Girdwood News

Thirty-five miles south of Anchorage , in the middle of, well, nowhere, is the tiny town of Girdwood .

A driver fell asleep at the wheel on the Seward Highway in Indian on Sunday afternoon and crashed into a pedestrian bridge guardrail, then bounced across the highway, Alaska State Troopers said.

' U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens sought to minimize reports of friction between him and Gov.

The search for a 56-year-old Anchorage man who was thrown from his boat about two miles upstream from Skilak Lake on Saturday afternoon continues.

I was able to attend a tour last week on the Island Princess. It was an impressive enlightenment on how serious the cruise industry is in compliance with state regulations.

We are only three days from the official start of summer. We have waited long and hard for our Alaskan warmth.

Two-year-old twins Kiera and Abbey Markell blow kisses to Star the reindeer as they pull over for a quick visit.

U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens owes the law firm of Williams & Connolly as much as $50,000 for legal work connected to the federal investigation into renovations at his home in Girdwood overseen by a company whose ...

The financial disclosure reports for 2007 are out for members of the U.S. Senate, including Alaska Senators Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski.

Legal bills have been eating away at U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens' finances. In a 2007 financial disclosure report released Friday, the Alaska Republican reports owing up to $50,000 to a Washington law firm, Williams ...

Published: June 7th, 2008 01:16 AM Last Modified: June 7th, 2008 01:36 AM A tour boat struck an iceberg while on a cruise of Portage Lake on Friday afternoon, injuring about a dozen passengers and sending two ...

Bikes line up outside the newly opened Scott and Wesley Gerrish Branch Library and Girdwood Community Center.

Published: June 6th, 2008 05:19 PM Last Modified: June 6th, 2008 05:20 PM A tour boat struck an iceberg in Portage Lake this afternoon, jolting passengers and leaving as many as 10 with minor injuries, ...

An accidental car rollover in Girdwood has left an Anchorage teenager dead from injuries sustained during the incident.

One population that isn't in danger is the city's cat population. In fact, there are so many unwanted cats, Animal Control workers are being forced to destroy the animals at alarming rates.

“We found a milk jug full of either beer or pee”

Published: May 11th, 2008 12:30 AM Last Modified: May 11th, 2008 01:10 AM Hundreds of volunteers mucked through 15 Anchorage-area creeks and streams on Saturday, plucking out tires and trash cans, plastic bags ... via Anchorage Daily News

“What if there was no place for me to turn when the nightmares finally caught up with me and consumed my life?”

The week's top stories from the Anchorage Daily News and adn.com Published: May 11th, 2008 12:31 AM Last Modified: May 11th, 2008 01:10 AM MONDAY Girdwood fair is out of control so organizers cancel it this ... via Anchorage Daily News

“Right now it's so dangerous we don't want to commit divers if we don't even know where to look”

The Anchorage Fire Department canceled a search at Portage Lake launched after a report Wednesday afternoon that someone may have fallen through the ice. via Anchorage Daily News

The spring storm that blanketed Anchorage with heavy snow Friday is creating trouble all around town. via Free Republic

“Our little baby's become a monster”

Girdwood is hoping to tame the Forest Fair. At issue is the underage drinking and bonfires that go on after the crafts fair in Forest Fair Park winds down. via Juneau Empire