Anchorage Museum Helps Bring Historic Railroad Spike Home to Alaska

In December, leaders of the Anchorage Museum in Alaska began hearing “some rumblings” on social media. Those “rumblings,” as Monica Shah, the museum’s deputy director of collections and conservation, told me, related to a rare piece of Alaskan history that …

Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup play comes to Fairbanks for decisive final stretch

The Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup race continues to heat up, with the Nanooks and Seawolves set to face off in Fairbanks on Friday and Saturday for two meetings that could decide the series. Through the first half of contests, the Seawolves lead 2-1 after …

Delta Air Lines' Latest Route Is Just Another Jab At Alaska

Throughout the bulk of Delta Air Lines’ past, its presence and growth ambitions were not situated in the Pacific Northwest. As a carrier with East Coast roots, many of Delta’s flights in the west only involved Los Angeles and Salt Lake City in the interior …

Philadelphia native stationed in Alaska celebrates Eagles win with snowy stage dive Christopher Oetzel, who is stationed ...

UMass hockey earns first series sweep over Alaska Fairbanks

The Massachusetts hockey team dominated Alaska Fairbanks, winning 7-3 on Saturday night. The win marks UMass’ (13-10-2, 4-7-2 Hockey East) first series sweep of the season. Francesco Dell’Elce attempted a pass at Nanooks (7-11-5) goaltender Nicholas Grabko …

Historic golden spike will return to Alaska

The historic golden spike is coming home to Alaska. The 14-carat gold relic has been in private hands since President Warren G. Harding drove the final railroad spike at the 1923 ceremony marking the completion of the Alaska Railroad in Nenana. On Friday …

Warm winter weather wears down Interior Alaska

A wave of warm winter weather continued to cause slick roads in the Fairbanks area and impact travel on the Parks Highway from as far south as Cantwell. Rain turned several local roads, such as Goldstream Road and Sheep Creek Road, into sheets of ice, …

MSU Billings women's hoops beats GNAC-leading Alaska Anchorage, inches closer to top spot

BILLINGS — Winifred native Dyauni Boyce scored 21 points, Chloe Williams and Aspen Giese added 17 and 15 apiece and the Montana State Billings women's basketball team shook up the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title race with a 70-55 win over …

MSU Billings men and women pick up key conference wins over Alaska Anchorage

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Both the MSU Billings men's and women's basketball teams picked up key GNAC conference wins over Alaska Anchorage at home Saturday. In the men's game. the Yellowjackets picked up their second straight victory escaping with a …

UMass hockey: Minutemen win third straight, thump Alaska 7-3

UMass center Lucas Mercuri (11) keeps the puck from Alaska defenseman Broten Sabo (7) during the NCAA hockey game at the Mullins Center, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, in Amherst. STAFF PHOTO / DANIEL JACOBI II AMHERST — Six Minutemen skaters had multi-point …