In honor of MLK Day, community members gathered at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Anchorage for what they call a ‘Day On,’ while many others take the day off.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration organized by the Alaska Black Caucus featured several different cultures in its program at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School on Monday.
President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its former name, Mount McKinley.
A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power.
The ski area, which hasn’t opened yet this season, had no specific news to share about when they'll welcome skiers and snowboarders, but was working towards an eventual opening. Due to disappointing snowfall,
The weekly reports from the municipality’s third party oversight entity offer a small window into the conditions and challenges in Anchorage’s winter homeless shelters.
Centuries ago, Alaska's native Koyukon people settled on the name "Denali" for the tallest mountain in North America.Then, in 1896, a random European-American gold prospector decided to name it after presidential candidate William McKinley — and kicked-off a controversy that has raged ever since.
As Anchorage navigates through a warmer-than-usual winter, meteorologists predict a continuation of the milder temperatures.
Former Mayor Dave Bronson was appointed Friday to manage the Ted Stevens International Airport, the Alaska transportation department announced. The appointment came months after Bronson lost his bid to be reelected as mayor.
Your Alaska Link's Ian Stewart shows how the Alaska Bar Association helped folks in Anchorage in King's memory.
NWS Alaska meteorologist Tim Markle said the warnings are designed to let community members know when the cold weather presents a risk to the community. However, the old system set wind chill warnings and advisories, which were statewide in scope, and only kicked in when there was a wind chill.