An alternative newspaper, the Anchorage Press, gets a reboot
An alternative newspaper based in Anchorage is coming back from the dead. The Anchorage Press's new owners announced in June that they were restarting the paper, after its previous owners, Wick Communications, ceased publication in 2022. The new owners are Veri di Suvero and Nat Herz, two familiar faces in...
Anchorage woman sentenced to over 12 years for drug trafficking crimes
An Anchorage woman will spend more than a decade in federal prison after being sentenced for drug trafficking and money laundering. Thirty-seven-year-old Mao “Molly” Lee was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of possession with intent to distribute drugs and conspiracy t
Emergency culvert failure closes Seward Highway lane in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The northbound left lane of the Seward Highway is temporarily closed about 500 feet south of Huffman Bridge after a culvert began failing, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said. The northbound right lane remains open to traffic. Emergency repairs are underway and
Spenard food truck carnival draws crowd, highlights Alaska’s growing mobile food scene
The Spenard neighborhood drew a crowd as a food truck carnival brought together residents and out-of-state visitors looking for a range of dining options.
HOMETOWN HERO: Emily Hudyma, Anchorage Fire Department
The Anchorage Fire Department is celebrating a firefighter and paramedic for reaching a major career milestone. The Anchorage Fire Department is congratulating Firefighter/Paramedic Emily Hudyma on 15 years of service. AFD says Hudyma has spent her career pulling hoses, fighting fires, treating the injured, and helping
Windstorm knocks out power, downs trees across Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Strong winds in the Anchorage area took out trees and were responsible for multiple power outages on Thursday. Several trees were reported down in the Turnagain neighborhood. A Sand Lake resident who woke to find a huge tree on her front lawn was advertising free firewood for anyone willing t
Dutch Harbor’s UniSea settles with EPA over stormwater violations
One of Dutch Harbor's major seafood processors plans to pay about $5,900 to federal regulators to settle violations of the Clean Water Act. In the proposed settlement agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency said UniSea Inc. failed to properly update plans for preventing stormwater pollution. It also let prohibit
State removes 3,500 Alaskans from voter rolls, based in part on ‘old data’
The Alaska Division of Elections has moved thousands of registered voters to its “inactive” list due to suspicion that they are not citizens. State Director of Elections Carol Beecher acknowledged to legislators at a hearing in Anchorage Wednesday that the allegations may be based on “very old data.”
Alaska bank to buy Oregon lender for $167.3M
Anchorage, Alaska-based Northrim BanCorp has agreed to acquire Medford, Oregon-based PBCO Financial Corp. in an all-stock deal valued at $167.3 million, the companies said Wednesday. With PBCO, the holding company of People’s Bank of Commerce, Northrim would gain about $776.6 million in assets, $570.1 million in loans
Two injured after floatplane incident at Lake Hood Seaplane Base
Two people were injured after a floatplane incident at Lake Hood Seaplane Base Wednesday afternoon. Airport officials say the Cessna was involved in an incident during departure at about 2:30 p.m. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Two people were on board. Both were treated at the scene, and one was...
