Alaska, Anchorage and hurricane-force wind

Alaska pummeled by hurricane-force winds near 130 mph as widespread damage seen in Anchorage
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power and causing significant damage.
Anchorage, Alaska hit by hurricane-force winds, structures damaged across city
Anchorage, Alaska was hit by hurricane-force winds on January 12, with wind speeds reaching as high as 132mph in some areas. Multiple small planes at Merrill Field Airport were flipped over, powerlines and trees came down and a pedestrian bridge partially collapsed onto a highway.
Hurricane-force winds near 130 MPH rake Alaska causing widespread damage in Anchorage
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power and causing significant damage.
Thousands Without Power in Alaska After Hurricane-Force Winds Hit
At the height of the storm, 17,500 Alaska residents were without power, according Chugach Electric Association.
Hurricane-force winds cause widespread damage in Alaska's largest city
Thousands of residents across Alaska’s largest city were still without power Monday, a day after a powerful storm brought hurricane-force winds that downed power lines, damaged trees, forced more than a dozen planes to divert,
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Anchorage power outages extend to third day in wake of ‘extreme’ warm January storm
Hundreds of Anchorage residents remained without power for a third day following a rare January storm that brought record warmth and hurricane-force winds over the weekend.
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Some felony cases in Anchorage are taking 5, 7 or even 10 years to resolve, reporter finds
News and ProPublica journalist Kyle Hopkins discovered these extreme delays while looking into a sexual assault from 2017.
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Anchorage police say they witnessed a sexual assault in public. It took seven years for the case to go to trial.
A recent Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica investigation found hundreds of misdemeanor criminal cases in Anchorage thrown out of court because overwhelmed city prosecutors couldn't meet speedy ...
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State says partly collapsed South Anchorage pedestrian bridge will be rebuilt
It’s not yet clear why the bridge separated in the high winds, and if the wind alone caused the damage or if the structure ...
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Anchorage police shoot and wound man accused of armed robbery
Police say a woman with tape around her wrists and mouth fled the location of the robbery and alerted someone at a nearby ...
Fencing, roof of Anchorage pedestrian bridge fall in strong wind, closing highway
The side fencing and roof of a pedestrian bridge that fell in strong wind closed the main highway south of Anchorage, Alaska, early Sunday ...
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Anchorage police fire on man as he shoots homeowner in Government Hill
Jan. 8—Anchorage police say two officers shot a man as he opened fire on a homeowner at a duplex in the Government Hill neighborhood early Wednesday. Both the shooting suspect and the homeowner ...
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2025 Anchorage sports check-in
A slew of Anchorage-area teams are in the midst of successful seasons, at or near the top of their league standings, at the ...
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‘You can’t sit and relax’: Anchorage cleans up after turbulent winds
Terry Buzzell collected logs of a birch tree Monday morning in the front yard of his East Anchorage home. Strong winds the ...