The George S. Walker train ferry transports a train across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Anchorage railroad site in West Baton Rouge Parish in 1937. At this time, an engine on one side of the river put the train on the ferry. The train then connected with an engine on the opposite side and continued its trek either east or west.

The leader of the Coalition to End Homelessness is raising alarm over an "escalating affordable housing emergency" in the municipality. During a Friday news conference, coalition executive director Meg Zaletel — who is also the Assembly's vice chair — called for the community to take "immediate action.

Over the past two years, nearly 100 homeless Alaskans died on the streets of Anchorage. This week, Anchorage Democratic Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson introduced legislation that seeks to codify the rights of homeless Alaskans,

The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness announced a rental assistance program that garnered over 1,300 responses in just two and a half days.

Alaska’s premier hunting, fishing and outdoor show is on for three days this weekend. Adult tickets are $12, and tickets for seniors (60 and older) and juniors 13-17 are $8.

Anchorage police are asking the public to help them find the driver of an SUV that struck and killed a woman early Sunday near Merrill Field. According to a statement, the hit-and-run took place around 2:30 a.m. at East 15th Avenue’s intersection with Orca Street, at the southwest corner of the airfield.

Unusually warm conditions, connected to long-term climate change, are taking a toll on traditional winter sports in much of Alaska.

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Chief Juarez has dedicated over 18 years to public safety in Alaska, serving with the Anchorage Airport Police and Fire Department at Ted Stevens Anchorage International