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It’s Election Day in Anchorage. Here’s what to know.
Ballots were mailed to eligible voters on March 12. They can be returned by mail, to secure drop boxes or at vote centers through April 2.
Soldotna butcher’s meat vending machine earns its chops
Although Echo Lake Meats' vending machine has only been in operation for about a month, staff have seen more people use it than expected.
This Alaska artist hopes you’ll draw on your vintage clothes | INDIE ALASKA
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Meg Kelley has been crafting since she was a kid learning to live with an ADHD diagnosis. Now as an adult in Anchorage, Alaska,...
For the first time, 4 women mushers have finished in the Iditarod’s top 10
Paige Drobny’s team arrived here in 5th place early Wednesday morning, followed by Mille Porsild in 7th, Amanda Otto in 8th and Jessie Royer in 10th.
Dallas Seavey wins record-breaking sixth Iditarod
Musher Dallas Seavey dashed across the finish line in Nome on Tuesday, breaking a tie with five-time champ Rick Swenson.
This Unalakleet restaurant is delivering hot pizza and warm messages to exhausted Iditarod mushers
Mushers’ family, friends and fans began calling Peace on Earth weeks ago to place pizza orders. Many asked for special messages to be written on the boxes.
Iditarod ‘made the right call,’ Seavey says of penalty for insufficient moose-gutting
Musher Dallas Seavey was assessed a two-hour penalty for failing to properly gut a moose he shot earlier in the race after it attacked his team.
Iditarod mushers care for dogs, sleep, eat and repeat during their 24-hour breaks
The 24’s, as they’re called, are mandatory and a welcome reset for the weary teams.
Alaska Republicans choose Trump over Haley by huge margins
Donald Trump won about 88% of the vote. All of Alaska's 29 delegates to the national GOP convention will be his, If preliminary result hold.
Our favorite 30 photos from the 2024 Iditarod ceremonial start
Dozens of mushers and hundreds of sled dogs dashed down city streets and trails Saturday for the 11-mile event.
Iditarod disqualifies former champion Brent Sass amid sex assault allegations
The Iditarod board voted unanimously on Thursday to disqualify former champion Brent Sass after allegations made in November and recent questions from Alaska Public Media, the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica. Sass has denied the claims.
An appraiser told Anchorage its property was worth $3M. The city sold it to the former mayor for $2M.
The municipal board that approved the sale — and a below-market lease — includes two members with ties to former mayor and former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich.
Anchorage’s white raven becomes a local legend as a tracked trickster
The rare leucistic bird has its own pararazzi in Alaska's largest city, with local photographers flocking to sightings reported online.
Alaska’s Army division to stage major training exercise near Fort Greely
The exercise, scheduled for Feb. 8 through Feb. 22, will send military convoys to and from Fort Greely on the Parks and Richardson highways.
HBO’s ‘True Detective’ collaborates with Iñupiaq for Alaska accuracy
Producers of "True Detective: Night Country" worked with the Iñupiaq Advisory Council on both Alaska details and cultural sensitivity.
No longer a ‘bagel desert,’ new business is among several bringing bagels back to Anchorage
Wooden Spoons Alaska recently started selling New York-style bagels. Like her competitors in town, the owner often can't keep up with demand.
Trappers and troopers alike depend on fur hats in Alaska
Fur trapper hats, part of Alaska State Trooper and police uniforms across the state, draw inspiration from the work of Alaska Native skin sewers.
Juneau’s deadliest landslide tore through downtown like a ‘mighty grinder.’ Now it’s a fading memory.
The devastation of Nov. 22, 1936 may hold important lessons for a future where landslides could be even more common.
Alaska beekeepers kill their colonies every fall, but an Anchorage man has another way
An Anchorage beekeeper has learned how to help his honeybee colonies survive to see spring, and he’s teaching others to do the same.
Anchorage concert lifts up voices in the struggle against homelessness
The nonprofit group Keys to Life's Winter Voices concert this month helped showcase the music of those who struggle with housing.