UAA hosts trio in Seawolf Invitational
THIS WEEK IN ALASKA ANCHORAGE VOLLEYBALL... (all times Alaska Daylight Time) 4 pm: Cal State San Marcos (0-0) vs Alaska Fairbanks (3-1) 7 pm: Biola (0-0) vs Alaska Anchorage (4-0) Friday, Sept. 5. 9:30 am: Minot State (0-0) vs Cal State San Marcos. Noon: Alaska Fairbanks vs Biola. 5 pm:...
AST finds nearly $1 million worth of narcotics on fishing vessel
Colton's family asks for privacy and compassion as she begins the road to recovery. Woman near Petersville says flooding is keeping her, others from leaving the area. Woman near Petersville says flooding is keeping her, others from leaving the area.
Anchorage Chamber opens nominations for 68th Annual Gold Pan Awards
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its 68th Annual Gold Pan Awards, celebrating local businesses and community leaders. This year’s event, themed “Brilliance on Bourbon Street,” will be held Friday, November 21st at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center. Established in 1957, the...
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Colton's family asks for privacy and compassion as she begins the road to recovery.
‘That’s a pretty good one’: Wasilla man reels in winning silver salmon in Valdez...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Jager Thurmond of Wasilla emerged the winner of the 2025 Valdez Silver Salmon Derby with a 15.32-pound fish. With the win, Thurmond also collected the grand prize of $10,000. In all, Thurmond won $11,500 when accounting for $1,000 won for winning the Silver Salmon Slam tournament and the...
Suspected arsonist dies of self-inflicted gunshot after traffic stop on Glenn Hwy
Traffic delays hit the Glenn Highway over the holiday weekend after a serious incident involving a suspected arsonist in Anchorage. On Saturday, northbound lanes of the highway were shut down after Anchorage Police attempted to stop a person suspected of setting a fire on Rollins Drive. Officers say the suspect...
A cabbage named Clyde was set to vie for Alaska State Fair glory. Then,...
By Nathaniel Herz Northern Journal PALMER — K Michael Ward arrived at the Alaska State Fair last week and headed for the animal barn, ready for some detective work. Her destination: a sawdust-covered pen, where a herd of aspiring prize-winning cabbages had been assembled atop tarps just before the fair&
2 men die in Anchorage road incidents over Labor Day weekend
Anchorage police say two men died in separate incidents over the Labor Day weekend, including an unsolved hit-and-run collision as well as a police chase that partially closed the Glenn Highway. The vehicle-pedestrian collision that killed Arthur Stepetin Jr., 63, happened about 8 p.m. Friday at Boniface Parkway and...
Anchorage opens new shelter as part of shift in homelessness strategy
The Municipality of Anchorage opened a new, 100-bed homeless shelter called Linda’s Place on Tuesday. Another shelter on East 56th Avenue will decrease its capacity by the same number of beds. Thea Agnew Bemben, special assistant to the mayor’s office, said it’s necessary to make that reduction because it’s...
Alaska officials impose statewide ban on two kinds of invasive berry-producing trees
State officials have barred the import, transport and sale of two fast-growing invasive species that were once popular garden ornamentals but have now wreaked havoc on natural vegetation. The Alaska Division of Agriculture on Friday said it issued a quarantine for the two species: Prunus padus, commonly known as the...
