Consulting and bookkeeping services for organizations
Hello YK delta, Tribal and City Council and Delta members,. My name is Steven Alexie, and I’m excited to share that my business—formerly YK tribal consulting DBA Yupik Bookkeeping—has now expanded and rebranded as Northern Alaska Consulting & Bookkeeping. This growth reflects my continued commitment to supporting...
High School Wrestling wraps up with state meet
Wrestlers from forty-one girls varsity wrestling teams and forty-two Division II boys teams represented their schools and communities while competing in the 2025 Alaska Schools Activities Association’s Wrestling State Championships this past weekend in Anchorage. The tournament was divided into three categories:...
📢 ASD expands Teacher Apprenticeship Program, info nights April 1 & 7
The Anchorage School District is growing its Teacher Apprenticeship Program (TAP) this fall with two new cohorts: Elementary General Education (K–3) and Special Education (K–12). The program lets paraprofessionals earn their teaching certification from UAA while continuing to work in ASD schools — combining paid...
One-pot basil garlic pasta
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - We’re testing out Internet recipes to see if they taste as good as claimed. This week, one-pot basil garlic pasta from 99CookingClub on Instagram. (from 99CookingClub on Instagram) In one pot add... 2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced in half. 4 cloves minced garlic. 1 finely...
Survivors remember Good Friday earthquake 62 years later
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Friday marks 62 years since a magnitude 9.2 earthquake, one of the largest-ever recorded, struck Alaska. For many, old newspaper clippings capture the unimaginable history frozen in time within pages and pictures. Headlines bring readers back to 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964. But for...
Alaska DOT Tests New Avalanche Control Technology on Seward Highway
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is introducing new avalanche control technology along the Seward Highway to improve safety and reduce costly winter closures. The system, called Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS), uses fixed installations that allow crews to trigger controlled...
Anchorage Assembly to confirm new Chief Fiscal Officer March 24
The Anchorage Assembly will consider the mayor’s appointment of Lance Wilber as the city’s next Chief Fiscal Officer during its meeting on March 24, 2026. If confirmed, Wilber’s appointment will take effect on May 5, 2026.
Mat-Su school bus worker strike to enter fifth week
PALMER — A Mat-Su school bus worker strike will stretch into a fifth week after a union representing employees and the region’s primary bus contractor failed to reach an agreement Thursday. Negotiations between Teamsters 959 and Durham School Services on Thursday ended without an agreement and are scheduled...
Thousands in Alaska gather for third round of ‘No Kings’ protests
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Town Square Park in Anchorage, Cushman Street in Fairbanks, and twenty other Alaskan towns played host to a third round of ‘No Kings’ rallies Saturday while many other cities around the country also joined in. Speeches and rallying cries from supporters at the protest...
Man dies after being pulled out of avalanche while heliskiing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man has died after he was extracted from a recent avalanche near Lake George, which is at the base of Colony Glacier, according to Alaska State Troopers. Eric Sommer, 63 of California, was pronounced dead at an Anchorage area hospital, troopers said. “A preliminary investigation...
