Alaska Project Selected in $350 Million Federal Coal Modernization Initiative
A proposed coal-fired power plant in Anchorage is among four projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for funding under a new initiative to strengthen America’s coal fleet and improve grid reliability. The DOE announced Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, that the Anchorage project, along with developments in...
‘He’s a fighter’: JBER Airman in the ICU following hit-and-run
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A tragic hit-and-run in Austin, Texas transformed 23-year-old Dominic Dubas’s life in a moment, hundreds of miles from his family in Nebraska, and thousands of miles from Anchorage where he’s been stationed for 4 years. An airmen and firefighter whose first duty station was...
Driver involved in deadly late night Anchorage crash charged with manslaughter
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The driver police say was responsible for a fatal late night car crash on an Anchorage roadway this week has been charged with manslaughter, theft, and DUI, according to court records. Anchorage police said a crash at the intersection of Benson Boulevard and Arctic Boulevard shortly...
Three people killed in Memorial Day Seward Highway crash identified
GIRDWOOD, Alaska (KTUU) - The three victims killed in the crash on the Seward Highway near Girdwood on Memorial Day have been identified by the Anchorage Police Department. Officers responded to the fatal collision near mile 80 around 3:41 p.m. on May 25 after receiving a report of a serious crash involving a motorcycl
Anchorage’s Obed Vargas set to become first Alaskan to play in World Cup
Obed Vargas, who was born and raised on the soccer pitches of Anchorage, appears poised to deliver a historic first for the Alaskan soccer world.
Anchorage Assembly to Consider New Ordinance Aimed at Developing “Missing Middle Housing”
On June 1, 2026, Assembly Members Erin Baldwin Day & George Martinez released an ordinance designed to expand housing options in Anchorage and implement the land use goals outlined in the 2020 Comprehensive Plan and 2040 Land Use Plan through a new zoning overlay for Missing Middle Housing. The proposed...
Former Alaska corrections officer gets 150 years for killing wife, daughter
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A former correctional officer was sentenced Tuesday to 150 years in prison for killing his wife and 14-year-old daughter after the girl reported she had been sexually abused, according to the Alaska Department of Law. Content Warning: This article contains information that some readers might
One killed in Midtown Anchorage crash at Arctic and Benson
Anchorage police are investigating a deadly overnight crash in the city’s midtown area that left one person dead and another hospitalized. At around 12 a.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to a vehicle collision at the intersection of Arctic Boulevard and West Benson Boulevard. According to a preliminary investigation
An insider’s look into an Alaska newsroom, but the author swears it’s fiction
A former Alaska TV journalist, David Bernknopf, is turning his Anchorage newsroom years into a novel—and it's part love letter, part culture shock. In this interview, the author of Two Years on Another Planet explains why Alaska felt "like another planet," how the book blends real moments into fictional characters, and
Report: Alaska LNG project could cost Municipality of Anchorage millions
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance told the state House Finance Committee on Monday that the Alaska LNG megaproject could cost the municipality up to $173 million over nine years because of the city’s current tax structure, citing a new report. The project’s 800-mile pipeline, which would move gas from the...
