Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a ...
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...
Exclusive-Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge to win Trump's favour
Japan is considering offering support for a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S. President Donald Trump and forestall potential trade friction, according to three officials ...
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Delta pulls out of Ketchikan and Sitka, leaving Alaska Airlines as the only major carrier
Alaska Airlines says it won’t raise fares, but competition from Delta has meant lower prices in cities across the state.
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Districts across Alaska are considering closing schools
The Anchorage School District plans to close Nunaka Valley Elementary School at the end of this school year. Pictured on Jan. 27, 2025. Among the most visible signs of Alaska’s shrinking ...
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Anchorage Museum Helps Bring Historic Railroad Spike Home to Alaska
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, joined forces to bring home the Golden Spike, an iconic piece of railroad ...
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University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell set to retire
University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell, a former governor, has announced that he would retire at the end of the spring semester. “UAA is well-positioned for a bright future ...
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As crackdown begins under Trump, Alaska advocates educate local immigrants on legal rights
Alaska Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich did not respond to requests for comment. Jenna Kunze covers Anchorage communities and general assignments. She was previously a staff reporter at Native ...
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Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed a Sexual Assault in Public. It Took Seven Years for the Case to Go to Trial.
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New Orleans has seen more snow than Alaska’s biggest city so far this winter
When the snow observations for New Orleans and Anchorage are compared since July, the snow tallies don’t even come close. Since July 1, Alaska’s most populated city has seen 30 inches of ...
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As South digs out from brutal storm, Florida cities still more frigid than Alaska
Early Thursday, the temperature here dipped to 26 degrees while in Alaska residents of Anchorage basked in 41 degrees. Anchorage has actually received less than 4 inches of snow this season − ...
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Sacramento airport is adding direct flights to Alaska for first time. When do they start?
Alaska Airlines will begin offering nonstop flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport this summer, Sacramento airport officials said in a Monday ...