Packer, who skied nationally at the highest levels, used his engineering background to create Text Me The Snow.

Folk Festival Times all weekend and locations throughout The 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.

The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the hands of private owners

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

Alaska Airlines says it won’t raise fares, but competition from Delta has meant lower prices in cities across the state.

Among the most visible signs of Alaska’s shrinking population: several school districts are considering school closures.

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.

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.

A three-member panel recommended Wednesday that Alaska's governor, cabinet members and lawmakers receive automatic pay adjustments every odd-number year moving forward. The recommendation sets in motion pay changes for the state's top political officials based on the Anchorage consumer price index.

In 1978 he published his first book, “Doug Lindstrand’s Alaskan Sketchbook,” which went on to have 13 editions.

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.

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called the nominee an “influencer” and spoke about the importance of vaccines in Alaska.