The Department of Transportation (DOT) has temporarily rerouted traffic on the Seward Highway as crews monitor for ice and rockfalls during spring break-up season.

Alaska drivers face approaching deadlines to remove studded tires as Alaska starts to shift into spring.

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration is extending Anchorage Police Department foot patrols in downtown Anchorage through the end of 2026, expanding a visible police presence in the city’s urban core as state and municipal leaders push a broader “quality-of-life” crime strategy aimed at retail theft, public disorder and drug activity.