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Peltola, 2 Republicans advance in Alaska House race
Alaska Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola (D) advanced from Tuesday’s primary to the November general election, as expected, for what will be a hotly contested House race this fall, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Republicans Nick Begich Jr. and Nancy Dahlstrom were also projected to advance. Peltola is seeking a second full term representing Alaska’s at-large…
Matt Gaetz's primary is the last stop on Kevin McCarthy's revenge tour
Rep. Matt Gaetz’s primary in Florida on Tuesday presents the last opportunity for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to exact revenge on the Republicans who ousted him last year. Gaetz, however, is the heavy favorite as he faces Navy veteran Aaron Dimmock in Tuesday’s primary, when voters head to the polls in Florida, Wyoming and Alaska.
Voting in statewide primary off to slow start
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Voting in the statewide primary got off to a slow start Tuesday with election workers in Anchorage describing the morning and afternoon turnout as “very slow.”. The State Division of Elections, which does not track voter turnout throughout election day, reported a total of 20,129...
Voters head to the polls during state primary
*This is a developing story and will be updated. Today Alaskans around the state cast ballots in the state primary, where they narrow down the candidates that will appear on the General Election ballot this November. Live election results will be on our website later this evening. On the central...
Live results: Alaska at-large primary
Voters in Alaska’s at-large congressional district are heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in the state’s nonpartisan primary election. Twelve candidates, including two Democrats and four Republicans, are running for the state’s at-large House seat. Other candidates are running as nonpartisans, or with the No Labels and Alaska Independence Party. Incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola…
Soldotna hunter survives brown bear attack
A Soldotna man was mauled by a brown bear Saturday while hunting near Resurrection Pass Trail between Hope and Cooper Landing. Alaska State Troopers say they received a report of a brown bear attack around 3 p.m. Two men were hunting near Abernathy Creek, in the summit region of Resurrection Pass Trail, west of Devil’s Pass public use cabin.
Seward Highway back open after brief closure to crash with ‘serious’ injuries near Portage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A serious crash briefly shut down both directions of the Seward Highway near Portage on Tuesday afternoon. Anchorage police said at 4:50 p.m. that the roadway was reopened in both lanes after the crash closed it about an hour earlier. Police initially sent out an alert...
Western Alaska Yup’ik village floods as river rises from a series of storms
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak were preparing for the third storm in a week Tuesday, days after a minister had to use a front loader to free people from flooded homes. Napakiak, a Yup’ik village of about 350 residents in the...
West Anchorage blanks Colony in season-opening statement
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - It took all but about 30 seconds of West Anchorage’s season opener against Colony to prove why the Eagles are the defending state champions and the team to beat in Alaska. On the Eagles’ opening drive, senior running back Zephaniah Sailele took a handoff and...
BYU scientists visit Alaska to study Alzheimer’s in Pacific Islander and Indigenous elders
Scientists from Brigham Young University in Utah visited Alaska in early August to research Alzheimer’s disease in Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and American Indian elders. The research is funded by a federal grant. Dr. Justina Tavana, a lead researcher who was raised in Samoa, said the populations...
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