UPDATE: Power restored to hundreds in Matanuska-Susitna Valley as wind hits area
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Around 12:15 p.m. Sunday, power was restored to most Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) customers as wind hits the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, MEA wrote online. ORIGINAL: Nearly 700 customers are without power in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley as another round of wind hits the area. Around...
Kwanzaa celebration held in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Kwanzaa celebrations have started, including here in Alaska. Friday evening, on the first day of the holiday, Anchorage’s Sankofa Dance Theatre held a celebration. The group’s director, Jonnie Wright, said Kwanzaa is an exciting time for him. “It brings the community together,” he said....
APD: Reports of shots fired in Spenard area on Christmas morning
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - There was a Christmas morning police presence in Anchorage’s Spenard area. It happened in the area of 33rd Avenue and Spenard. The Anchorage Police Department said it was a response to reports of shots fired. It said no one was injured. See a spelling or...
Anchorage Assembly votes to rename Hotel Captain Cook
Following their decision to change the 50-year-old Anchorage seal, the Assembly took a second vote to rename the iconic Hotel Captain Cook, located in downtown Anchorage. “Today represents a new dawn here in Anchorage,” Assembly Chair Christopher Constant told reporters after the vote. “Anchorage residents know that...
Mat-Su Residents Impacted by Disastrous Windstorm Can Apply for Assistance
On December 22, the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) announced that Mat-Su residents can apply for the State’s Individual Assistance program to help with damages from the December Mat-Su Windstorm. The Mat-Su Valley experienced powerful winds that caused extensive damage to power...
One person dead after mobile home fire in South Anchorage on Christmas Eve
Anchorage Fire Department officials are investigating a deadly mobile home fire that happened early Christmas Eve in South Anchorage. Firefighters were called to the Dimond Estates Trailer Court on Wednesday. When crews arrived, they found about half of the trailer engulfed in flames and heavy smoke. Firefighters...
Juneau’s Maxime Germain earns Olympic nod ahead of 2026 Winter Games
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Following an impressive showing on the World Cup stage, a former West Anchorage Eagle has just booked his ticket to Italy. Former APU cross-country skier and Anchorage Biathlon Club trained athlete Maxime Germain is set to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics. “Maxime has worked really...
APD records show thousands of police calls made from Midtown Walmart over two-year span
The Midtown Walmart, located on A Street and Benson, has long been a magnet for Anchorage’s vagrant and homeless population. An investigation by the Landmine has revealed that those problems have resulted in thousands of calls to the Anchorage Police Department (APD) over a two-year period. In October, the...
Increase in frostbite cases seen at Alaska Regional Hospital
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska Regional Hospital is seeing an increase in frostbite cases right now as South Central’s cold cycle continues. “I feel like just on my shift yesterday in the eight hours that was there, there’s probably four people that checked in for frostbite yesterday,” Dr. Zachary Gibson, an...
First Alert Weather Days for high winds and heavy snow this weekend
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - After three weeks of no snow for much of Southcentral, snow and another round of high winds are moving in. Download the free Alaska’s News Source Weather App for the latest weather alerts and conditions in your area. Saturday and Sunday are...

















