The gap between the lowest and highest employment months is about 14% in the state, or a difference of 43,900 jobs. The next closest state is Montana at 6%.

Plus, with Christmas coming up fast, we’ve curated a list of local markets.

“The weather changed pretty quickly overnight and road conditions are not safe in most areas for the morning commute,” district officials said.

More than 30 people weighed in on the proposal during its first public hearing, with about three-quarters opposed.

If the campaign is successful, 243 workers at Alpine, Kuparuk and Willow would be represented by the United Steelworkers.

ASD spokesman MJ Thim said by email that there are roughly 200 vacancies in the district.

“Side streets and upper elevations areas are not safe,” district officials said in an online message.

The magnitude-6 earthquake struck 37 miles northwest of Anchorage

Officials say Typhoon Halong, the federal government shutdown and SNAP delays have made this holiday season a particularly fraught time for people struggling to stay fed.

Sure, book clubs and potlucks are great. But here are a few ways to move beyond the basics.

“I do remember laying there being chewed on and trying to play dead,” Victoria Lydle said, recounting the July attack while surrounded by many public safety workers who saved her.

Thanksgiving is on Thursday, and Anchorage is stuffed with events.