Anchorage AK

The Anchorage WIC clinic has announced temporary schedule changes for the first week of February due to system training. According to the notice, the clinic will be closed on Monday, February 2, and Tuesday, February 3, 2026. In addition, no walk-in appointments will be available throughout the week of February 2–6,...

Federal fisheries managers meeting in Anchorage Feb. 5-11 are scheduled to make final recommendations on changes to groundfish regulations to reduce chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. Members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council are tasked with reviewing the draft environmental impact...

I’ve had a hard time describing Anchorage to people who often ask me what life in urban Alaska is like. The post Where We’re Anchored: January first appeared on The Alaska Current .

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After years of discussion, Anchorage is getting a new downtown branch library that will be located in the Historic City Hall building on 4th Avenue. If all goes according to plan, City Manager Becky Windt Pearson said construction will begin in July with an opening date expected in the...

Anchorage has officially logged the snowiest January in its recorded history after another powerful winter storm pushed monthly snowfall totals past a long-standing record, according to data from the National Weather Service reported by Alaska Public Media and The Associated Press. As of 3 p.m. on January 27, the...

Anchorage seniors will soon be able to ride the city’s People Mover bus for free two days a week. On Tuesday night, the Anchorage Assembly voted to make bus rides free for people ages 60 and over on Fridays. Seniors can already ride for free on Wednesdays and receive a 50% discount on rides all other days.

A patrol sergeant with the Anchorage Police Department is facing charges after an off-duty incident on the Glenn Highway. Mid-shift Patrol Sergeant Corey Adkins was arrested early Friday morning near Mirror Lake and the inbound Glenn Highway. Officers had responded to a report of a vehicle in distress. Adkins, who...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck about 27 miles east of the Mount Spurr volcano Wednesday morning, giving many Southcentral Alaskans an early wake-up call. The earthquake was detected around 6:24 a.m. It had a depth of 53.4 miles and was about 57 miles west of Anchorage,...

RENO, NEV. – Dylan Timm finished 14th to lead University of Alaska Anchorage in the giant slalom races at the Nevada Invite Tuesday. Timm finished in a time of 1:58.85. Tommaso Olcese finished 16th (1:58.88). Giorgio Baldo finished 25th (2:00.71), and Carlo Cordone was 26th (2:00.77). "Sometimes you're the...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Beluga, Alaska – A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck early Wednesday northwest of Beluga, Alaska, prompting regional monitoring but no tsunami warning. According to the Alaska Earthquake Center and the U.S....