.com/alaska-news/cr…

A bill allowing pharmacists to directly write prescriptions for basic ailments passed the Alaska Legislature on its final day, after facing months of opposition from anti-abortion activists. adn.com/politics/alask…

A bill seeking to increase civil legal aid for Alaskans who can’t afford attorneys has become law without Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s signature. adn.com/politics/alask…

Campbell STEM, Fire Lake and Lake Otis elementary schools closed at the end of the school year. Community members shared stories and memories during events that marked a bittersweet farewell. adn.com/alaska-news/ed…