The Anchorage Folk Festival’s second weekend kicks off Thursday with a fundraising barn dance and cajun ball at the Spenard Recreation Center. Tickets are $20 or $10 for students with ID. Friday’s festivities include a community jam at Guido’s Pizza and mainstage performances at the Wendy Williamson including by headliner Corey Ledet Zydeco.

The camera in an Anchorage police cruiser captured a "pint-sized" ermine—also called a stoat—climbing around the headrests and exploring the vehicle.

State authorities identified and intercepted large and small alcohol imports headed for communities that have opted to prohibit alcohol, known as “local option” communities.

A U.S. Air Force pilot is reported safe after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at a base in Alaska. Air Force Col.

President Warren Harding hammered a golden spike into train tracks in central Alaska. It was the ceremonial final piece of the Alaska Railroad, which connected inner Alaska to the coastal city of Seward,

In the Alaska Capitol, legislators are considering whether the wages of regular state employees should be raised to fill a significant number of vacant positions. A review of state salaries, ordered by the Alaska Legislature in 2023, is overdue from Gov. Dunleavy’s office.

The 71-year-old Golovin Democrat, who was flown to Anchorage last week after suffering a medical emergency, thanked those who prayed for him Monday.

Snowfall up to an inch per hour in parts of town left vehicles sliding off local roads, according to meteorologists and police.

As demand for health care grows, the biggest single need is for registered nurses, according to the head of the Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association.

The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Friday.

Education funding is back on the docket for the Alaska Legislature. On Friday, Independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot of Sitka introduced legislation, House Bill 69, to substantially increase the amount of funding per student.

Growing up attending University of Alaska Anchorage men's basketball games, Bishop Tosi dreamed of being a Seawolf. In the 2023-24 season, he finally got his chance. But Tosi, who graduated from Bartlett High School in 2021,