Northern Air Cargo announces launch of a new Seattle to Anchorage route
Alaskan businesses and several rural communities are expected to benefit from a new air-cargo route designed to deliver freight more quickly, reliably, and economically. Northern Air Cargo (NAC) has announced a new direct freight route from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ted Stevens Anchorage...
Joint effort assesses landslide and tsunami risks in Alaska’s Prince William Sound
Vessels are lined up in Whittier's harbor on July 16, 2025. The harbor look out onto western Prince WIlliam Sound, which is packed with melting glaciers and narrow fjords, where steep slopes are at risk of tsunami-generating landslides. Whittier, a 60-mile drive from Anchorage, is one of the sites most at risk,...
Man killed in Spenard shooting identified as 23-year-old Amona Sam
We now know the identity of the man killed in a shooting earlier this week in Spenard. Anchorage Police say 23-year-old Amona Sam died Tuesday night after an altercation at an apartment complex on West 26th Avenue. Investigators say the suspect, 20-year-old Matthew Siavalua, pulled out a firearm during the...
Alaska State Troopers so far unable to recover bodies of heli-skiers caught in spring...
Alaska State Troopers and volunteer searchers have so far been unable to recover the bodies of three heli-skiers caught in an avalanche last spring in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood. The March 4 avalanche killed 39-year-old Florida resident David Linder, 39-year-old Montana resident Charles Eppard and...
Anchorage gardener starts free farm stand for residents in need
Anchorage is home to a new free farm stand. Resident Theresa Brown started the stand in mid-August and it quickly grew in popularity. She said she created the farm stand for Anchorage residents who need to stretch their food budgets. “It's single moms. It's people who have homes, who have...
We The People: Sept. 8–14
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - This week’s We The People, hosted by Justin Mattson and Joe Allgood, brings us all across the state. In 1906, the Office of the Governor opened in Juneau after being moved from Sitka. This happened six years after Congress authorized the move. Sept. 10:. In...
‘This is absolutely preventative healthcare’: 22nd annual Mini Heart Run teaches youth about heart...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Providence Center for Child Development preschool students scurried around Providence Alaska Medical Center on Thursday during the 22nd annual Mini Heart Run, a run dedicated to encouraging youth to get active and move. “Encouraging kids this young to start developing those important...
Mat-Su Sentinel Awarded New Business of the Year
Amy Bushatz, founder and editor of Mat-Su Sentinel, seeks community input about topics to be covered by the local online news organization. The Mat-Su Sentinel, a nonprofit news source covering the Matanuska-Susitna Borough that launched in June 2024, has been named the 2025 New Business of the Year by LION...
Pedestrian killed in early-morning after being struck by school bus in Palmer
Palmer Police say a pedestrian was killed in a collision with a school bus on Arctic Avenue early Thursday morning. The victim has been identified as 48-year-old Rebecca J. Williams of Wasilla. Police say Williams was walking in the middle of the lane when the bus struck her. First responders and bystanders attempted...
Chugach Electric delays auto-charity program after new AG raises first amendment concerns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Chugach Electric Association’s plans to begin an automatic round-up program to bills have been delayed after new Attorney General Stephen Cox said the program opens concerns over first amendment violations. The program, called “Cents of Community,” planned to round up electrical bills to...