Muni Cuts 26 Acres From Planned “Holtan Hills” Development
Multi-family Lots Taken Out of Project's First Phase. The scale of a proposed "Holtan Hills" development has been cut almost in half and lots earmarked for affordable multi-family homes will be taken out of the first phase of the subdivision, a municipal official said Monday afternoon. A platting map for...
High fuel costs, midterm elections are front and center at AFN
As Alaska Natives from across the state attended last week’s Alaska Federation of Natives conference, two issues were at the forefront: the high cost of fuel and the urgency of voting. This year’s convention was the 60th anniversary of the annual gathering. Attendees from all across the state packed...
Alaska Winter storm warning issued as 15 inches snow bury Parks Highway
The National Weather Service in Anchorage has a winter storm warning in effect for Alaska’s Northern Susitna Valley from 1 p.m. Today, Oct. 29, until 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Alaska time (5 p.m. Today to 6 p.m. Friday ET). Forecasters expect 7 to 15 inches of snow along the Parks Highway corridor through Broad Pass, with visibility dropping to a quarter mile or less at times.
Winter Storm Warning Issued for Up to 15 Inches of Snow Through Friday
Light snow comes first, and the heaviest bands arrive overnight with visibility dropping to a quarter mile or less.
Back-to-back storms hit Western Alaska, sending impacts to central regions
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - A series of storms is rolling through Western Alaska, then making its next stop in Southcentral and the Interior by Thursday morning. In the meantime, quiet conditions remain across the Southern Coastline as another round of dense freezing fog blankets Anchorage. Another round...
‘It’s unsustainable’: Many working Alaskans aren’t making enough to get by
Naomi Estes opened her fridge in her Chugiak home in early October and pulled out an 18-pack of off-brand eggs. “I don’t buy the free-range anymore — sorry chickens!” she said, laughing. “I used to and now it’s just — we’re surviving out here.”
Betti’s Opens New Chapter in Familiar Bookstore Location
Almost exactly a year since acquiring the building at 3956 Spenard Road, Emily Klopfer cut the ribbon at the renovated space on October 23, 2026. The co-owner and namesake of Betti’s, Anchorage’s newest independent bookstore, didn’t make any remarks at the store’s grand opening on October 23, but that’s not too surprising: she’s a dog.
Blood tests showed no drugs or alcohol in driver charged with DUI in fatal...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Testimony continued Wednesday in the trial of John Ivory, accused in the October 2025 crash that killed 34-year-old Lorraine Williams on Fireweed Lane, with jurors hearing crash reconstruction analysis and forensic testing that found Ivory’s blood clean. Ivory was present in court as both sides...
18-year-old Anchorage woman ‘lucky to be alive’ after collision with moose
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Megan Stone says her 18-year-old daughter Autumn is lucky to be alive after hitting a moose Monday evening while driving down an icy Anchorage road. “That’s what we’ve been hearing this entire ordeal, from the EMTs to the doctors, they are amazed that she’s alive,” Stone said.
Alaska legislators press natural resources commissioner on no-cost state land transfers
As the Alaska Department of Natural Resources is deliberating on a controversial no-cost state land transfer in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, legal questions remain around whether the transfer of public lands for private development qualifies as public or charitable use. The state could transfer 20,000 acres near Houston to its economic...
