TSA is now accepting Alaska Mobile IDs at select airports
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Transportation Security Administration has begun accepting Alaska Mobile ID’s at security checkpoints in the Anchorage and Juneau airports. The digital ID’s, which were introduced in the state about a year ago, are just starting to catch on, according to Lauren Whiteside, Division...
Anchorage Man Sentenced to 75 Years for Attempted Murder of Six Police Officers
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man who opened fire on police with an assault-style rifle during a 2022 standoff was sentenced Friday to serve 75 years in prison for the attempted murder of six Anchorage police officers. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 32-year-old Dillon Nicholas Spring on six...
Southcentral Alaska – Earthquake Alert Today: 3.6 Tremor Reported Near Big Lake Area
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Big Lake, AK – Residents across parts of Southcentral Alaska may have felt light shaking Monday morning after a magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck near Big Lake. According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the...
‘It’s night and day’: Snowy conditions lead to smooth skiing at Lynx Loppet meet...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The 2026 Lynx Loppet high school cross-country ski meet brought more than 500 skiers from across Alaska to the snowy and well-groomed trails at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage Race Director Ida Gullett said. It was a stark contrast to last year’s...
UPDATE: Alaska Dive Rescue Team Seeks Equipment, Training Boat, and Mission Base Near Anchorage
Alaska Dive Rescue Team Announced a major equipment boost while continuing to seek community support to expand its training and mission response capabilities. The team confirmed it has received a donated, unserviceable aluminum aircraft frame from Sutton Aircraft Salvage, which will be used exclusively for training...
The Reindeer Omelette At This Unassuming Diner In Alaska Is Out-Of-This-World Delicious
Only in Alaska can you start your day with a breakfast that features an ingredient Santa might find alarming. The Mat-Su Family Restaurant in Wasilla serves up a reindeer omelette that transforms this uniquely Alaskan protein into a morning masterpiece worth traveling for. Tucked away in a modest commercial building...
Anchorage and the Megafauna: Alaska’s Urban Frontier Sits on Prehistoric Ground
Imagine stepping outside your door in Anchorage and feeling the thrum of history humming beneath your feet. This isn’t just any city—it’s a place where skyscrapers stand atop ancient secrets and the ghosts of giants linger in the soil. Picture a land where mammoths once thundered across icy plains and saber-toothed...
Three Bristol Bay wrestlers win state titles at this year’s championship tournament
Wrestlers from every corner of Alaska gathered in Anchorage Dec. 19 and 20 for the high school wrestling state championship. That included dozens of wrestlers who qualified from Bristol Bay’s Sockeye Conference – and three who brought home first-place state titles. 33 wrestlers from the Bristol Bay region,...
ATR42-600 Joins Aleutian Airways Fleet, Makes First Landing In Kenai
Aleutian Airways reached a major milestone this week as its newest aircraft, an ATR42-600 bearing tail number N406SV, officially entered scheduled passenger service and touched down in Kenai following its inaugural commercial flight from Anchorage. The revenue flight on January 20, 2026, was operated by Argentum...
Anchorage standoff gunman gets 75 years for six attempted murder charges
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage man who opened fire on police officers, injuring one, during a tense hour-long standoff near downtown in March 2022 has been sentenced to decades in prison. Dillon Spring, now 32, was sentenced this week to a total of 210 years — with 135 years...
