Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.

30—With several inches of the season's first snow on the ground, Anchorage on Tuesday began moving dozens of homeless people into emergency winter shelters ... much every night," said David ...

Shawn Steik got a cot in the shelter on its second night open ... appears to be much higher than last winter. Dramatic increases in the average rent in Anchorage are a likely factor in that ...

Winter, everybody agrees, has been weird this year. From December through February, Anchorage received less ... temperatures the city is reaching at night, Lowenfels said flowers run the risk ...

7—In Anchorage's harsh winter temperatures ... For weeks, city and private shelters have largely filled up each night, according to the city's shelter dashboard. The Anchorage Coalition to ...

Now, even winter-savvy Anchorage residents are getting fed up ... dropping temperatures back to below zero at night, possible as low as low as minus 25 F (minus 31..5 C) Thursday and Friday ...

a fly-in property 60 miles northwest of Anchorage that accommodates a maximum of 20 guests, winter ski season runs from February through April. During seven-night heli-ski trips into the Tordrillo ...