4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (305+ words) Forecasters are expecting another wave of snow for Anchorage heading into the weekend. A system is on track to blow in from the Gulf of Alaska on Friday evening, said National Weather Service Anchorage Meteorologist Daniel Johnston. "We're fairly certain…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (733+ words) If you've lived in Anchorage for a while, and think winter used to feel different, you're not crazy, said Anchorage-based climate researcher Brian Brettschneider. "Anchorage is warmer than it used to be, and we actually get more snow in the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (555+ words) The commissioner of Alaska's Department of Family and Community Services has departed that position to take a job with the Trump administration. Kim Kovol has accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (153+ words) Learning to love the winter | Talk of Alaska'Alaska Public Media Learning to love the winter | Talk of Alaska Winter in Alaska can be lots of fun. It can also get long, and deep cold, combined with darkness, can make even…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (498+ words) Western Alaska residents who evacuated to Anchorage after the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered their villages are now moving out of city hotels and into temporary housing. They're looking forward to having more privacy, being able to cook for themselves…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1235+ words) The Alaska chapter of Safari Club International took a group of Kipnuk men subsistence hunting in November. The excursion that might come as a surprise, given the groups' historical clashes over state and federal management of subsistence hunting and fishing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (513+ words) Anchorage could see temperatures as low as 25 degrees below zero through the weekend. That's according to a cold weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service Friday morning. Temperatures should be coldest Friday and Saturday night, but there have already…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (322+ words) Powerful winds blasted Southcentral Alaska for the second weekend in a row, with gusts topping 70 mph in parts of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. National Weather Service meteorologist Carson Jones said the winds were less severe than last weekend's Mat-Su…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (399+ words) The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska announced Tuesday night that it will abruptly close two Anchorage child care programs and lay off all of the staff, saying it could not make the finances work. "After weeks of analysis,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (584+ words) All dressed up with snow-where to go? From annual holiday shows to a pajama dance party for the littles, The Anchorage Weekender collected eight fun events to check out this weekend. Plus, with Christmas coming up fast, we've curated a…...