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A Fairbanks couple is hoping a unique method of selling their home will prevent them from having to put it on the market. Gordon and Laurel Carlin started a national essay contest to sell their Fairbanks home. They have owned the 4-bedroom, 2800 square-foot house for 18 years but now hope to move some place smaller, according to the couple's daughter, Trisha Bergstrom. "They were kind of thinking about selling the house. All of us kids moved out and it's just way too much house for them, it's just the two of them.

Could it be one of our latest snows ever? The answer is a simple yes. The latest measurable snow for Anchorage occurred on May 22, 1964. If we get some accumulation into  this  weekend, it would be the second latest snow on record. Upper wind flow from the Arctic Region and colder air aloft can easily make snow. A surface front will arrive from the northwest to provide more lift and another system will pass Kodiak Island and head through Cook Inlet to act as the main moisture source.

TV fans of the reality show, Coast Guard Alaska, will get 2 more seasons in 2012 according to the show's Facebook page. On Wednesday morning, the Coast Guard Alaska Facebook page announced its getting a spring and fall season. Season 2 will debut in April with 5 episodes set to air and returns in October with 8 episodes. The series follows the lives of men and women serving in the Coast Guard based in Kodiak, Alaska. The series debuted on the Weather Channel during the fall 2011 TV season.

New images have surfaced online that show what the historic 4th Avenue Theatre in Downtown Anchorage may someday look like. A design model by architect firm Hinthorne Mott, based out of Seattle, was posted on their Facebook page. Hinthorne Mott says the interior would be “restored to its original state” and three new stories of office space would be built on top. The theater was bought by Peach Investments in 2009. There were reports Peach Investments had been in talks to bring a Hard Rock Café to the theater.

Kerry Fadely was shot and killed at the Millennium Alaskan Hotel in Spenard nearly a week ago, and friends and family are still grieving over her death. Andrea Wiltfong is one such friend. She met Fadely, a 55-year-old manager at the hotel, while working at the Chili's restaurant inside Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. From her home in Wasilla, Wiltfong can keep track of Fadely's growing Facebook page, filled with people leaving messages. Wiltfong says Fadely had become like family to her. She describes her as someone who could make everyone smile.

A "Color Everywhere Green for Samantha" movement began Wednesday, according to the Facebook page for the event in honor of the abducted barista Samantha Koenig. On Wednesday afternoon, Anchorage police confirmed that the body recovered from Matanuska Lake on Monday was identified as 18-year-old Samantha Koenig. Michelle Tasker, Koenig family spokesperson,  said she created the page late Tuesday night. Within a few hours hundreds of respondents had joined the effort, pledging to wear green -- Koenig's favorite color -- or post green ribbons around town to keep Samantha in people's minds.

Two days after Alaska State Troopers called off the search for a Talkeetna musher who had been missing for more than a week, a volunteer search party tracked down Melanie Gould.  Gould was found in the Cantwell area around noon Saturday, according to a friend.  The volunteer search party took Gould to a nearby lodge and called Alaska State Troopers. "Everybody is feeling so relieved, and are excited to just to have found her, and alive, that's just huge," said Amanda Randles, a friend of Gould's.

After Talkeetna musher Melanie Gould, 34, was found Saturday in Cantwell, there are now mixed opinions on whether Gould owes an explanation as to why she disappeared. The search for Gould began more than a week ago after her friends reported she failed to show up to work, and left her dog team unattended. When her truck was found last Saturday off the Denali Highway by an Alaska Wildlife Trooper in a helicopter, Alaska State Troopers joined the search efforts. Troopers called off an extensive three-day search of the area Thursday that involved 25 ground searchers, more than 20 different search dogs, 185 flight hours and four ATVs that covered 400 miles of trails.

A New Hampshire state representative has resigned over disparaging comments he posted on Facebook about Sarah Palin.  Democrat Timothy Horrigan posted on his Facebook page that the former Alaska governor would be more dangerous dead. The comments came after Monday's deadly plane crash near Dillingham, where five people died -- including former Sen. Ted Stevens.   New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, thought the comments were inappropriate. “I think the comments are absolutely inappropriate -- they have no place in the public discourse and I find them to be very, very offensive,” Lynch said.

The search for 18-year-old Samantha Koenig is attracting national and international attention.  On Tuesday, a producer for cable news channel HLN's "Nancy Grace" show was gathering information from family and friends on the "Help Find Samantha Koenig - Kidnapped in Anchorage, Alaska" Facebook page. While the Anchorage Police Department is asking the public for assistance, officers say some tips that are submitted with good intentions can be distracting from the case -- including several to date from people claiming to be psychics, according to APD spokesperson Lt. Dave Parker.

