Good morning, Anchorage.

Brady McDonald runs 31 miles daily to raise $1 million for Make-A-Wish and stopped this morning at Fire Island Bakery where local runners joined him in the rain — he will next run in Seattle and Los Angeles.

Alaska Airlines has added two new nonstop European routes including a Seattle-Athens pairing as it expands its international network.

The carrier aims to steer Atmos Rewards members to its website while Anchorage travelers continue to have just one summertime European flight on Condor Air.

The Wendy's on Old Seward Highway is set to permanently close Sunday after a posted notice + employee comments indicated the decision; further details remain unconfirmed.

In August, local writer Emily Mesner continued her film photography column despite a light meter error while capturing diverse Anchorage scenes (including a Carrs parking lot and Kincaid Park) and received encouraging scans from film developer Young Kim.

Agencies alerted to an oil sheen in Cook Inlet have shifted from active response to monitoring since no oil was observed over several days; Hilcorp is testing equipment and crews are conducting flyovers plus grid searches to investigate the source near a decommissioned oil platform.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association conference at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage on Aug.

28, urging more production to boost global energy security. He will continue the Great American Energy Comeback Tour in Fairbanks Friday.

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities plans a $1.4 billion widening on Seward Highway between Bird Flats and Rabbit Creek to boost safety.

A meeting is set Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Anchorage Loussac Library, with a virtual session and comments open until Oct. 22.

In March, Anchorage Assembly Chairman Christopher Constant claimed 17 homeless camp sites had cleared; on Aug.

27, 2026, Natalie Spaulding verified these sites show no camp clusters while a few individual tents remain downtown (local officials support ongoing cleanup).

Marine veteran Bradford Bartels became the first hiker to complete the partly finished 500-mile Alaska Long Trail by walking from Seward to Fairbanks in 47 days early August.

He used a lightweight pack and local trail tips to enjoy Alaska’s backcountry (after leaving his machine gunner role).

UAA volleyball rallied after a shaky start to win its first home game by dropping the first set and then winning the next three sets against Texas Woman’s University.

The team claimed a morale boost Thursday at Alaska Airlines Center, supported by a lively home crowd.

Colony and Palmer high school football teams will face off in week 3 of the season as part of the 907 Sports Tailgate Tour + the event pairs teams from different divisions in a rare cross-town clash.