35 ICE detainees transferred from Anchorage jail back to federal custody
Families grieve homes destroyed in Denali Borough fires, plan to rebuild. Families within the Denali Borough are finding their way forward after homes, cabins and other outbuildings burned in the Bear Creek Fire. Updated: 5 hours ago. A 144-pound halibut has placed a Fairbanks woman at the top of the...
Record highs likely along the Slope, as a ridge strengthens across northeast Alaska
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - Temperatures are once again heating up across the state, as a ridge of high pressure is set to strengthen in the days ahead. Deadhorse already saw a record high yesterday, where the mercury rose to 75 degrees. This is the warmest day for Deadhorse since last August, when...
University of Alaska staff files petition to form union
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Permanent staff from all universities and community campuses across the University of Alaska filed a petition with the Alaska Labor Relations Agency (ALRA) to form a union. Their union, CAUSE-UAW (Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity / United Automobile, Aerospace, and...
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Families grieve homes destroyed in Denali Borough fires, plan to rebuild. Families within the Denali Borough are finding their way forward after homes, cabins and other outbuildings burned in the Bear Creek Fire. Fairbanks woman takes lead in Valdez Halibut Derby. Updated: 14 hours ago. A 144-pound halibut has...
Anchorage sees rare gonorrhea death amid local rise in infections
A woman died in Anchorage from an untreated case of gonorrhea this spring, as state health officials urge Alaskans to seek testing amid high rates of the sexually transmitted infection. The case was publicly reported in a state epidemiology bulletin posted Monday. According to the bulletin, the woman was in...
Life advice: “Don’t give up”
Lamar McGrew is 74 years old and has been in Alaska since 2001. He went from being the stepson of a sharecropper to working hard at his own successful small business. Here's his story. Q. What brought you to Anchorage?. A. My brother lives here, so I decided to come...
Alaska Botanical Garden celebrates ‘Mud Day’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska Botanical Garden in Anchorage held an event for International Mud Day on June 27. The event consisted of different stations that allowed children to play with mud in different ways, including jumping in it, creating art and making “muddy dwellings.”. “We’re taking inspiration from...
Anchorage fire chief responds to tragic shooting of firefighters in Idaho
Anchorage’s fire community is mourning alongside others across the country following the tragic deaths of two firefighters in Idaho. The firefighters were killed, and another was injured, after responding to a wildfire allegedly started by a shooting suspect. Anchorage Fire Chief Douglas Schrage says the incident has...
Mayor LaFrance to celebrate one year in office
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Mayor Suzanne LaFrance will be celebrating one year in office Tuesday afternoon by touting a new community development. LaFrance, along with Assembly Chair Chris Constant, the Anchorage Community Development Authority, and other partners, will celebrate at the site of the...
Older adults rally at “No Kings” protest
Amid the "No Kings" signs at the June 14 protests across the country were many seniors marching and holding signs about Social Security and Medicare. Bill Hall was one of them. "I worry they are going to reduce or destroy it," Hall said about Social Security. He lives in senior...
