Unusual town has most of its residents living in one building
Whittier, Alaska, is a small town where almost all of its residents live in one 14-storey building that has a post office, grocery store, church and laundromat.
Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas ...
Four rescued from top floor of abandoned building that caught fire
More than 30 Anchorage firefighters responded to a fire at an abandoned hotel, rescuing four people from the top floor.
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The Building of the Alaska Highway
Building north and south, each group would eventually meet up with other units. Construction of the Alaska Highway officially commenced on April 11, 1942. Workers corduroy the road, Robert W.
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4 people rescued from burning vacant building in Spenard
The former Americas Best Value Inn and Suites on the 4300 block of Spenard Road burned in 2022, and had been vacant since.
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In effort to foster more housing, Anchorage Assembly votes to temporarily waive building design requirements
The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday night to waive certain building design requirements in an effort to spur more housing ...
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How Eastern European laborers were kept out of early Anchorage
They were a major force in building the Alaska Railroad, but like other minorities, often faced discrimination.
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Building, instead of buying, a home
(Courtesy Paul and Schmidt) While biking near their rented home in Fairbanks, Alaska, Justine Schmidt and her partner, Josh Paul, stumbled upon a plot of land that spoke to them. “It’s at the ...