The birch bark-lined cellar turned out to be almost a thousand years old – the oldest discovery of its kind in Southcentral Alaska, archeologists said.
Dr. Mary Wilson, a pediatrician who grew up in Anchorage, was chosen by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s board.
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 and causing significant damage.
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.
Homer Electric Association, which serves much of the Kenai Peninsula, recently announced that it secured an “interruptible” gas agreement for the next year — meaning that it could experience a shortfall during a cold snap.
The storm that struck New Orleans this week left the Gulf Coast city under twice as much snow as Anchorage, Alaska has received in nearly two months. "New Orleans, we'd like our snow back," the NWS Anchorage office said.
Wildfires scorched California, blizzards tore through Texas and now rare heaps of snow have fallen on the Gulf Coast. How much snow, you ask? More than has fallen all winter in Anchorage, Alaska (3.8 inches).
Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources
After the city saw a sharp dip in local employment in 2020, Anchorage's job market is expected to recover this year to pre-pandemic levels, according to an economic forecast released Wednesday by the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation.
As Anchorage navigates through a warmer-than-usual winter, meteorologists predict a continuation of the milder temperatures.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
The violence comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces pressure from his far-right allies. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has rescinded the Biden administration’s sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the West Bank.