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Minor mag. 1.9 earthquake - Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 104 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States, on Saturday, Nov 14, 2026, at 03:50 pm (GMT -9)

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Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 71 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States, on Saturday, Nov 14, 2026, at 02:51 pm (GMT -9)

Reject Trump’s ‘embarrassing’ Alaska lawsuit, voting experts tell court

A Bizarre Jellyfish-Shaped UFO Appeared Over Alaska, and Nobody Knows Exactly What It Was

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Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - Chugach Census Area, 119 mi southeast of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States, on Saturday, Nov 14, 2026, at 01:00 pm (Anchorage time)

Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 119 mi north of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States, on Saturday, Nov 14, 2026, at 11:30 am (GMT -9)

‘Democrat’ in Alaska’s House Race Is Doing Time in a New York Prison

Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins elected to serve as Alaska's 13th governor

Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - Chugach Census Area, 121 mi east of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States, on Saturday, Nov 14, 2026, at 09:52 am (GMT -9)

Incoming: Trump’s planned Anchorage stop brings flight restrictions Monday

Alaska voters reject ballot measure seeking to repeal open primaries and ranked voting system

Alaskans vote in support of ranked-choice voting for third time

Democrat wins Alaska governor’s seat for first time in nearly 30 years

Peltola Nears Alaska Senate Win, Dems Eye 56th Seat

Alaska elects first Democratic governor since 1998, US media project

Alaska election officials process ballots from the US midterm election in Anchorage

Ziemer Scores Four as Gophers Roll Past Alaska Anchorage

Pentagon's former UFO investigator offers simple theory for mysterious jellyfish-shaped object on video

WATCH Viral Video: Mysterious Jellyfish-Like Object With Strange Tentacles Spotted Floating Over Alaska, UFO Or Alien? Bizarre Footage Goes Viral

Letter: Don’t undo Alaska’s hard-won SNAP progress

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Peltola now has majority of votes in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race as ballot counting continues

Alaska elects Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the first Democratic governor since 1998

Peltola extends lead in Alaska Senate race as final count approaches

Alaska voters reject ballot measure seeking to repeal open primaries, ranked voting system

Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins elected to serve as Alaska’s 13th governor

Letter: If Montana can do it, why not Alaska?

JKT wins governor’s race, flipping seat blue in Dunleavy referendum

Men's Hockey vs Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage School Board to vote on appointing Clare Fulp as interim superintendent

Minnesota 7, Alaska-Anchorage 3 - Friday, November 13, 2026 Box Score

ASD interim superintendent appointed by school board

Anchorage woman heading to DC for ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to decorate White House for Christmas

Alaska air travelers express confusion as some flights continue amid nationwide flight grounding

Three men charged in two separate Anchorage-area shooting cases

Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a Toys ‘R’ Us, a Nordic skate shop, an Alaska Native garment store and a bookstore

Alaska Airlines Plans To Connect Tokyo From Anchorage, But Can Only Do It With 1 Boeing 737

2 missing after vehicle plunges into Southeast Alaska river, troopers say

Nationwide ground stop lifted after hours, Alaska flights resuming

Bipartisan majority in Alaska Senate set to shrink after Republicans depart

Opinion: Alaska’s next great resource may be its cold climate

South Anchorage and Monroe Catholic pick up gritty wins on Day 1 of 3A/4A state volleyball tournament

Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins race for Alaska governor, replaces a Republican

Democrats Flip Two More Governor’s Offices in Massive Win

Thursday, November 12

‘General Hospital’ actor releases statement after son is charged in fatal hit-and-run

Seawolves blank 'Jackets for 20th victory | University of Alaska Anchorage

Peltola, Kreiss-Tomkins grow leads after latest ballot counts in Alaska

Jack Sabàto appears in court in fatal Anchorage hit-and-run case

Storms coming in from all directions, active weather continues across Alaska

Letter: Thanks for helping Anchorage learn, vote and lead

Alaska judge rules a request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race is 'not reasonable'

DOGE cuts cost tribes $470M, gutting funding for climate projects

Kreiss-Tomkins previews policy priorities as he awaits final election results

Wednesday, November 11

Opinion: Alaska’s mistreatment of people with a disability must be addressed

Tuesday, November 10

Son of famed Hollywood stars charged in fatal Anchorage hit-and-run

What is the inflation rate of the Anchorage, AK area?

Monday, November 9

Peltola, JKT, Begich maintain leads in Alaska’s latest ballot counts

Judge denies request by Peltola campaign for absentee ballot data from Alaska Division of Elections

Sunday, November 8

Anchorage officials seek better ‘tools to respond’ to Alaska natural disasters like Halong

Thursday, November 5

15 Best Things to do in Anchorage, Alaska in Winter

Monday, November 2

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Casts Ballot in Anchorage, Alaska

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