A person died and another is seriously hurt after falling roughly 1,000 feet down a steep slope in Denali National Park and Preserve on Thursday night.
For a second year in a row, cruise ships have arrived early in Seward. The first cruise ship of the season docked on Monday, several weeks earlier than last year when the city welcomed its first ship on May 8.
A crash involving a pedestrian on the Glenn Highway temporarily shut down all lanes Friday morning. The Anchorage Police Department said in a release that the person was taken to the hospital with “what are believed to be life-threatening injuries,” after being hit by a tractor trailer that was driving into Anchorage just north of the Muldoon exit around 11 a.m.
An Oregon man convicted of murdering a 16-year-old in the 1970s was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Friday in Anchorage.
Sarah Neely is born and raised in Alaska. She's a RN turned stay-at-home mom to her 3 kids, but is a full time caregiver for her 15-month old son, Colton who was born with a brain injury. She talks about the ups and downs of caring for a child with medical needs and is helping other families in her same situation feel supported.