DIRECTOR OF BANDS HELPS LEAD FIRST-EVER HBCU SUMMER BAND CAMP IN ANCHORAGE
Alabama A&M University Director of Bands Carlton Wright has performed all over the country – but never quite like this. This June, Wright traveled more than 3,500 miles from The Hill to Anchorage, Alaska, to help lead the inaugural Umoja HBCU Summer Band Camp, a historic three-day experience designed to introduce...
The former site of the Alaska Native Hospital in downtown Anchorage to become fancy...
Both the Cleggs and Brent Weber built their own homes, only for them to be destroyed in the Bear Creek Fire. Family of service member found dead after kayaking in Chena River reflects on his life during memorial. Updated: 11 minutes ago. On Sunday, the body of a kayaker that...
Fastcast June 30, 2025
Eagle River woman aims to spread mental health awareness during Ms. Wheelchair USA competition. An Eagle River woman will be moving forward in the 2025 Ms. Wheelchair USA competition. SCOTUS upholds internet fund supporters call vital for rural Alaska access. Updated: 22 hours ago. SCOTUS upholds internet fund...
‘It terrible for everybody,’ Anchorage sees spike infant deaths
A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale of 23andMe in a settlement that includes stipulations to protect Alaskan’s data. The former site of the Alaska Native Hospital in downtown Anchorage to become fancy RV Resort. Updated: 3 hours ago. The Denali View RV Resort will include more than 100...
85-year-old woman dies days after being hit by SUV on south Anchorage road
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An 85-year-old woman died nine days after she was hit by a car and hospitalized with serious injuries along a south Anchorage roadway. The Anchorage Police Department reported Tuesday that Clara Mattice died from her injuries sustained June 19 along DeArmoun Road near the intersection of...
35 ICE detainees transferred from Anchorage jail back to federal custody
Families grieve homes destroyed in Denali Borough fires, plan to rebuild. Families within the Denali Borough are finding their way forward after homes, cabins and other outbuildings burned in the Bear Creek Fire. Updated: 5 hours ago. A 144-pound halibut has placed a Fairbanks woman at the top of the...
Record highs likely along the Slope, as a ridge strengthens across northeast Alaska
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - Temperatures are once again heating up across the state, as a ridge of high pressure is set to strengthen in the days ahead. Deadhorse already saw a record high yesterday, where the mercury rose to 75 degrees. This is the warmest day for Deadhorse since last August, when...
University of Alaska staff files petition to form union
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Permanent staff from all universities and community campuses across the University of Alaska filed a petition with the Alaska Labor Relations Agency (ALRA) to form a union. Their union, CAUSE-UAW (Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity / United Automobile, Aerospace, and...
Fastcast July 1, 2025
Families grieve homes destroyed in Denali Borough fires, plan to rebuild. Families within the Denali Borough are finding their way forward after homes, cabins and other outbuildings burned in the Bear Creek Fire. Fairbanks woman takes lead in Valdez Halibut Derby. Updated: 14 hours ago. A 144-pound halibut has...
Anchorage sees rare gonorrhea death amid local rise in infections
A woman died in Anchorage from an untreated case of gonorrhea this spring, as state health officials urge Alaskans to seek testing amid high rates of the sexually transmitted infection. The case was publicly reported in a state epidemiology bulletin posted Monday. According to the bulletin, the woman was in...
