Land Allotted on Anchorage Hillside for Natural Burial Cemetery
A view of the mountains from the proposed natural burial cemetery on Golden View Drive. The first natural burial cemetery in Anchorage has a home. Last week, the Anchorage Assembly approved AO 2026-72, an ordinance to transfer Parcel 2-156 on Golden View Drive from the city’s Heritage Land Bank (HLB) to the nonprofit o
Alaska districts close 12 schools this year, amid severe budget cuts
Alaska saw an unprecedented wave of school closures this year. District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls have opted to close 12 elementary and middle schools across the state — in Anchorage, Wasilla, Sutton, Seward, Sterling, Soldotna, Kasilof and Ketchikan. With those closures, hundreds of students an
‘One of the stronger reactions I have seen:’ Crime scene photos shown in Hildebrand...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An emotional day played out in an Anchorage courtroom Tuesday as jury members were presented with dozens of crime scene photos from a 2023 homicide case involving a U.S. Army man accused of killing his wife. Content warning: This story discusses details of a homicide trial...
Alaska students honored in National Civics Bee state finals
Middle school students from across Alaska are being recognized for their civic knowledge and leadership skills following the Alaska State Finals of the National Civics Bee. Two Anchorage School District students earned top honors in the statewide competition. Elara B. of Gruening Middle School took first place, while W
Feds drop bogus case two years after charging Anchorage man for attempting to export...
Two years ago, 20 federal agents donning full tactical gear and assault rifles raided the Hillside home of Anchorage resident Sergey Nefedov at 6 am. His teenage son and girlfriend were placed in handcuffs and much of his property was seized under a bogus federal search warrant. The agents were part of a Department of
Large police presence closes down portion of Old Seward Highway
The Anchorage Police will discuss the incident more at a press conference scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Mat-Su Assembly rejects 3 tax proposals, but a new one may be coming
The measures included a 1.5% sales tax, a 6.5% sales tax and a tax on gravel pit operators.
Parents of fallen Denali Park ranger remember daughter as brilliant, safety-minded mountaineer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The parents of National Park Service ranger Robin Pendery say their daughter was equal parts scholar and adventurer — a “world class climber” — whose curiosity and drive showed up early, long before she joined Denali National Park & Preserve’s mountaineering staff.
Volunteers invited for Valley of the Moon habitat restoration project
Volunteers are being invited to take part in a habitat restoration effort at Valley of the Moon Park in Anchorage, with a focus on improving native plant growth along creek and riparian areas. The project, scheduled for Wednesday evening, aims to remove invasive mayday trees and eventually replace them with...
Opinion: Alaska Leads Federal Coal Comeback
This article was originally published at Independent Women on June 10, 2026, and republished with permission from the author. The Department of Energy announced on June 4th that it would invest up to $850 million to build, restart, and modernize U.S. coal plants. The funds will build two new coal-fired plants, one in A
