2+ hour ago  (411+ words) Alaska is a birder's paradise and there's a new online resource highlighting prime viewing spots in the state's largest city. The Anchorage Birding Trail features 35 locations in and around the municipality, from Eagle River to Whittier. Hundreds of thousands of…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago  (515+ words) The number of homeless people sleeping outdoors in Anchorage dropped significantly this year. That's according to the annual Point In Time count, a study that attempts to count every unhoused person across the United States on a single night in…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (891+ words) On the day a special legislative session began to consider tax incentives for a long-desired pipeline to carry natural gas from the North Slope to markets, Gov. Mike Dunleavy insisted that the massive project is about to become reality. "It's…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (327+ words) The Alaska Legislature approved millions for immediate upgrades to the facilities at the state-run boarding school, Mt. Edgecumbe High School. Mt. Edgecumbe has been the focus of public concern and legislative hearings this year, after more than 100 students disenrolled during…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (921+ words) The Alaska Legislature kicked off a special session Thursday to continue working on a key priority of Gov. Mike Dunleavy that didn't pass in the 121-day regular session: tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project. "It's like we were just…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (438+ words) Memorial Day is Sunday, and many Alaskans will hit the road for the three-day weekend. The Anchorage Weekender rounded up five things to do in the city and a handful of happenings elsewhere around Southcentral Alaska. Thursday, 6 p. m. , Moose's Tooth Pub…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (789+ words) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday he is ordering state lawmakers into a special session to force a new decision on his top priority: property tax breaks for the company proposing to build a massive pipeline system to ship natural…...

1+ week, 4+ min ago  (17+ words) The Alaska Legislature heads toward a special session focused on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (16+ words) State lawmakers debate an LNG pipeline bill as they near the end of the legislative session....

6+ day, 8+ min ago  (17+ words) State and federal lawmakers urge action on relocating two Western Alaska villages destroyed by ex-Typhoon Halong....