Cost of living across Alaska will spike next month as Anchorage Assembly tariffs passed to consumers

Span Alaska announced that due to a tariff increase approved by the Anchorage Assembly for freight coming through the Port of Alaska, freight charges will increase by 7.5% starting in December. The company said that last year it absorbed the rate increase. …

Decision Desk HQ calls Alaska congressional race for Begich

Earlier this week, Must Read Alaska called the Alaska congressional race for Nick Begich. Now, a national elections analytics organization agrees: There are not enough remaining ballots to be counted to pull Rep. Mary Peltola ahead. Begich has 152,545 …

Alaska Construction Management Team to Deploy to Middle East

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Army National Guard’s 208th Construction Management Team held a change of command and deployment ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 14. The unit will deploy seven Soldiers in December to support the Department …

Mystery of Alaska triangle as UFO is shot down by F-22 fighter jets in US

Icebergs, polar bears and the spectacular Northern Lights mingle with floating orbs and egg-shaped mother ships in the freezing Arctic climate of Alaska. Mysterious disappearances - between 500 and 2,000 a year, which is twice the national average - are …

‘They were surprising to me’: Alaska senators respond to Trump cabinet picks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As speculation continues if there is still an energy role for Gov. Mike Dunleavy to serve in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration after North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was announced as the Interior Secretary- …

Learning more about Alaska’s elusive Pacific sleeper shark

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - For a species that is often portrayed in the media as a tropical species with serious attitude, one shark defies stereotypes. Meet the Pacific sleeper shark, a seemingly laid-back fish that tries to stay out of others’ way and …

Mat-Su College veterinary tech program first of its kind in Alaska

WASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) - On Friday, Mat-Su College students and faculty celebrated the opening of the veterinary technology program’s new home on campus. The vet tech program was introduced earlier this year and is the first of its kind in Alaska. …

'Violent shaking': Alaska Airlines flight lands at LAX after losing tire

'Violent shaking': Alaska Airlines flight lands…

Feds: New Central Yukon plan will add to Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans land allotment program

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced Tuesday it intends to add the most acreage to an Alaska Native veteran land allotment program since 2022. In a Final Record of Decision for the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan …