According to State Farm, approximately one-third of home fires and home fire deaths occur during December, January and February. Here are a few tips to keep your home and loved ones safe from fires.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District says because of COVID-19, 34 schools in the district will continue to have most students do 100% remote learning until Dec. 18.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 30,000 points for the first time Tuesday as investors were encouraged by the latest progress on developing coronavirus vaccines and news that the transition of power in the U.S. to President-elect Joe Biden will finally begin.
The Aleutians East Borough has announced a Code Red status for the City of Cold Bay on Monday after a “handful of positive resident” COVID-19 cases were reported in the community.
Wednesday, Anchorage will see a high wind warning for Turnagain Arm and higher elevations of the Anchorage hillside. Wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph possible.
Tuesday night will have partly cloudy skies becoming mostly cloudy, 10 mph winds, 45 mph winds along Turnagain Arm and temperatures drop down to 22 degrees.
Iditarod race officials said that they are working on several different mitigation plans for the 49th running of the race, depending on how the pandemic has progressed.
Alaska communities are waiting for another round of federal coronavirus relief less than six weeks out from the deadline to spend funds that are currently available.
An active storm pattern will rotate several potent storms through the state. A chance of snow comes mid-week. Thanksgiving snow in Anchorage? That is definitely a possibility!
Last week, a lawsuit was filed against BLM, the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Several environmental conservation groups are asking that an injunction be issues to halt federal approval of ConocoPhillip's "Willow" oil project.
