Victory for UAA cross-country newcomer Astrid Stav was a short time coming
Stav, who is from Norway, triumphed Saturday in her fourth race for the Seawolves.
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A January day in Alaska brings random thoughts on politics, fishing and snowmachines
Rather than debate the issues, head outside and take advantage of what has so far been a wonderfully benign winter.
Service High skiers sweep the team titles at Cook Inlet Conference skiathlon race
Zander Maurer of Service and Quincy Donley of West claimed decisive individual victories.
Norway skiers regain control of World Cup, but Alaskans don’t fade into the background
Rosie Brennan moved up to second place in the overall World Cup standings, Gus Schumacher racked up another top-20 result, and four Alaska men will team up for Sunday’s relay race.
My wife says we have to make major healthy changes in 2021. I say just getting through this pandemic is tough enough.
Relationship advice: On New Year’s Day, my wife announced big changes but frankly, I’m barely keeping my head above water in these crazy times. Now is not the time for big changes.
Man accused of setting fire to home in Western Alaska with multiple people inside, troopers say
Ronald Kruger was arrested on charges of arson and reckless endangerment and an investigation is still ongoing, according to troopers.
Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, one of the world’s top cross-country racers, pauses to look inward: ‘Who am I going to be after I’m done being a skier?’
The two-time Olympian says her break from competition has changed her perspective.
Alaska teen is ready to burst onto nordic combined’s international scene
Seventeen-year-old Carter Brubaker is the first Alaskan to earn a chance to compete in the World Junior Championships in the sport of nordic combined.
Fort Wainwright cuts store’s night hours to reduce alcohol-related ‘harmful acts’
The earlier closing time comes a week after Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage banned the sale of alcohol on the installation from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Still need to get rid of your Christmas tree? Arnold the moose and Maya the musk ox will take it.
Discarded evergreen trees provide entertainment, novelty and sometimes a snack for moose, wolves, musk ox and other animals at Anchorage’s zoo and the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
In new book documenting Yup’ik culture, elders share teachings about the more-than-human world
Anthropologist Ann Fienup-Riordan worked with Yup’ik elders to create “They Say They Have Ears Through the Ground,” a collection of essays that express the belief that all animals have minds and are responsive to thoughts, words and deeds.
Looking for a social outlet but bored of bonfires? Try ice skating and sledding (and save the bonfire for later)
It’s time for some fresh ideas for ways to see friends safely and outdoors.
Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 5 deaths and 251 new cases reported Saturday
The five deaths involved four Wasilla residents and one Anchorage resident, and were identified through death certificate reviews, the state health department said.