Anchorage Man Wins Homer Chamber’s 2026 Bay Weld Boat Raffle
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...
First Alert: Wet and windy conditions arrive in Western Alaska Thursday, Southcentral Friday
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...
‘I guarantee you can find a job in AK’s oil and gas industry’: AOGA...
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...
Dognapping Laws in Alaska: What Happens When Someone Steals Your Dog
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
Convicted Alaska killer resentenced after Supreme Court rulings reopen 1993 double-murder case
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...
08/25/26: The latest from the Mukluk Fire
Evacuation levels have reduced, leaving the Level 3 evacuation zone confined to the properties within the Mukluk Fire footprint.
Anchorage residents weigh in on 10,000 homes in 10 years plan
Anchorage residents had a chance to weigh in on the city’s housing challenges during an open house focused on the mayor’s 10,000 Homes in 10 Years effort. City leaders used the event to update residents on the plan and discuss renter protections, multifamily housing, code abatements and ways to make more land available
‘The salt does the magic’: Alaska couple teaches art of silk scarf painting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Alaska couple spreads joy and community through classes that teach participants how to hand-paint silk scarves. The couple behind the creativity says you don’t need to be an artist to paint a scarf. Gina Murrow has been teaching the classes since 2014. “I love...
Mukluk Fire GO zone reduced as crews prepare homes for repopulation
Evacuation levels are changing around the Mukluk Fire as crews continue working to make burned areas safe for residents to return. The Level Three GO evacuation area has been reduced to properties within the Mukluk Fire footprint. Crews are continuing work in the Midnight Sun Zone to prepare neighborhoods for...
New details from McCarthy plane crash that killed 3 released in prelim report
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The first preliminary investigative report on the plane crash that claimed three lives near a remote Alaska town last month was released Tuesday. The report from the National Transportation Safety Board did not identify the cause of the July 27 crash near the town of McCarthy in the Wrangell-

















