In wake of veto struggle, Anchorage professor announces second run against incumbent state Rep. Lance Pruitt
Liz Snyder lost the 2018 election by less than 200 votes.
The Anchorage heat wave is over - for now
Forecasters say that higher-than-normal temperatures could return by the middle of next week.
Hess Creek fire, burning in Alaska’s Interior, is largest wildfire in the nation
Fire managers say that because of its isolation and size, it will likely continue to burn until the season changes.
Records tumble as Alaska’s historic heat wave rolls on
As of Monday, Anchorage is in the longest stretch of 80-plus degree temperatures the city has ever seen. And we’ve broken or tied records on 11 of the past 16 days.
Mandatory evacuations lifted for upstart wildfire near Talkeetna
The Malaspina wildfire started Sunday at the address of a 400-square foot cabin, less than a mile from the ongoing Montana Creek wildfire.
Anchorage fire officials respond to 25 fires in a day; implore public to heed burn ban
The city is so parched and hot that even a cigarette tossed into a pile of fluffy cottonwood fiber could ignite a fire.
Wildfire near Talkeetna Spur Road grows, destroys 1 structure; residents ordered to evacuate
The fire started near the already-burning Montana Creek wildfire. It was estimated at 60 acres as of 6:35 p.m. Sunday and had destroyed at least one structure.
Seward Highway re-opens after accident near McHugh Creek
The vehicle accident caused minor injuries and has closed the southbound lanes of the Seward Highway south of Anchorage.
Swan Lake fire chokes Southcentral Alaska with smoky air as fire encroaches on national forest land
Air quality was rated “unhealthy” in Anchorage and “very unhealthy” in Cooper Landing on Sunday morning.
‘Beautiful impression’: Chinese tourism to Alaska is growing fast
On the road for a day with a group of tourists from China.
With governor’s arts council veto, Alaska would become only state without an arts agency
Among the immediate impacts of the veto: The Alaska State Council on the Arts would close, laying off four full-time staff members by July 15.
A rat was found dead on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
The Bering Sea island is breeding habitat for millions of seabirds, including rare migratory species. A “strike team” had been searching for the rogue rat for 10 months.