Anchorage AK

Anchorage Opera will present Bound, a contemporary chamber opera by composer Huang Ruo with a libretto by Bao-Long Chu, in a short run at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts’ Sydney Laurence Theatre in February 2026. Diane Tran, an 11th grade honor student in Houston, was jailed for...

It was an emotional night in Spenard as the final open mic at Rage City Vintage took place Monday evening. For years, the boutique shop has been home to the Spenard Song Circle’s all-ages open mic nights — a place where local artists could gather, perform, and connect. But with Rage City Vintage set to close its...

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who walked away from a treatment center in Anchorage earlier this month. A felony warrant has been issued for 29-year-old Miracle Eric Sala, who left the Parkview Center on December 7th. Sala faces charges of Felony Assault with a Weapon II and Felony...

The University of Alaska Anchorage Athletic Department is mourning the loss of former athletic director Ron Petro, who passed away Friday at the age of 84. The man who helped UAA Athletics come of age, Petro served as AD from 1984-92, and was inducted into the Seawolf Hall of Fame in 2005.

Peggy Parker of SeafoodNews.com provides the following update on 2026/2027 groundfish catches approved by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council at its ongoing meeting in Anchorage:. The 2026 total annual catch (TAC) for pollock has been set at the same level as last year — 1.394 million metric tons in...

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.