15+ hour, 11+ min ago   (464+ words) Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance on Monday announced a proposal for a one-time, $12 million levy for the Anchorage School District to be placed on the April ballot. In doing so, she asked the Assembly to set aside other revenue measures, including…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (205+ words) Officials with the Anchorage School District said Thursday morning's "extreme cold temperatures" are leading to transportation delays. Drivers are "experiencing difficulties starting some buses," district officials said in a statement just before 8 a.m. "Thank you for your patience and understanding as…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (581+ words) Anchorage's two-day snowfall total of nearly 20 inches this week hit a new record for the most snow that's fallen in a 48-hour period in January. Between Monday and Tuesday, 19 inches fell in the city " the most over two days ever…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (387+ words) Anchorage is not an abstraction or a budget exercise to me. It's a place where people live, work, raise families and thrive. That's why I support raising municipal taxes to provide adequate funding for our city and our schools. For…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (446+ words) Some parts of Southcentral Alaska could receive up to 12 inches of snow in a reprieve from the cold, dry weather that's persisted much of this winter. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 9 p.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Wednesday from the Anchorage…...

1+ week, 6+ day 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (970+ words) After Thanksgiving, Ryan Farnsworth had fallen asleep in the basement of his family's South Anchorage split-level home when he was awakened by a commotion upstairs. Initially, he thought it could've been his son coming home and roughhousing with the family…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1338+ words) As the Alyeska Highway winds into Girdwood, it is easy to spot the characteristics of many new homes under construction: floor-to-ceiling windows, wrap-around porches and luxury mountain-modern architecture. Some Girdwood residents have said the community's more affordable cabins are getting…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (311+ words) The Anchorage area could see between 2 and 4 inches of snow starting Friday, breaking up a long frigid and dry spell for Southcentral Alaska, according to the National Weather Service. A low-pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska could potentially bring…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (616+ words) An Anchorage development agency wants developers to weigh in with ideas on turning a historic but empty site in the downtown area into an RV resort and mixed-use development with workforce housing and stores. The Anchorage Community Development Authority issued…...