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Alaska Airlines Eagle Strike Raises Wildlife Concerns
The Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport recently removed an eagle’s nest in the Sand Lake neighborhood. Carrie Olsen, the airport’s wildlife biologist, says the nest was inactive and posed a risk to air traffic. Specifically, it was located within two-thirds of a mile of the nearest runway. Olsen...
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‘A full room:’ Community remembers lost Iron Dog racer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A community of hundreds remembered one of their own Saturday at a memorial for Wasilla resident and Iron Dog racer Skye Rench. Rench was one of two who went missing in an ATV accident in early March, when the vehicle broke through the ice. A memorial was held at Teeland Middle School on Saturday, followed by a dinner at a local restaurant where family and friends reminisced about Rench’s life.
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Anchorage judge rules state’s brown-bear killings are unconstitutional
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s decision to kill almost 200 brown bears in order to boost a struggling caribou herd violated due process and was unconstitutional, an Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled Friday. Judge Andrew Guidi’s 10-page decision means at least a temporary end to the state’s controversial bear-killing program, which was intended […]
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Alaska Rifle Places Third at 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships
The Alaska Nanooks secured a bronze medal with a third-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships held on March 15 in Lexington, Kentucky. They achieved an aggregate score of 4726, maintaining their podium presence for the fourth consecutive year, marking their fifth third-place finish in program history. This performance was highlighted by Rachael Charles, who earned the NCAA Rifle Championship Most Outstanding Performer title for her exceptional aggregate score.
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Volcano Watch: Vehicle care tips in case of Spurr eruption
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In the event of an ash eruption from Mt. Spurr, there are several maintenance steps a mechanic recommends taking. Experts are monitoring volcanic activity at Mt. Spurr, which currently indicates a possible future eruption, though not certain. Should an eruption occur, scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say Spurr would spew ash clouds, not magma.
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2A Boys State: Commack’s last-second layup lifts Unalakleet; Cordova rallies past Metlakatla in OT
As far as game-winning buckets go, Unalakleet’s Paxson Commack scored a perfect 10 Friday night to match his jersey number. Commack’s driving layup with 1 second left lifted the Wolfpack to a 44-42 victory over Seward in the semifinals of the Class 2A boys state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center and put Unalakleet one win away from securing the program’s first championship in 30 years.
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This Volcano Is ‘Likely’ to Erupt Within Weeks
Alaska’s Mount Spurr is an active volcano that has been showing signs that it might pop in the coming months or even in a matter of weeks. Located about 75 miles west of Anchorage, Mount Spurr has been emitting elevated levels of volcanic gases alongside increased seismic activity and ground deformations and has seen increased activity of fumaroles, aka gas vents.
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2A Girls State: Seward caps 28-game winning streak with state crown
A trip to Bethel in January prepared the Seward girls basketball team for March Madness in Anchorage. It was on the road in Western Alaska where the Seahawks built their championship chops, winning a tournament that proved to the players that the team had what it took to go all the way.
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New Mat-Su Borough Assembly resolution opposes the Yundt Tax on Hilcorp
Assemblyman Ron Bernier of the Mat-Su Borough Assembly was in favor of Senate Bill 92 and presented a resolution for the Assembly to support it earlier this month. SB 92, the Yundt Tax, was proposed by Sen. Rob Yundt of Wasilla and was designed to tax just one company — Hilcorp, which does business in Alaska, on the North Slope and in Cook Inlet.
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‘Pigging out’ in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Two animal rescues - one for potbelly pigs and one for guinea pigs - collaborated in an appropriately titled event called “Pigs and Pigs.”. Alaska Potbelly Pig Rescue and Juniper’s Guinea Pig Rescue invited Alaskans out to Green Connections greenhouse so they could admire their beloved piggies and potentially adopt an animal themselves.
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Pedestrian struck by vehicle in hit & run, Anchorage police have made an arrest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage police have identified the driver in a pedestrian hit and run collision as 32-year-old Anthony Roberts. Roberts was taken into custody and charged with Assault in the First Degree, Leaving the Scene, and Tampering with Physical Evidence. Police are still investigating the hit and run...
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Demonstrators in Juneau decry federal Veterans Affairs layoffs
Juneau residents and veterans rallied outside the Alaska State Capitol on Friday, in response to the Trump Administration’s plans to eliminate tens of thousands of jobs in t the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ed Sasser, a disabled Army and U.S Coast Guard veteran, stood outside the capitol holding...