Manson Construction Awarded $13.18M Option Year for Maintenance Dredging
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $13,183,900 modification (P00010) to contract W911KB-24-C-0005 for award of options for year three of the 2024-2026 maintenance dredging. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $38,965,163. Work will be performed in...
American Red Cross NCCR Volunteers Provide Relief to Thousands of Alaskan Survivors of Typhoon...
When American Red Cross volunteer Karl Matzke, from Santa Clara County, received the call to organize a team and deploy to Alaska, there was no hesitation in his decision to go. As one of the Divisional Leads for Operations Management, he ran the operations for the first shelter that opened in Alaska just three days...
‘Level 2’ Disturbance on Flight Forces Emergency Landing
(This content was created with the help of AI. Read our AI policy.) Flight attendants on a Delta flight to Tokyo reportedly turned their drink carts into barricades when a passenger's behavior spiraled midair, according to a federal complaint. The incident unfolded Jan. 18 on a Minneapolis-to-Tokyo flight, and was...
Filing Alert: New Pacific Airlines Parent Chapter 11
Update (Jan. 26, 2026): A comprehensive case summary is now available for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Float Alaska LLC. Float Alaska LLC and its debtor affiliates⁽¹⁾, an Anchorage, AK-based aviation holding company that owns and operates New Pacific Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Jan. 26 in the...
Anchorage breaks January snowfall record as storm continues
Anchorage broke its January snowfall record Tuesday, forcing schools to send students home early as the city plowed through another winter storm. As of 3 p.m., the storm had dropped 10.6 inches of snow at the National Weather Service office in West Anchorage, bringing the month’s total to 39.7 inches — the most ever...
‘Extremely dangerous’ conditions on Glenn Highway due to snowfall, APD says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Relentless snowfall is contributing to dangerous road conditions Tuesday in Anchorage and other areas of Southcentral Alaska, authorities say. The latest numbers around Anchorage as of 3:30 p.m. Tuesday included 32 crashes, eight with injuries, and 89 vehicles in distress, according to an...
First Alert Weather Day for Snow Tuesday
Most of Southcentral will see an additional 4 to 8 inches of snow on Tuesday with higher amounts through some mountains passes. Winter Weather Advisories are in place until 9 p.m. for Anchorage, Eagle River, the lower Matanuska Valley, and much of the Kenai Peninsula.
The Chicken Fried Steak At This Humble Diner In Alaska Is Out-Of-This-World Delicious
There’s something magical about finding a no-frills diner with food so good it makes you want to slap the table and shout “Hallelujah!” to complete strangers. Kriner’s Diner in Anchorage is exactly that kind of place – an unassuming brick building with a blue sign that promises nothing fancy but delivers everything...
Downtown business faces hundreds of dollars in damages following weekend break-in
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Tent City Taphouse is facing at least $1,000 worth of damage following a break-in and vandalism over the weekend. According to the restaurant, a person broke open the establishment’s doors Saturday morning, drank champagne, stole merchandise and then threw a bottle of Tabasco sauce at the...
TSA is now accepting Alaska Mobile IDs at select airports
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Transportation Security Administration has begun accepting Alaska Mobile ID’s at security checkpoints in the Anchorage and Juneau airports. The digital ID’s, which were introduced in the state about a year ago, are just starting to catch on, according to Lauren Whiteside, Division...
