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A lot of Anchorage roads are in need of some major spring cleaning. The retreating snow has revealed all kinds of garbage and for the most part groups of volunteers are responsible for picking it all up. According to the Alaska Department of Transportation, nearly all major roadsides in Anchorage are covered by the “Adopt a Highway” program. Boy Scout troops, local companies, sports teams -- all kinds of groups are about to fan out across town picking up the tons of trash that litter roads like the Seward Highway.

Anchorage police say one woman was severely injured when huge chunks of ice hit her truck while she was driving on the Seward Highway Friday afternoon. Crews are now closely monitoring the potential for more ice to fall. According to APD, ice from mountains above the Seward crushed 32-year-old Amanda Lawton's truck just before 4:30 p.m. while she was heading north at roughly Mile 113 of the highway near Beluga Point. Officers on the scene said two additional ice falls occurred while emergency crews and good Samaritans came to help the driver, but nobody else was hurt.

Anchorage Firefighters were busy Sunday morning, battling two blazes. The first fire one broke out about 12:00 a.m. on the 1600 block of Sitka St., at a four plex.  Dispatchers say it took about an hour to get the fire under control, and no one was hurt. The second fire started about 10:00 a.m. at 1522 Coffey Ln.  Crews report having that fire under control within about 10 minutes. No one was injured. The causes of both fires, and how much damage they did, are not known.

Anchorage Fire dispatchers say someone smoking a cigarette in bed likely caused a Jewel Lake house fire early Saturday morning. The blaze, on the 7000 block of Crawford St., reportedly broke out about 2:00 a.m., taking crews about half-an-hour to get under control. Two people were taken to the hospital, but dispatchers could not provide an update on their conditions.

The Alaska Department of Transportation said crews will be using more artillery Friday to reduce avalanche hazards along the Seward Highway. This comes after sections of the Sterling and Seward highways were closed for hours because of an avalanche early Thursday morning. Officials said the avalanche covered the roadway at mile marker 37. Drivers listened down the highway as aU.S. Armyhowitzer cleared snow that didn't come down during the avalanche. This latest storm brought quite a bit of snow along the Seward, and DOT said crews are expecting more avalanche activity in the next couple of days.

Morning PCR Operations Crew Member Promotions Digitizing Once trained in all positions (technical directing, audio & camera), and on a normal day when a full crew is present, this position will assist as an engineer (usually an unfilled position for the morning news), or as a general trouble-shooter who can address equipment or system issues so the core crew can continue to focus on their assigned tasks. The Promotions portion involves being in charge of managing the daily creation and digitizing of several categories of promotional spot content.

A semi-truck pulling two trailers northbound on the Glenn highway exit ramp to Fort Richardson rolled over on Tuesday night, according to the Anchorage Police Department. APD said no other vehicles where involved the roll over which happened at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday night and crews were still on scene Wednesday morning. Anchorage Police said commuters trying to access Fort Richardson should use the Arctic Valley way since emergency crews are trying to clean up all the cargo. APD said the driver was okay, but no information about any injuries has been released, and the exact cause of the rollover is now known.

The Richardson Highway was closed from Mile 12 to Mile 46 due to an avalanche Friday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation. In the last 24 hours, the area has received more than 30 inches of snow and high wind. Two slides occurred at Mile 30 and Mile 40 but crews aren't sure when they happened, according to DOT spokesperson Meadow Bailey. The Mile 30 slide has covered about 600 feet of the highway about four feet deep in snow. Bailey says there are no reports of injuries.

Overnight avalanches have closed roads beyond Mile 3 of the Copper River Highway Friday morning, according to the Cordova Police Department. Weather reports said the area received more than 14 inches of snow. Crews were assessing the conditions and awaiting daylight to release more information.

Anchorage residents can expect a spike in temperatures, a warm air system is on it's way to Alaska and it's bringing snow, and possibly rain. It can be tough to predict exactly what the storm will bring because a couple of degrees can mean the difference between snow and freezing rain, according to Channel 2 meteorologist Mitch Sego. "Worst case scenario, we get a little bit of rain during the morning commute," Sego said. Across town, people are keeping an eye on the weather, wondering what it will bring.