Anchorage AK

Fairbanks averages fall toward 9 below zero by month's end despite expectations for a warmer November.

In the Alaska House district with chronic low voter turnout and high resident turnover, how do legislative candidates connect with voters? Democrat Cliff Groh and Republican Dan Sager are trying to answer that question in the race to represent House District 18. The vast majority of the territory in the district spans Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, […]

For the second time in less than a week, the Kenai River Brown Bears packed up their gear and piled on a bus outside of Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena. Next stop in the night’s darkness, the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex nearly 150 miles away. Thanks to a late first-period...

Voters in some of Alaska’s state House districts might feel a sense of déjà vu when they go to the polls this year. From the Arctic to South Anchorage, several races for House seats are rematches from 2024 and, in some cases, elections in earlier years. One of those rematches is a contest in the […]

Six port and maritime infrastructure projects across Alaska split nearly $105 million in federal funds from the US Department of Transportation’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. Infrastructure Investment. The investments will support the modernization and expansion of ports, harbors, docks, and related infrastructure statewide. Almost half of the funding goes...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A Washington woman was sentenced Thursday to one year and a day in federal prison for her role in a large-scale conspiracy that trafficked fentanyl, cocaine, and other illicit drugs into Alaska. Erika Rene Willers, 29, who previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances,...

A powerful storm carrying the remnants of former Typhoon Champi swept across Southcentral Alaska overnight into Friday, whipping the Anchorage hillsides with high winds, burying mountain passes in heavy snow and soaking the coast with several inches of rain. The National Weather Service in Anchorage described the system as “a...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - At one point Friday morning, more than 40,000 customers were without power across Southcentral Alaska after a windstorm knocked down power lines and tripped transmission lines, according to the Chugach Electric and Matanuska Electric Association outage maps. According to Chugach Electric, more than 11,800 customers are...

A man died Tuesday afternoon following an officer-involved shooting near Huffman in Anchorage during an burglary investigation, according to Police Chief Sean Case. Case said officers responded to a burglary call in the Huffman area at approximately 10:05 a.m. Investigators used security footage from the business and video from nearby...

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...