Some are frustrated by lack of snow but Anchorage man says his goats are loving it
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Ken Outten considers his four Nigerian Dwarf goats family pets who enjoy regular walks outdoors. Outten says the animals don’t like water and they don’t love snow, so this year they’re in luck, much of Outten’s Hillside lawn is green.
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago to mark the completion of the Alaska Railroad.
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Anchorage police officer charged with operating under the influence
Charges were filed this week stemming from a November incident where 33-year-old Aaron Richwine, while off-duty, allegedly drove a truck into a ditch after drinking.
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Anchorage saw a near-record 34 homicides in 2024
The total is a sharp rise from 2023's 23 homicides, but still below the city's modern record of 38 set in 2017.
Food show highlights what’s new in school lunches across Alaska
On Thursday the place to find the latest items on school lunch menus was on the lower level of the Egan Center in Anchorage where the Alaska School Nutrition Association was holding its annual Food Show.
New Orleans has seen more snow than Alaska’s biggest city so far this winter
New Orleans has received more snowfall since the start of meteorological winter than many cold-weather cities across the country.
As South digs out from brutal storm, Florida cities still more frigid than Alaska
The rare Southern storm prompted this headline from the Anchorage Daily News: "Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your snow to Anchorage."
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Warm, ‘incredibly wet’ weather could lead to weekend flooding in Southcentral Alaska
It may be January, but the unusually warm, rainy weather feels more like spring breakup, and it’s bringing the kind of flooding concerns also usually not seen in the Anchorage area until later in the year.
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University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell set to retire
University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell has announced that he would retire at the end of the spring semester.
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Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your snow to Anchorage
The Gulf Coast city that rarely sees snowflakes has received more than double the snowfall that Anchorage has since Dec. 1, the start of the meteorological winter.
South Mississippi: Same temperature as Antarctica, and more snow than Anchorage, Alaska
Cairo and its ancient pyramids sits on nearly the exact same line of latitude as the Mississippi Coast. Weather there on Wednesday peaked at 71 degrees with a light rain around noon. Dead pharaohs can expect temps to rest in the upper 60s for the remainder of the week.
Parts of Florida Are Colder Than Alaska
Temperatures plunged below freezing across parts of northern Florida on Wednesday, with some areas even dipping into the teens, making parts of the Sunshine State colder than Anchorage, Alaska.