The ''Alaska Star'' is a weekly newspaper in the

Municipality of Anchorage A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

in the

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of Alaska. The ''Star'' serves communities north of Anchorage proper (known as "the Anchorage Bowl"), including Eagle River,

Chugiak Chugiak () is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, situated approximately northeast of downtown Anchorage. Geography Chugiak is located between Eagle River to the south and Eklutna to the ...

and Eklutna. Since 2011, it has been named the ''Chugiak-Eagle River Star'', the paper's original name when it was founded in 1971. In 2018,

Morris Communications Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications, and online serv ...

sold the ''Star'' to the Binkley Co., owner of the ''

Anchorage Daily News The ''Anchorage Daily News'' is a daily newspaper published by the Binkley Co., and based in Anchorage, Alaska. It is the most widely read newspaper and news website (adn.com) in the state of Alaska. The newspaper is headquartered in Anchorage, ...

''.

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* 1971 establishments in Alaska Mass media in Anchorage, Alaska Newspapers published in Alaska Newspapers established in 1971 {{AnchorageAK-geo-stub