9+ mon, 6+ day ago   (488+ words) PALMER — Thousands remained without power Sunday morning as a prolonged windstorm bringing gusts above 80 mph blasted Mat-Su, leaving many in the cold and dark as temperatures dipped into the single digits. Authorities opened a shelter at Mat-Su College late Saturday…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (835+ words) Sunshine, bug bites, salmon bakes. July in Alaska is a time for adventures and camping, parades and celebrations. Oh, and this year, it is also election season. See, despite it being a beautiful summer, Alaska is buried in a blizzard…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (226+ words) Gusty winds forecast Tuesday for the Anchorage area could make driving difficult and lead to scattered power outages, according to a National Weather Service advisory. The advisory warns of southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 65 mph in South…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (175+ words) Heavy rain over the weekend into Monday is prompting flood watches around Anchorage and other parts of Southcentral Alaska. The alert, issued late Sunday, also cautioned of the possibility of rockfall along the Seward Highway. A landslide over the weekend…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (622+ words) PALMER — As a relentless windstorm pummeled Mat-Su, residents hoping for relief Monday instead saw continued power outages and a second day of planned school closures. The National Weather Service has extended a wind warning for the Matanuska Valley until Tuesday…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (328+ words) Anchorage has tied the precipitation record for July after Thursday’s rainfall capped a stretch of rainy weather, according to forecasters. Through Thursday, 4.49 inches of rain have fallen in Anchorage this month, according to the National Weather Service. That matched the…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (561+ words) PALMER — The latest in a series of significant windstorms hammered Mat-Su on Sunday and Monday, knocking out power and damaging homes and businesses. Other Alaska regions were also enduring extreme weather, including heavy snow and freezing rain in Southeast, a…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (136+ words) The Anchorage School District has announced the closure of all schools Monday, citing hazardous weather and icy roads, especially side streets and upper elevations. “Only emergency staff should report for duty, including all facilities and maintenance staff. Unless otherwise announced,…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (754+ words) Forecasters will begin issuing heat advisories during stretches of toasty temperatures in Anchorage and a southern swath of Alaska to help residents safely handle the conditions amid increasingly warm weather that many are unaccustomed to. The National Weather Service’s Anchorage…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (337+ words) I would like to thank the administration for delivering on every promise it made when, for the first time in recent memory, the mayor and Assembly found themselves rowing in the same direction. We were told that having everyone aligned…...