Avalanche danger at Hatcher Pass hampers search for missing skier
8 P.M. UPDATE: Department of Transportation personnel continued working until nightfall to clear Hatcher Pass Road after it was buried under 8 feet of snow following an avalanche Tuesday morning....
View ArticleMajor upgrades announced for downtown Anchorage Transit Center
Anchorage officials have announced plans for major upgrades to the downtown Transit Center after it was deemed a dangerous eyesore to the community. Promising a rebuilt transit center at no cost to...
View ArticleMan who suffered a gunshot wound late Monday afternoon has died, Anchorage...
TUESDAY MID-MORNING UPDATE: One of two men hospitalized with a gunshot wound late Monday afternoon has died, Anchorage police say. Neither his name nor that of the other man shot has been released....
View ArticleTwo men receive prison sentences for 2014 Wasilla Bank robbery
Two Wasilla men have received prison sentences for their roles in a bank robbery that occurred in Wasilla last year, the US Attorneys Office said Tuesday. Prosecutors say Jason L. Wood, 35, entered...
View ArticleDozens of amendments fail as Anchorage Assembly approves city spending plan
The Anchorage Assembly voted 7-4 Tuesday to approve a proposed city budget of $481 million, $3.5 million less than what was allocated last year. Assembly members mulled a long list of 48 amendments to...
View ArticleEight Mat-Su schools closed today due to icy road conditions
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has closed several schools today due to continued icy road conditions. The schools closed today are Big Lake, Houston Middle, Houston High, Willow,...
View ArticleShoebox Program Interview
The Anchorage Home Builders Association is teaming up with ASD school nurses to give to students who are in need.
View ArticleVolunteers fill holiday backpacks for hundreds of Anchorage kids in need
Hundreds of homeless and in-need children across Anchorage will have at least one gift to open this holiday season thanks to volunteers stuffing backpacks with $50 worth of goodies. Its called the...
View ArticleAfter autopsy, Selawik woman brings daughter's body home
UPDATE: The State Medical Examiner's Office will pay for the cost of transporting the body of teenager who died in Selawik last week after troopers say she was given alcohol and later sexually...
View ArticleNot guilty plea entered in Manley Hot Springs abduction, rape case
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) A not-guilty plea has been entered in the case of a 37-year-old man accused of repeatedly raping a woman and holding her captive for five weeks in rural Alaska. The Fairbanks...
View ArticlePrisoners help young cancer patients, one princess wig at a time
It was early in the morning when prisoners at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center packed into an activities room. They picked up knitted caps and sat down in front of rows and rows of yarn: red, gold,...
View Article'It's amazing up there': Alyeska ski slopes open to season pass holders
The long wait is over. After nearly seven months, skiers and snowboarders are back on the slopes at Alyeska. On Wednesday, the day before the mountain officially opens to the public, roughly 700...
View ArticleDays after installation, weather ravages Point Woronzof sculptures
Dozens of human sculptures at Point Woronzof intended to raise awareness on mental illness lost a battle with the elements just days after they were installed. By Tuesday night, only 17 statues that...
View ArticleHeavy rain warning in effect for Anchorage and surrounding communities
Heavy rain in the Anchorage area on Wednesday night into Thursday could lead to pooling of water on area roads and high water on streams, according to the National Weather Service. Rapidly melting...
View ArticleAssembly member to propose Anchorage 5 percent sales tax
South Anchorage assembly member Bill Evans plans to propose an Anchorage sales tax to diversify the city's income and chip away at the budget deficit. Evans says the proposed sales tax will help ease...
View ArticleExxon plans for initial gas production at Point Thomson facility
Energy giant ExxonMobil says it plans to begin initial production of natural gas at a new North Slope facility early next year. The Point Thomson project sits 60 miles east of the Trans-Alaska...
View ArticleAbout 40 soldiers returning to Alaska after deployment
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON (AP) Some Alaska soldiers are coming home after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait. The U.S. Army says about 40 soldiers from the 716th Explosive Ordnance Disposal...
View ArticleAlaska Railroad train gets stuck in snow slide near Talkeetna
A southbound freight train belonging to the Alaska Railroad was caught in a snow slide north of Talkeetna Wednesday morning, an Alaska Railroad official said. Tim Sullivan, manager of external affairs...
View ArticleDOT warns of dangerous conditions along Parks, Richardson Highways
UPDATE: Dangerous driving conditions are persisting along the Parks and Richardson Highways this Thanksgiving, the Department of Transportation said. DOT officials are advising against travel along...
View ArticleFormer caretaker sentenced to 20 years for 2013 shooting death
A former in-home caretaker will spend 20 years in prison for fatally shooting a blind woman's husband. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports no time will be suspended for 53-year-old Anthony Wayne...
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