Dick Traini, Anchorage’s longest serving Assembly member, dies at 77
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Dick Traini, Anchorage’s longest serving Assembly member, has died at the age of 77. Traini served on the Assembly for a combined total of 19 years, first being elected to represent District 4, Seat F in 1991, serving in that seat until 1995. He then...
Northern Air Cargo Adds Second Boeing 737-800SF in Retro Livery
ANCHORAGE — Northern Air Cargo has added a second Boeing 737-800SF to its Alaska fleet, doubling its subfleet of the newer narrowbody freighter as the airline marks its 70th anniversary year. In a September 4 announcement, the Anchorage-based carrier said its newest 737-800 had arrived in Alaska. NAC said...
Collision involving motorcycle closes Post Road, extended delay expected
Post Road is closed between Reeves Boulevard and Sitka Street following a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle, according to APD.
HUD Awards $150M for Tribal Housing
At the 2026 National Tribal Housing Summit yesterday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $150 million in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) awards to more than 30 Native communities for housing. The Summit, hosted by HUD, took place from Sept. 1-3 in Arlington, VA., and brought together...
After nearly 3 decades with the agency, Alaska’s NTSB chief retires
Clint Johnson sat in his spacious office in downtown Anchorage. A blueprint of a Bell 47 helicopter hung above him, and behind him was a picture of his family: his wife, two children and seven grandchildren. "I think my wife is really looking forward to me not being on 24/7-365,"...
Page 2 Fri. Sept 4: Big Lake Elementary Librarian is MSBSD Employee Of The...
Picture a school library. About a dozen wide-eyed kids are gathered in a circle. They are listening to their librarian read aloud. That is how school librarian Chris Stegall spent her morning last Friday at Big Lake Elementary School. Then came a big surprise. Superintendent Randy Trani and Principal Chrissy...
Seward Highway reopens after head-on crash near Girdwood
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A head-on collision between two vehicles temporarily closed the Seward Highway just south of Girdwood on Friday, according to officials. According to the Anchorage Police Department, the highway was reopened as of 4:37 p.m. The crash involved two cars around 3 p.m. at mile 86 of...
Pilots killed in deadly Alaska plane crash identified
Security Aviation released the names; 73-year-old Dave Furber of Anchorage, and 34-year-old Sergei Zelenkov II of Chugiak. Both were employed by the airline that operated the twin-engine Cessna 441 Conquest aircraft that went down in foggy conditions Aug. 20 near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alask
Split weather coming for Labor Day weekend
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - Wet weather is on the way for much of the state as three storms rolls in, bringing rain and high surf to parts of coastal Alaska. Wet weather is returning to Southcentral to kick off the weekend as increasing cloud cover takes over Friday. Until then, mostly clear skies will remai
Four species that dominate Mat-Su fall fishing
Summer is coming to an end, but that doesn't mean fishing is over.
