An Air Show, sun & 70s for the weekend!
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - An upper-level high pressure system is moving over mainland Alaska this weekend, bringing exactly what organizers of the Arctic Thunder Air Show could have hoped for: sunshine, dry conditions, and temperatures climbing into the 60s and 70s. The timing couldn’t be better. Joint...
Anchorage Town Square Park bricks ready for owner pickup Monday
Thousands of bricks from Anchorage’s Town Square Park are ready to return to the people who purchased them. Brick pickup is scheduled to begin Monday after the bricks were removed as part of the park’s major renovation project. The city has spent weeks organizing the bricks and taking...
In Anchorage, so-called ‘flushable’ wipes create a clogging, costly problem
Anchorage city officials and utility workers say so-called “flushable” wet wipes are wreaking havoc on the city’s wastewater treatment systems. As it turns out, the wipes aren’t so flushable after all. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of disposable wet wipes has increased across the country....
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes remote Southcentral Alaska
SKWENTNA, Alaska (KTUU) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck a remote stretch of Southcentral Alaska Friday evening, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. The quake hit at 8:50 p.m. AKDT about 43 miles northwest of Skwentna and 107 miles northwest of Anchorage, at a depth of 6.2 miles. The Alaska...
Blue Angels return for Arctic Thunder after decade-long absence
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are back at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson this week, headlining the Arctic Thunder Open House — their first appearance in Anchorage in a decade. “It’s going to be great,” Capt. Adam Bryan, with the Blue Angels, said. “What an incredible sight....
Anchorage’s Dome faces possible closure without funding for new shell
The future of an Anchorage sports facility is uncertain as officials work to raise millions of dollars for a major replacement project. The Dome, an indoor sports facility that hosts youth sports, school events, and community programs throughout the year, needs a new fabric shell — the large covering that creates the b
Dunleavy urges lawmakers to pass LNG bill they haven’t seen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, echoed a message he’s been sending to lawmakers for months Thursday morning: pass legislation to make the gas line a reality. “If we get working on [the gas line] ASAP, if we can get this bill passed that needs to be...
Up to $300 available for past-due utility bills for eligible seniors
A series of Project Reach Senior Expo events is planned for later this August to help those 62 or older pay past-due utility bills.
Ink flows at 9th annual Anchorage Tattoo Expo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Inkmaster’s Tattoo Expo is at the Sheraton Hotel in Anchorage for the weekend, before heading to Fairbanks and Juneau. The expo is a gathering of over 80 artists from across the country, and the world, featuring live tattooing, body piercing and raffles for free tattoos. Admission is $25
Grizzly Wood: Anchorage company turns plastic into building material they say can last 50...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A deck in Houston, Alaska, was built from 18,390 pounds of recycled plastic, according to the Anchorage company behind it, and they said that material can outlast traditional wood. Alaska Plastic Recovery collects discarded plastic from Anchorage residents and turns it into an outdoor buildin
