The Alaska Airlines Sports Center becomes temporary home for 100’s evacuated from floods
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Crews scurried to turn the Alaska Airlines Sports Center into an emergency shelter for evacuated flood victims Wednesday night. Within hours there were 300 cots set up inside. Harry Snyder was one of the people who spent the night there. Synder was evacuated from the village...
Alaska storm damage could displace some evacuees for at least 18 months
Anchorage leaders said Friday they expect as many as 1,600 people to be evacuated to the state's largest city.
American Red Cross of Georgia volunteers travel to Alaska to aid typhoon recovery
The relief efforts include shelter, food, emergency supplies, emotional support, and health services for those affected by the storm.
OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Comes to Alaska PAC
Outside Mullingar is coming to Alaska PAC this month. Performances will run Oct 16, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 at Cyrano's Theatre Building. Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits approaching middle age. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland, a state of affairs that—due to his painful...
New Generation of Environmental and Marketing Talent at Nortech
A new generation of talent is strengthening Nortech—an environmental, energy, health, and safety services firm with offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau—with the addition of an early-career environmental professional and a marketing assistant. Megan Smoot brings fresh expertise in environmental science and...
Seawolves named to US Ski Team
PARK CITY, UTAH – Murphy Kimball of the University of Alaska Anchorage was named to the 2025-26 Stifel U.S. Cross Country Development Ski Team. Kimball, a native of Anchorage, represented the United States at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Schilpario, Italy finishing 26th in the classic sprints. He has...
ASD expects over 100 new students from western Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As families that evacuated from their homes in western Alaska continue figuring out next steps, the Anchorage School District has stepped in to provide schooling for displaced children. Superintendent Bryantt said that 100-200 students will be joining in Anchorage schools, starting next...
Nonprofit working to shelter dogs left behind in Halong flood evacuations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As efforts continue to evacuate residents from Western Alaska, Bethel Friends of Canines is working to rescue dozens of dogs which families were forced to leave behind in the aftermath of ex-Typhoon Halong. “At first, we kind of thought we were just going to be more...
Municipal, state officials mobilize to welcome hundreds of storm evacuees to Anchorage
The state of Alaska is appealing to the federal government for help as it copes with its largest disaster in years. On Thursday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy formally requested a federal disaster declaration for parts of western and northwestern Alaska after a pair of devastating storms flooded Kotzebue and nearly destroyed a...
This Week in Alaska History: Oct. 13-19
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - This week marks several significant anniversaries in Alaska history, from the founding of a university to the territory’s purchase from Russia. On Oct. 13, 1960 — Alaska Methodist University held its first classes on the Anchorage campus. The school, now known as Alaska Pacific University,...
