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Warnings and advisories from the NWS spanned parts of Alaska, Montana, and Washington as of early Friday.

Sure, it’s getting dark and cold in Anchorage. But it’s not time to hibernate. The city is still rich in trails to explore, of course — but for this edition of The Anchorage Weekender, we’re headed indoors. Here are nine great ways to warm up inside this weekend.

Wallace Edison’s walking days ended on Thursday when she was chosen as the Alaska recipient of a new car as part of Progressive Insurance’s Keys to Progress event, which has been held nationally for 13 years to honor Veterans in advance of Veteran’s Day.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) is organizing a special hunt to help Alaska Native evacuees displaced by former Typhoon Halong. The event will take six Alaska Native hunters to Prince William sound, where, “we’re going to hopefully get up to 30 deer between...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Nearly 70 people showed up on Tuesday night at the Anchorage School District (ASD) School Board meeting, ready to share their testimony regarding the proposed school closures. This comes after the district announced last month that it was proposing to close Lake Otis Elementary in Anchorage...

Ahead of Veterans Day, an Anchorage Army veteran received a special gift in recognition of her service. Natalie Wallace Edison, who served three years as a combat medic, was given a 2023 Ford Edge during a ceremony on Thursday at the Progressive office on West 36th Avenue. The giveaway was...

Shelters in Anchorage are already full as winter sets in — and the city is trying to keep up with demand. Officials recently opened 50 extra beds between two city-run homeless shelters, according to Thea Agnew Bemben with the mayor’s office. Even so, people are still turned away from muni-funded and independent...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A variety of nonprofits and unions, including the 907 Initiative, were outside the Alaska state delegation’s office on Thursday afternoon, serving soup and calling for action. The event, called Soup for SNAP, comes just shy of a week since the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

The Municipality of Anchorage is set to own its City Hall, rather than rent it, after the Assembly approved a purchase agreement Tuesday night. In total, the city is authorized to spend about $35 million on both the building and renovations to the roof and fire systems. The municipality has...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - At least two crashes involving multiple vehicles on the Glenn Highway closed north and southbound lanes of the roadway Thursday afternoon for several hours. The Anchorage Police Department reported in an alert at 12:51 p.m. that all inbound lanes into Anchorage were shut down due to...