CPR, fighting fire, and crawling through smoke: Reporter goes through Anchorage FireOps101 training
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Fire Department invited community members to take part in their FireOps 101 training, giving participants a firsthand look at the work firefighters do every shift. Each participant was paired with a firefighter to shadow them throughout the day, as they moved between four rotati
Anchorage data shows Girdwood, South Addition with large number of short-term rentals
More than 2,500 short-term rentals have been registered within Anchorage, according to data from the city. The city’s data on short-term rentals – like those available on sites like Airbnb and Vrbo – comes after the Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance in December requiring that they be registered.
Alaska front-and-center in U.S. critical mineral push: 500 tons of equipment head to Port...
Almost 500 tons of crushing, ore sorting, milling, flotation, and refining equipment departed Seattle on August 26, 2026, aboard a barge bound for Nova Minerals’ processing site at Port MacKenzie, Alaska. The barge is expected to arrive Monday, September 7. The development of the Nova Minerals Port MacKenzie antimony..
Lawsuit challenging Campbell STEM closure dismissed in Anchorage
A legal fight over the closure of Campbell STEM in Anchorage is coming to an end. Parents sued the Anchorage School District in an effort to stop the school from closing. That lawsuit has now been dismissed. One parent involved in the case says that with the new school year...
‘It’s our dump, we love it’: Anchorage artist talks about the history of Spenard...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - When Duke Russell is asked to describe himself, he doesn’t start by talking about his artwork. Work that is prolific, documenting Alaska, with a heavy focus on Spenard, that started decades ago. There are his comic books, stickers, triptychs of mountains, treasure maps, paintings of people, n
Two Alaska Men Ran Guided Deer and Bear Hunts Out of Kodiak — Then...
Photo credit: AI-generated image created using ChatGPT. Illustrative only There are a few things in the hunting world you don’t get to “sort of” comply with: licensing, reporting,... The post Two Alaska Men Ran Guided Deer and Bear Hunts Out of Kodiak — Then a Federal Judge Banned Them From Hunting Worldwide appeared
Proposed ordinances could limit police surveillance technology in Anchorage
New rules could put more limits on how police use surveillance technology in Anchorage. Two ordinances proposed by Anchorage Assembly members would create additional restrictions on tools including license plate readers and the Real Time Crime Center. The proposals would also give the Assembly more authority over the a
“Nightmare come to life”: Pro runner attacked by grizzly in Alaska
On August 13, professional runner Klaire Rhodes, 28, had a scary encounter with a grizzly bear while trail running alone on the Wolverine Bowl Trail near Anchorage, Alaska’s Prospect Heights trailhead. Thankfully, her successful deployment of bear spray prevented a worse outcome. According to a report from The Guardian
GCI Expands 5G to 9 More Southeast Alaska Towns
Sept. 1, 2026 — General Communications Inc. is expanding 5G service to nine more Southeast Alaska communities, completing updates in Craig, Haines, Hydaburg, Kake, Klawock, Klukwan, Metlakatla, Skagway, and Thorne Bay. GCI, which serves more than 200 communities, says that the work brings faster speeds and greater unli
Whittier natural gas shutdown shows vulnerability of communities outside the Anchorage bowl
Whittier residents may have to wait until Sept. 5 or later before the flow of gas resumes through a pipeline connecting the port town’s gas supply to Anchorage. Enstar shut off the natural gas to the entire community of Whittier earlier last month due to a pipeline leak discovered by a boater on the Twentymile River.
