Anchorage AK

On a hot day in late July, Jessie Rice and three of her kids were in the back yard of their South Anchorage home. “I set up a little pool for them, and then we just got swarmed with wasps,” she said. They ran for the house. No one...

New data shows federal spending varies widely across Alaska, with Anchorage receiving the most total federal dollars while Southeast Fairbanks leads the state on a per-person basis. The Congressional Budget Office projects the federal deficit will reach $2.1 trillion this year. A new analysis by SmartAsset examined 18

On the eve of its annual conference in Anchorage, the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) announced the individuals and companies honored with the 2026 AOGA Industry Awards. The professional trade association is giving out four awards, two recognizing organizations for outstanding performance and two individuals: a r

Providence Alaska Medical Center has become the first treatment center in the state to offer Lutathera, a targeted radioactive therapy used to treat certain rare cancers that develop in the pancreas, stomach, intestines, and other parts of the digestive system. The treatment is approved for adults and patients 12 and..

Robert Kusmider of Anchorage is the winner of the Homer Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Boat Raffle and the new owner of a fully outfitted 26-foot Bay Weld Cuddy Cabin valued at more than $250,000. Kusmider’s winning ticket was drawn Friday, Aug. 21, at Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer. He...

ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - The storm that brought the wind and rain to much of the state Tuesday is quickly moving east. However, a band of showers will swing through Southeast today, with lingering light showers also likely in the Interior. Southcentral woke up to clear skies...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - At a sold out event for the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) Conference in downtown Anchorage, industry people lunched on tacos, sipped free coffees, tried to win a raffle and collected blue AOGA tote bags while they networked. Aztec Alaska was giving out coveted WD-40...

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! If someone snatches your dog off your property or out of your unlocked car in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau, you might assume there’s a dedicated “dognapping” statute waiting to punish the thief. There isn’t. Understanding dognapping laws in

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage man convicted of killing two people in 1993 was resentenced Friday to 99 years in prison, following a legal process that stretched more than three decades and was ultimately reshaped by U.S. and Alaska Supreme Court rulings on juvenile sentencing. Superior Court Judge Andrew...

Evacuation levels have reduced, leaving the Level 3 evacuation zone confined to the properties within the Mukluk Fire footprint.