Folk Festival Times all weekend and locations throughout The Folk Festival's second weekend kicks off Thursday with a fundraising barn dance and Cajun ball at the Spenard Recreation Center. Tickets are $20 or $10 for students with ID.

“Old and New: Soft, Sweet, Feathered and Furred” is a collection of graphite drawings by Anchorage artist Christopher Judd. There are bears, a walrus, caribou and dogs. They wear neckties and peacoats, business suits and aprons. Many have ridiculously tiny hats or crowns.

Eric Packer grew up in Anchorage a standout skier, competing in cross country races at the highest level and tackling backcountry adventures. He's also an engineer who has a keen fascination with data science.

Snowfall up to an inch per hour in parts of town left vehicles sliding off local roads, according to meteorologists and police.

The 71-year-old Golovin Democrat, who was flown to Anchorage last week after suffering a medical emergency, thanked those who prayed for him Monday.

Kelly Lessens: Lessens, the incumbent, is running for a second full term on the board. She was first elected in 2021 after a former member resigned, and was reelected in 2022. Lessens co-founded an advocacy group that pushed for more time for nutrition and recess in schools. Website: Kelly4anchoragekids.com.

The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Friday.

The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, joined forces to bring home the Golden Spike, an iconic piece of railroad history.

Expect temperatures to get warmer during the days through the weekend, but overnight lows will still be freezing for most of North and Central Florida.

At least the Floridians in the north are, after a freak winter storm brought record-breaking snow to the Panhandle and much of North Florida this week. And these were long-standing records. The previous record for snow in the state — 4 inches — was set in Milton in 1954.

Now, 100 years later, Nome is remembering its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through hypothermia, frostbite, gale-force winds and blinding whiteouts to deliver life-saving serum and free the community from the grip of diphtheria.

Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward Tanner Walos has committed to Alaska-Anchorage, it was announced earlier this week.