Could it be one of our latest snows ever? The answer is a simple yes. The latest measurable snow for Anchorage occurred on May 22, 1964. If we get some accumulation into  this  weekend, it would be the second latest snow on record. Upper wind flow from the Arctic Region and colder air aloft can easily make snow. A surface front will arrive from the northwest to provide more lift and another system will pass Kodiak Island and head through Cook Inlet to act as the main moisture source.

Well, well, what have we here? A disappointing early spring perhaps? It just so happens that many are frustrated with what's been happening lately, but at least the gravel is getting picked up. Record snowfall in the winter of 2011-2012 was followed by a wet summer, with flooding into the fall that year. The soggy experience was followed by another long winter with above average snowfall. This spring we just can't get rid of all the snow, and Southcentral is having a rough time getting daytime temperatures above 45 degrees.

In the wake of the twin Monday blasts that rocked the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 100, a small act of kindness by an Alaskan is getting a big response on the Internet. According to a Tuesday post on runner Laura Wellington's Facebook page, she was about half a mile from completing the marathon when the explosions at the finish line -- where she was planning to meet with her family -- caused police to divert her away from the area. Distraught, Wellington walked along Massachusetts Avenue, trying to reach her loved ones by cellphone.

After about 6 months of cold and snow, many were ready when April arrived for the spring season to officially get underway. Sometimes Mother Nature has a different idea, AND maybe "she" knows best after all. Southcentral Alaska experienced about a week of breakup recently with temperatures in the 40s. We lost snow, the heaps of brown ice started crumbling and potholes were becoming bigger by the day. Then, we talked of arctic air returning and...

Easter Weekend turned into a great wrap-up to March, a month with just over 20 inches of snow and what seemed like a major setback with much of that total fallling just one week ago. Despite dense fog Sunday morning, temps warmed nicely and the meltdown ensued. It became nice enough in the afternoon for some to even wear shorts and t-shirts, if out for a short time. A few weeks ago, we had three consecutive days above 40 degrees and did that get many excited! In this current stretch, we may end up with five to seven in a row. Those numbers, along with a higher sun angle, longer daylight and more exposed asphalt, have started to shrink our snow cover.

This weekend may be gray, mild and occasional wet as a system takes the next three to four days to cross the Gulf of Alaska. For Friday through Sunday, many coastal communities will get periods of rain with highs of 44 to 49, while inland areas likely stay between 36 and 42. Next week should begin with sun and much of the period may also be dry.  Keep visiting our news and weather apps . Also, check www.ktuu.com with...

A Joint Base Richardson-Elmendorf pilot carried out a very special mission on Thursday, after hearing about a unique request from a 9 year-old boy who had lost his father. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. His son MacAidan, who goes by "Mac", was five years old at the time. Every year on January 24th, his father's birthday, MacAidan and his mother celebrate by doing something special like baking cupcakes or throwing a party. But this year, MacAidan, now nine years old, decided to celebrate differently.

A Fairbanks couple is hoping a unique method of selling their home will prevent them from having to put it on the market. Gordon and Laurel Carlin started a national essay contest to sell their Fairbanks home. They have owned the 4-bedroom, 2800 square-foot house for 18 years but now hope to move some place smaller, according to the couple's daughter, Trisha Bergstrom. "They were kind of thinking about selling the house. All of us kids moved out and it's just way too much house for them, it's just the two of them.

A mall on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was temporarily cordoned off Wednesday as base security forces investigate a suspicious package in the area which turned out to be an empty suitcase. John Pennell, JBER's chief of media operations, says military police responded at about 11:45 a.m. to the Shopette convenience store, near the PX/BX Joint Military Mall at the intersection of the Grady Highway and Provider Drive, to investigate the package. According to Pennell, a 500-foot cordon was set up around the store which blocked off the mall due to its location.

There are still very few answers about why St. Paul, in the Pribilof Islands, appears to be temporarily without a police force. According to a Tuesday post on the Facebook page for the St. Paul Department of Public Safety, "(T)he police department has temporarily closed due to unanticipated staffing departures. " Alaska State Troopers are taking 911 calls for the small island community, but say the calls they've received so far have not warranted a response. They also say their response time will depend on resources and the weather.