Alaska Air Group on Wednesday topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit and forecast a smaller-than-expected loss for the current quarter, driven by strong holiday and corporate travel demand as well as improved pricing power.

A man accused of fatally shooting a customer outside an Alaska grocery store and then firing more shots inside the store was ordered to serve 85 years behind bars, prosecutors said.

Boston and the rest of New England have been dealing with well below-average temperatures, in some cases falling 20 degrees, as an expansive mass of Arctic air spreads across the eastern half of the United States. This cold surge is making our region this week feel colder than Anchorage, Alaska, which is topping out at 36 degrees.

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.

I wasn’t necessarily looking to purchase a place listed on the National Register for Historic Places,” says Knight, “but when it came up for sale, I jumped.” Tolovana Roadhouse was one of thousands of roadhouses that popped up along Alaska’s trails and rivers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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.

A series of storms bringing southwesterly is also transporting warm, moist air and making rain, or even mush and ice over many parts of the state! Anchorage will see above normal temperatures, and a mix of rain,

Dr. Mary Wilson, a pediatrician who grew up in Anchorage, was chosen by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s board to be the new chief executive officer.

A moose with Christmas lights wrapped around its neck was spotted in a neighborhood near Kincaid Park on Tuesday, raising concern for one Anchorage resident.

Some have an immediate policy impact. Others are more symbolic. Some already are being challenged by federal lawsuits.