Anchorage travel, homes, services, info

55+ min ago  (650+ words) The latest alerts from National Weather Service Anchorage describe the approaching system as a high-impact weather event with overlapping High Wind Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories already posted for several communities across the Alaska Peninsula, Eastern Aleutians, Bristol Bay, and…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (240+ words) Alaska's News Source ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce kicked off its annual Anchorage Citywide Cleanup on May 2nd, as volunteers started tackling tons of trash around the city. The event runs through the entire month. On Friday, United…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago  (366+ words) So the last time I gassed up, I " like you and virtually everyone else in America " got some ugly sticker shock. A gallon costs about $4. 50 where I live, which is something I can't complain about to my friends in California,…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (239+ words) PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Special Olympics Aroostook held its annual Spring Games, drawing crowds for one of Aroostook County's more popular traditions over the last five decades. More than 270 athletes represented 23 schools and organizations at the event hosted by Presque…...

29+ min ago  (508+ words) According to Forbes, San Francisco startup Periodic Labs, founded by a former Open AI researcher, is in advanced talks to raise **$500 million** at a **$7. 5 billion** valuation, with the round reportedly led by AMP, an investment fund backed by Anjney Midha....

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (345+ words) JUNEAU, Alaska " They're loud, they're eager and they absolutely cannot wait to run. The dogs at Juneau's Sled Dog Discovery and Musher's Camp are Alaskan huskies bred for one purpose " and the moment a 16-dog team gets harnessed up, there's…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (558+ words) Alaskans are bracing for a painful new reality: even higher energy bills. The state has long relied on locally produced natural gas for home heating and electricity, but supplies are dwindling, and it will be a few years before imported…...

8+ hour, 19+ min ago  (52+ words) 102. 7 WBOW WTWO hosting big celebrationat Fairbanks Park WTWO is hosting a patriotic celebration, Birthday on the Bash, at Fairbanks Park on June 27th, featuring a Red, White and Blue Color Run, kid zone, kayaking, live entertainment, and more, with proceeds benefiting…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago  (219+ words) On Sunday, May 10, the sun will set at 1: 48 a. m. AKDT in Utqiagvik, Alaska. When it rises again at 2: 57 a. m. , it will stay above the horizon until early August. Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the northernmost town in the United States. Its…...

2+ hour, 36+ min 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…...