Anchorage AK

Could Anchorage face power shortages in the coming years? A recent investigative report from The New York Times suggests it’s a real possibility. The Times’ cover story, titled “Will Anchorage Go Dark?”, reports that gas reserves in Cook Inlet are running low. Officials warn that in the next few years, there may not...

No American alive today remembers life before the 1930s, when the federal government’s reach into local and private life was still visibly restrained, though even then, much had already been eroded under Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. History books portray the late 1920s and 1930s as a morality tale of...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) is asking for the public’s help in raising food for communities in need starting on Labor Day. Beginning Monday and running through September 11, AFD is hosting its first public 9/11 food drive that will benefit the Food Bank of Alaska. The decision to...

A dump uncovered during construction of a road to "Holtan Hills" was determined to have a low amount of toxic pollutants, according to an official with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Six soil samples taken from material dumped decades ago near Girdwood's school revealed petroleum and other...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Fire Department was called to the 4900-block of Rollins Drive around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in reference to an arson, according to the Anchorage Police Department (APD). That is near Tudor Road and Vance Drive in East Anchorage. Officers later found the suspect, a man,...

Alaska stands at a crossroads in its economic development. Vast untapped resources could propel our state into a new era of prosperity, but without the infrastructure to move them to market, they remain stranded. Central to unlocking this potential are the Point MacKenzie Rail Spur and Port MacKenzie. The rail...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Chaminade University women's volleyball team on Friday dropped a tough five-set defeat to host University of Alaska Anchorage on the second day of the Hawai'i-Alaska Challenge presented by Alaska Airlines. Their 26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 25-27, 15-7 loss at the Alaska Airlines Center dropped the...

ANCHORAGE (Aug. 29) – Senior Tia Allen had 12 kills and the Alaska Anchorage volleyball team played a dominant fifth set Friday to outlast No. 9 Chaminade 26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 25-27, 15-7 in the Alaska/Hawaii Challenge, presented by Alaska Airlines. The Seawolves (3-0) also got nine kills and seven...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Hidden from the mainland in Prince William Sound is Montague Island, a stunning, idyllic guard to the sound that is serving as a coastal barrier — and a trap for hundreds of tons of marine debris. Enter Gulf of Alaska Keeper, a non-profit organization founded...

A spokesman for the Anchorage Police Department has resigned after he was charged with shoplifting. In a statement Thursday, police department officials wrote that Christopher Barraza, 40, shoplifted from a South Anchorage Target store on Aug. 19. He was allegedly wearing his police department-issued jacket at the...