Southcentral Alaska Weather: Snowfall Rates Near 1 Inch Per Hour Wednesday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Anchorage, Alaska – Drivers across Southcentral Alaska could face very difficult travel early Wednesday as a fast-moving snow system drops several inches of powdery snow during the height of the morning...
Kansas couple donating 2,000 pounds of beef to Halong survivors
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A Kansas couple is taking a trip to the Last Frontier - and they’re taking a ton of beef with them. The journey is being led by Cow Team 6, an organization that works to help communities recover from recent disasters. The initiative was started...
Man sentenced for exposing himself to young child at Alaska Club
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 43-year-old Anchorage man was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison with three years suspended for exposing himself in front of a 4-year-old girl at Alaska Club’s south location in February 2024. Natchez Dunlap pleaded guilty to indecent exposure in the first degree under...
Bromee fourth at CU Invite
LOVELAND, COLO. – Ella Bromee led the University of Alaska Anchorage ski team with a fourth-place finish in the slalom at the CU Invite Tuesday. Bromee recorded the fourth-fastest first run and followed up with the 11th-fastest second run to finish fourth in 1:30.83. Carmen Nielssen finished 18th (1:32.53),...
Alaska transportation projects in 2026 aim to improve roads, airports, waterways
From roads to airports to waterways, Alaska’s transportation leaders say 2026 is shaping up to be a year of big improvements across the state. Southwest Airlines is set to start service at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport this year. Beginning May 15th, travelers will be able to fly nonstop to destinations...
Simple handwashing stations improved health indicators in parts of rural Alaska
A key step to preventing the spread of diseases like COVID-19 or influenza is simple: washing hands. But lack of piped water in parts of rural Alaska has made that simple practice not so easy to carry out. Now a technological innovation has boosted rural Alaskans’ ability to do that important disease-fighting task....
Anchorage firefighters respond to three house fires and crash in one hour
Anchorage firefighters had a busy night, responding to multiple emergencies in less than an hour. Anchorage Fire Department crews were called to three separate residential structure fires across the Municipality on Monday evening. The first call came just after 8 p.m., when Station 11 – The River assisted Chugiak...
Police investigating body on Fourth Avenue
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Police were investigating Tuesday night after a body was reportedly found on Fourth Avenue near the Visit Anchorage Log Cabin Visitor Information Center, according to a reporter on scene. APD confirmed officers are on scene. Limited details were immediately available about the identity of...
Alaska psychiatrist arraigned on 16 felony counts in Medicaid fraud scheme
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A Behavior Health Psychiatrist contracted to provide services at multiple Alaska medical facilities has been charged with an extensive fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded the state’s Medicaid program of nearly $190,000, according to criminal charges filed in Alaska’s Third Judicial...
Anchorage leaders propose one-time tax hike to send millions to schools
Anchorage city leaders are proposing a one-time tax increase to raise millions of dollars for the Anchorage School District, which faces an $83 million budget shortfall. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance said she’s requesting the Assembly set aside a slate of revenue proposals, including her office’s proposed 3% sales tax, in...
