The Anchorage 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. Friday’s festivities include a community jam at Guido’s Pizza and mainstage performances at the Wendy Williamson including by headliner Corey Ledet Zydeco.

The 71-year-old Golovin Democrat, who was flown to Anchorage last week after suffering a medical emergency, thanked those who prayed for him Monday.

Colin Egglesfield is opening up about his most recent cancer diagnosis. In an Instagram post, the 51-year-old actor, best known for his work on All My Children and Melrose Place, shared that not only was he diagnosed with cancer again, but he was undergoing treatment to remove it. We have all the details on Egglesfield’s

Snowfall up to an inch per hour in parts of town left vehicles sliding off local roads, according to meteorologists and police.

Residents in Anchorage are receiving green postcards in their mailboxes this month, the city's assessment of what their property is worth. The estimated value of single-family homes, which constitute the largest share of taxable property in the municipality,

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.

The junior forward and Alaska sports legacy had his first season with the program cut short after a hot start and is back to being a key contributor for the Seawolves this season.

The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, joined forces to bring home the Golden Spike, an iconic piece of railroad history.

Expect temperatures to get warmer during the days through the weekend, but overnight lows will still be freezing for most of North and Central Florida.

Some areas in Florida racked up more snow than Anchorage, Alaska, which has seen just 3.8 inches since Dec. 1, according to AccuWeather (don't get too cocky, Anchorage had more than 25 inches of snow in October and November). So far during this meteorogical winter:

The Anchorage Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from May to September (the museum operates shorter hours during the winter months). Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children ages ...

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.