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A nearly empty lot for staging new cars is seen outside Kendall Toyota of Anchorage July 23. A microship shortage reducing new car inventory has sent used vehicle prices soaring by 47 percent in Alaska. (Photo/Emily Mesner/Anchorage Daily News)
The global slowdown in auto manufacturing has left many showroom floors and car lots in Alaska nearly empty.
Auto dealers say the situation follows a national trend that has boosted demand for used cars and trucks, causing prices of those vehicles to skyrocket.
They say the problem is unprecedented, and rooted in pandemic-related supply snarls that reduced the availability of microchips and other parts for new cars.
Man hit by car near Dimond Center has died, Anchorage police say
Print article A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle earlier this month near the Dimond Center died Saturday, the Anchorage Police Department said Tuesday. The man was on foot on the southwest corner of the intersection at Old Seward Highway and Dimond Boulevard on March 5 when he was hit by an Audi sedan at 12:27 p.m., police spokeswoman Renee Oistad said by email. The man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and Oistad said he was still hospitalized when he died. The driver stayed on scene after striking the pedestrian, Oistad said. No citations or charges had been filed by Tuesday.
Anchorage Market moves to the Dimond Center mall
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Print article The Anchorage Market will have a new home at the Dimond Center this summer, the mall announced Monday. The announcement of the market’s new location comes a week after market organizers said it would leave its 28-year downtown Anchorage location, citing the economic impacts of the pandemic and a coming summer tourist season that is again expected to be meager. Robert Dye, chief operating officer of the Dimond Center, said that the same day he learned that the Anchorage Market was seeking a new location, the mall determined that it could accommodate the market and reached out to the market’s organizers.
Anchorage Suspect Arrested after Sunday Walmart Robbery
A report of a robbery with a knife at the Walmart on the Old Seward Highway late Sunday afternoon resulted in Anchorage police responding to the scene at 5:04 PM.
As officers were responding. It was aired over the radio that the suspect had left the area on foot and a description was provided. One of the responding officers reported that she had seen someone matching that description at 82nd Ave. and the Old Seward Highway.
When the suspect realized that he was being watched by the patrol vehicle. He began to run. But he eventually reduced his speed to a walk and then complied with the officer’s instructions. The suspect identified as Jesse R Rogers was taken into custody at that point.
on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. Behind every Anchorage street name is a story. Of course, some of these stories are longer than others, with drama, crime and standout characters. Spenard Road is one such example. Thankfully, most streets lack an infamous backstory. The following are some of the shorter but still important local street name origins. A drive through most Anchorage neighborhoods reveals patterns in the street names. In general, residential streets are often named by some combination of developers and residents. Developers, and city planning departments that approve names, tend to be partial to themes. Collectively named streets are one helpful step toward the construction of a community identity. Where the neighborhood identity goes from there is another story (i.e., dead presidents in Spenard).