An appreciation of darkness in Anchorage as winter solstice arrives Photo essay: Short-daylight days can both exhaust and inspire awe. It’s all part of what makes Alaska, Alaska.

“To live here is to have some sort of relationship with the feast-or-famine nature of daylight…” www.adn.com/visual/photo...

“The central clues that prosecutors relied on to connect him to the killing crumbled as soon as anyone checked. … It is one of the most damning examples of Alaska’s slow-motion justice system”

A village in ruins: ‘I don’t see Kipnuk anymore’

“John said he was inside his home with his mom and younger siblings Sunday when rising water lifted the home from its foundation. They spent hours drifting until the home got stuck on a boardwalk, he said.” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Anchorage preparing to house more than 1,000 Western Alaska storm evacuees across 4 shelters Anchorage will temporarily shelter people at the Alaska Airlines Center, the Egan Center and the Fairview and Spenard recreation centers.

“The Municipality of Anchorage is setting up four shelters that could potentially accommodate more than 1,000 people displaced by unprecedented and catastrophic storms that have left whole Western Alaska communities largely uninhabitable.” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

‘How we’re going to live’: Western Alaska residents airlifted to Anchorage face uncertainty

“On the floor of the cargo aircraft, people sat in rows…Some passengers held babies and young children in their arms. Others posed for selfies with their neighbors. Many appeared exhausted. A few shed tears.” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Hundreds airlifted from storm-battered Western Alaska villages in historic mass evacuation The Alaska Airlines Center arena at the University of Alaska Anchorage will shelter 300 displaced residents starting Wednesday evening, the American Red Cross said.

“Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Western Alaska village of Kipnuk on Wednesday after residents were told to pack a single bag and leave the community…” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Anchorage Daily News Join the Anchorage Daily News team! Here's an overview of open positions and internship opportunities in advertising, circulation, the newsroom and more. The Anchorage Daily News is Alaska's most-read...

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Alaska-based author and artist Tessa Hulls wins Pulitzer Prize for memoir ‘Feeding Ghosts’ Hulls, who recently moved to Juneau, was working in the Capitol Legislative Lounge preparing the daily specials when she heard the news.

“He was like, ‘No dude, you won,’ ” Hulls said. “That’s how I found out.” www.adn.com/arts/books/2...

Vicky Ho named editor of the Anchorage Daily News She had been the newsroom’s managing editor since 2022 and succeeds David Hulen, who retired as editor in mid-March.

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From the editor: Thanks for reading, and a word about what’s next Above all: Thank you.

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‘Not safe’: The decisions and delays that preceded a fatal beating at Anchorage’s jail - Anchorage Daily News The two men, who’d each been diagnosed with schizophrenia in their 20s and ended up in Alaska’s correctional system, should never have been held in a cell together, relatives say.

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Anne Raup, a key member of the ADN team for decades, is retiring Anne has been at the ADN for more than 30 years — as a staff photographer, then as assistant photo editor, and since 2011 as photo and visuals editor.

If you consume ADN content at all, you see her fingerprints, influence and judgments daily in our work. Here's a piece, by me, about Anne, her work, and why it matters, to the ADN and the community. 2/2

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Some news about the Anchorage Daily News: A key person in our newsroom for decades, Anne Raup, is retiring as photo/visuals editor. It’s hard to overstate Anne’s role in what we’ve done and continue to do -- obvious and not-so-obvious. 1/2