Anchorage hosts free electronics recycling event this Saturday
Residents looking to get rid of old devices will have a chance this weekend as Solid Waste Services holds its third annual electronics recycling event in Anchorage. The event takes place Saturday at the SWS Materials Recovery Facility and will accept a wide range of items free of charge, including computers, phones, ta
Anchorage Ex-Corrections Officer Gets 150 Years For Killing Wife And Teen Daughter
A former Anchorage corrections officer will spend the rest of his life in prison after a judge on Tuesday handed down a 150 year sentence for the 2022 killings of his wife and their 14 year old daughter. Prosecutors say the double murder came after the teenager reported that she had been sexually abused.
Mat-Su alcohol sales tax headed to November ballot
Whether drinkers in Mat-Su should pay sales tax on alcohol will head to the ballot for a vote in November under a measure approved by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly this week. If approved, it will add a new 5% sales tax on all alcohol sold at breweries, stores and restaurants...
‘Hey, this box stinks’: the weird work of intercepting trafficked wildlife in Alaska
Chris Andrews was working the belt at the Anchorage airport last fall, watching international cargo arrive. “An employee said, ‘Hey, this box stinks, Chris,’” Andrews recalled. The box was labeled “car parts.”. Other stinky boxes came down the belt. When opened, Andrews found they were filled...
Alaska heli-ski crash killed Czech billionaire, trial opens over delayed rescue
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Jurors in Anchorage began hearing testimony this week in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Petr Kellner, a Czech billionaire who was among five people killed in a March 2021 heli-skiing helicopter crash near the Knik Glacier. Kellner, 56, was the richest man...
Nora Andrews crowned Miss Alaska, Autumn Braquet named Miss Alaska’s Teen
A new group of titleholders is celebrating after the Miss Alaska pageant wrapped up Thursday night at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Miss Kenai Fjords, Nora Andrews, was crowned the new Miss Alaska following the competition, taking the top honor at the annual event held in Anchorage. Becca Sewell, the current...
Alaska Project Selected in $350 Million Federal Coal Modernization Initiative
A proposed coal-fired power plant in Anchorage is among four projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for funding under a new initiative to strengthen America’s coal fleet and improve grid reliability. The DOE announced Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, that the Anchorage project, along with developments in...
‘He’s a fighter’: JBER Airman in the ICU following hit-and-run
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A tragic hit-and-run in Austin, Texas transformed 23-year-old Dominic Dubas’s life in a moment, hundreds of miles from his family in Nebraska, and thousands of miles from Anchorage where he’s been stationed for 4 years. An airmen and firefighter whose first duty station was...
Driver involved in deadly late night Anchorage crash charged with manslaughter
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The driver police say was responsible for a fatal late night car crash on an Anchorage roadway this week has been charged with manslaughter, theft, and DUI, according to court records. Anchorage police said a crash at the intersection of Benson Boulevard and Arctic Boulevard shortly...
Three people killed in Memorial Day Seward Highway crash identified
GIRDWOOD, Alaska (KTUU) - The three victims killed in the crash on the Seward Highway near Girdwood on Memorial Day have been identified by the Anchorage Police Department. Officers responded to the fatal collision near mile 80 around 3:41 p.m. on May 25 after receiving a report of a serious crash involving a motorcycl
