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The famous Alaska Railroad turns 100 this year. Here's what it's like to ride to North America's...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConductor and clerk welcome passengers aboard an Alaska Railroad train.John Greim/LightRocket via...
Anchorage's oldest building, a Russian Orthodox church, gets new life in restoration project
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska's biggest city is packed with treasures for...
In Anchorage, June's record heat and little rain ramp up holiday weekend fire risk
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 1—Anchorage saw temperatures spike above 60 degrees every day in June for the first time in recorded history. The city also experienced near record low precipitation: Only 1/10 of an inch ...
As Anchorage's Sullivan Arena shelter winds down, an excruciating choice: Who are the 90?
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 29—At noon Monday, Anchorage's mass homeless shelter in Sullivan Arena closes to all but 90 of the most vulnerable clients. Service providers at Sullivan are wrestling with an excruciating ...
Facing near-record snow season, here's how Anchorage teams are getting on outdoor fields this spring
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoApr. 16—Over the 2023-24 snow season, Anchorage has received a near-record 132.6 inches of snowfall. It's the most snow to fall on the city in a dozen years, putting this season in a tie for ...
The Rewind: Champions crowned at Big C Relays and Anchorage Wolverines earn sweep to tie for...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoApr. 8—This past week featured several notable individual and team performances across the Alaska sports landscape at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. The 2024 prep soccer ...
Record-high temperatures scorching Alaska as July kicks off
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlaska, traditionally one of the coldest states in the country, is set to see an unusually warm...
Now facing a $48 million deficit, Anchorage district and school board officials look at cuts and...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 11—ASD, Anchorage School District, Nunaka Valley, Nunaka Valley Elementary, school The Anchorage School District has assigned a new dollar amount — $48 million — to the deficit it's facing ...
As homeless camps take root near downtown Anchorage, neighbors say years of progress have been...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 12—Every morning lately, between 7 and 8 a.m., Rob Cupples walks the wide-open lot across the street from his Anchorage business and counts the homeless camps. On Tuesday there were more ...
As Anchorage School Board members weigh budget cuts, most proposed elementary school closures are...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 17—Klatt Elementary Anchorage School Board members will vote Monday on a set of priorities amid a major budget shortfall, and the closure of five of six Anchorage elementary schools proposed ...