Anchorage AK

The newly opened Wildbirch Hotel, Anchorage’s first lifestyle boutique property, announces its official sponsorship of the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®, an annual long-distance sled dog race stretching from Anchorage to Nome for an approximate 1,000-mile journey through Alaska. The race is produced by the...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Nearly a decade since they were battling against each other in practice drills, West High grads Alani Makihele and Thomas Witte shared quite the moment over rivalry weekend. Makihele, a guard for the UNLV Rebels, traveled with the team to take on the Nevada Wolf Pack....

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The 2025 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Mix Six/2A volleyball state championships gathered schools from nearly every corner of the state under Dimond High School’s roof over the weekend, and a pair of familiar names emerged from the crowd. At the 2A level, the Unalaska Raiders,...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Thousands of Mat-Su residents are hunkering down as high winds continue to rock the valley, leaving many without power amid harsh winter conditions. “The biggest thing that the Red Cross recommends, of course, is to go to a place where you can be warm,” said Taylar Sausen, Regional...

Extreme wind has been non-stop for more than 60 hours in Wasilla and Palmer, where peak wind gusts have reached over 80 mph three days in a row. The wind will taper off on Tuesday, but cold air is settling in.

The mayor said the city is still facing what she called “significant headwinds” when it comes to the city budget, especially as state funding has continued to shrink.

A emergency shelter in Wasilla was expected to remain open.

The week ahead from our Washington correspondent, protecting your skin from winter temperatures, and more from the morning of Dec. 8, 2025.

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In the newly established leadership role of Director of Cultural Programs, Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) appointed Karla Gatgyedm Hana’ax Booth. Previously the manager of the center’s Ch’k’iqadi Gallery, Booth’s new role gives her oversight of designing, implementing, and evaluating cultural programs and...