Anchorage’s back to back (to back?) snowstorm totals pushing city toward December record
Back for our Ask a Climatologist segment, Brian Brettschneider with the National Weather Service says there are a couple ways to think about the snow, including one measurement that gets at how it feels to, say, shovel it out of driveways.
Man killed by a muskox near Nome
Troopers say Curtis Worland was trying to haze a group of muskox away from his dog kennel on Tuesday when one of the muskox attacked.
Wasilla Rep. Eastman’s qualifications trial delves into Oath Keeper ideology
Rep. David Eastman isn't accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol. But if he belongs to a group that did, his legislative career could be over.
Nancy Dahlstrom has spent most of her 20-year political career out of the spotlight. Now she’s second in command.
Dahlstrom said she’s committed to upholding the policies of the election system set in law. Even so, she expressed reservations about the current ranked choice voting system.
In wake of a smaller $48M deficit, Anchorage school officials weigh numerous budget cuts
School board members on Saturday found wide consensus on closing Abbott Loop Elementary School, increasing the student-to-teacher ratio by one and using roughly $28 million in savings to close next year's budget gap.
Iconic Fairbanks satellite dish helps map floods thousands of miles away, under trees, clouds and at night
Franz Meyer, chief scientist at the Alaska Satellite facility, and his colleagues use satellites to map what's happening on the ground, even if it's covered by trees or clouds.
Arctic Report Card 2022: Rapid climate change brings extreme events to the North
NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad says the changes are visible in diminished sea ice, plankton blooms, mass seabird die-offs, coastal erosion and damage to Arctic communities.
Mat-Su schools closed, Anchorage schools reopen Tuesday after weekend storm
Mat-Su Borough schools remained closed Tuesday in the wake of Sunday’s major snowstorm, with Anchorage schools set to reopen after four consecutive snow days.
Anchorage Mayor Bronson commits more workers and equipment to snow removal
Bronson said the new agreements will bring up to 10 additional graders, 10 plow trucks and numerous dump trucks.
Alaska elections chief, never one for drama, makes an orderly exit after a big year
Gail Fenumiai is retiring just as Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom takes up her new duties, which include overseeing elections.
‘Anomaly’ winter storm closes Anchorage and Mat-Su schools, slows traffic
The latest storm brought more than a foot of new snow. The snow again closed schools, tangled traffic and left residents frustrated about unplowed roads.
Kenai woman killed by plow truck in whiteout conditions
About 18 inches of snow were piled on the roadway at the time of the fatal crash, troopers say.
Santa visit brings joy to a frosty Alaska Inupiat village
Santa and Mrs. Claus left Rudolph at home to catch a ride recently on an Alaska Air National Guard cargo plane to visit the Inupiat village of Nuiqsut.
Wasilla explosion that injured man and demolished building likely due to gas leak, troopers say
A woman who identified herself on Facebook as the wife of the owner of Connoisseur Lounge, a cannabis retail shop, wrote that the injured man was a contractor checking on a newly built part of her husband’s shop.
Nursing shortage leaves Juneau hospice patients with few options until gap is filled
Juneau has been without hospice and home care since mid-September.
Proceeds from new holiday album will help rural Alaska domestic violence shelters
Each song on the Bright Lights album is a fresh take on holiday music.
Anchorage road crews working ‘around-the-clock’ as city braces for more snow
Road conditions were still so bad by Friday that the Anchorage School District closed schools for a third straight day.
What happens to illegally killed moose? In Petersburg, the meat is turned into free burgers
Petersburg Rotary Club members Steve and Desi Burrell manage the club's Burger Bank, which has distributed more than 1,700 pounds of illegally hunted meat this year.
Alaska’s flu season continues to worsen, epidemiology reports show
Alaska’s flu season is worsening with no signs of leveling off, the latest surveillance report from the Alaska Department of Health showed on Wednesday.
Alaska routinely skimps on wildfire response budget, study finds
Researchers found that wildfire-prone states like Alaska were obscuring the true costs of fires, creating an added challenge to budgeting for mitigation and prevention.