GCI Expands 5G to 9 More Southeast Alaska Towns
Sept. 1, 2026 — General Communications Inc. is expanding 5G service to nine more Southeast Alaska communities, completing updates in Craig, Haines, Hydaburg, Kake, Klawock, Klukwan, Metlakatla, Skagway, and Thorne Bay. GCI, which serves more than 200 communities, says that the work brings faster speeds and greater unli
Whittier natural gas shutdown shows vulnerability of communities outside the Anchorage bowl
Whittier residents may have to wait until Sept. 5 or later before the flow of gas resumes through a pipeline connecting the port town’s gas supply to Anchorage. Enstar shut off the natural gas to the entire community of Whittier earlier last month due to a pipeline leak discovered by a boater on the Twentymile River.
Mat-Su landfill rolls out new entrance designed to reduce traffic backups
The new entrance is located on landfill land once utilized by a trail system.
Stay and Play in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
Stretching across 15,000 square miles of spectacular Southern Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula is often called the state’s unofficial “playground” — and it’s an apt nickname. With a relatively mild climate, an impressive collection of state and national parks, and easy access from Anchorage, the peninsula is an ideal home b
AROUND ALASKA: Road Opens, Fire Education, and Fleet Expansion
A new access road leading to an elementary school in Wasilla is now open. According to Mat-Su Borough leaders, crews have been hard at work, trying to complete the new Shaw Elementary School access road, called Foxtrot Extension. It officially opened to traffic over the weekend. The goal now is to wrap up construction
Local Firefighters Recognized for Trainings and Service
A sunlit ceremony held Saturday for Girdwood firefighters began with an almost unwavering rendition of Star Spangled Banner by 10-year-old Madison Woods, a fifth-grader at the local school. Firefighters in sharp, pleated outfits, some donning white dress caps, waited through commendations to receive badges recognizing
Man fatally shot in northeast Anchorage neighborhood
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday evening. Officers responded around 11 p.m. Saturday to a home on the 6700 block of East Sixth Avenue in reference to a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a man with gunshot wounds to...
Light snow falling across parts of Southcentral, with frost likely into Tuesday morning
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - Light snow coated parts of Southcentral this morning in some of the higher elevations. Most of the snow looks to have fallen above 2,000′, although some flurries or flakes did make it lower. While this isn’t true termination dust, it is a sign of cooler weather heading our way acr
Missing Juneau teens found dead with gunshot wounds
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - Two Juneau teenagers reported missing were found dead with gunshot wounds Monday in a wooded area off Glacier Highway, according to the Juneau Police Department. The bodies of Leotis Phillips, 16, and Zoey Clark, 16, were found around 2:25 p.m. Monday in a wooded area above...
Oh my gourd! Pumpkin king wins Alaska State Fair weigh-off yet again
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The heftiest pumpkin was crowned Monday afternoon at the Alaska State Fair with a familiar name attached to it. Dale Marshall of Anchorage once again grew the largest pumpkin for the annual weigh-off, a gourd that tipped the scales at 1,436 pounds. It’s not Marshall’s biggest...
