“Sinkhole de Mayo” Contest Kicks off, Winner to Get $200
Anchorage resident Sarah Short has organized a contest turning her frustration with poorly maintained roads into a fun Cinco de Mayo competition. Anchorage residents can enter the contest by posting a picture of a local pothole on Facebook with the hashtag #SinkholeDeMayoAnchorage. According to Short, the contest is “equal parts...
Fur Rondy opens 2027 pin design contest in Anchorage
It may only be May, but planning is already underway for one of Anchorage’s biggest winter traditions. The Fur Rendezvous Pin Design Contest is now open for entries for the 2027 festival. Organizers are inviting artists of all ages and experience levels to submit original designs that reflect what...
Kenai City Council To Consider Agreement With Fox Air For Kenai–Anchorage Service
The Kenai City Council will consider Resolution 2026-31 on Wednesday, May 6, which would authorize an Airline Operating Agreement and Terminal Area Lease with Fox Air, LLC, a Part 135 airline based in Bethel that provides services to the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta. Fox Air has requested to begin scheduled operations...
Shot four times, an MMA fighter battles uncle of the man who shot him...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The first bullet went through his hip. The second one went through the middle of Alton “Dreadz” Prince’s back, crossed over his spine and came out less than a quarter inch from his left kidney. A third bullet hit a left hamstring. “I...
Officials warn of escaped debris burns causing Alaska wildfires
State fire officials say several recent wildfires across Alaska were caused by escaped debris burns and unattended fires. The Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection says many of the new fires in its response area were human-caused and could have been prevented. Officials say one of the most common...
Alaskans rocked by Halong plead with feds for help relocating: ‘Our land is no...
When the remnants of Typhoon Halong blew through Kwigillingok in October, Lucy Martin sheltered in her home with her boys and her father. “Just after 2:15 a.m., I looked out the window and I saw graves rolling, graves and caskets rolling,” Martin said. “It was a real-life horror movie for me.”
Sofra brings Turkish brunch to Anchorage
Enter Sofra (1443 W Northern Lights Blvd), the new Turkish breakfast and lunch cafe. The post Sofra brings Turkish brunch to Anchorage first appeared on The Alaska Current .
The Alaska Backstory Podcast: Bringing Kelly Home
It's May 5th, a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. For Alaskans, this day carries added weight with the loss of Kelly Hunt, a 19-year-old college student from the Northwest Alaska community of Shaktoolik. Her remains were found last month at the bottom of a ravine in Spenard, the Anchorage neighborhood where she was last seen...
With one of two wells drilled, Hilcorp to pull out of Yukon Flats
A Hilcorp drilling rig operates on the shore of Cook Inlet, not far outside Anchorage. The company used a different rig for its exploratory well in the Yukon Flats in summer 2025. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal) A major oil exploration effort in the Yukon River watershed that prompted tribal...
Alaska Braces for Mount Spurr Eruption, Advises Pet Precautions
As seismic activity increases at Mount Spurr, a volcano located about 80 miles west of Anchorage, Alaskan residents are being urged to prepare—not only for their own safety, but for ... Read more The post Alaska Braces for Mount Spurr Eruption, Advises Pet Precautions appeared first on Doggodigest .
