The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...

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

The two-time defending champions from Alaska and Alabama squared off in the final of the premier prep hoops tournament in the ...

The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...

It may be January, but the unusually warm, rainy weather feels more like spring breakup, and it's bringing the kind of flooding concerns also usually not seen in the Anchorage area until later in the ...

Dr. Mary Wilson, a pediatrician who grew up in Anchorage, was chosen by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s board to be the new chief executive officer. Wilson has worked in leadership ...

Donald Trump gives a speech during an Anchorage campaign rally at the Alaska Airlines Center on Saturday, Jul. 9, 2022. (Kendrick Whiteman/Alaska Public Media) On his first day back in office ...

Early Thursday, the temperature here dipped to 26 degrees while in Alaska residents of Anchorage basked in 41 degrees. Anchorage has actually received less than 4 inches of snow this season − ...

Alaska Airlines will launch two new flights to Anchorage this summer from the lower 48, making it easier to reach the Last Frontier. Starting June 14, the airline will launch weekly roundtrip ...

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"If folks in Ohio are really intent on naming Alaska places, maybe they’d let us name some of theirs?” joked Anchorage's Democratic mayor Ethan Berkowitz. Still, some Republicans continued to ...