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Russian River Campground closes Aug. 15
The Russian River Campground, one of the most popular recreation areas in Alaska, will close at midnight on Thursday, Aug. 15, and not reopen until, perhaps, December. The closure includes all roads, trails, parking lots and other facilities. Aspen Flats and Upper Russian Lakes Cabins will be open for reservations, accessible by the trailhead at Snug Harbor Road.
Alaska District Must Return Most Banned Books to Library Shelves, Court Rules
All but seven of the 56 books the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District removed from school libraries must be reshelved by next week, pending a trial next year, ruled U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason on Tuesday. The banned books, including well-known titles like Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” and Khaled Hosseini’s “The […]
Food Co-op Accepts SNAP / EBT
Sitka Food Co-op has been approved to accept and redeem the State of Alaska’s Supplemental Assistance Nutritional Assistance Program (known as “SNAP”). Per USDA.gov, Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) is an electronic system that allows a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participant to pay for food using SNAP benefits. When a participant shops at a SNAP authorized retail store, their SNAP EBT account is debited to reimburse the store for food that was purchased.
‘Huge disaster’: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen
Expectations were low this year for the pink salmon runs that power Prince William Sound’s commercial fishing industry. But no one expected them to be as bad as they’ve been. With just a few weeks left in the season, the sound’s seine fleet has harvested just one-fourth the number of pinks that it would have […]
Anchorage’s Kris Thorsness is playing an important behind-the-scenes role at the Paris Olympics
Forty years after she became Alaska’s first Olympic medalist, Kris Thorsness is back at the Summer Olympics. She’s 64 and her memories remain crisp of the day she became a gold medalist as a member of the U.S. women’s-8 rowing crew at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
Homeowners rebuild after historic flooding impacts nearly 300 Juneau properties
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Nearly a week after the Suicide Basin release, Juneau residents are facing damage to their homes and neighborhoods. In 2023, the Mendenhall River rose high enough to cause major bank erosion, in a record-breaking glacial burst that caused crests as high as 15 feet. Last week,...
Eagle River Legion Baseball becomes the first Alaskan NWCART champion behind MVP performance from Liam Lierman
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Wolves of Eagle River Legion Baseball have sunk their claws into the history books, defeating Gallatin Valley, MT, 5-0 in the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament final. Left-handed Pitcher Liam Lierman was named game MVP. Striking out 11 batters in five innings before leaving the...
Damage-causing winds likely across Anchorage through Sunday morning
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Power outages are growing across Anchorage as winds increase across the city. The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for Anchorage and Turnagain Arm, in effect from Saturday evening through Sunday morning. The Anchorage Hillside will likely see winds from the southeast of 40...
The Summer Trash Issue in Trapper Creek
With the summer tourist season in full swing, trash has become an issue in Trapper Creek, home to only about 500 full-time residents. Every few days, the two metal trash containers at the transfer station at Three Bears are full. Borough Solid Waste Division Manager Jeff Smith says it appears...
Mat-Su Assembly passes ordinance that essentially bans new mobile home park developments
PALMER, Alaska (KTUU) - In a tiebreaker vote by Mayor Edna DeVries, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly passed an ordinance at Tuesday’s meeting that repeals a borough code pertaining to the development of mobile home and trailer parks in the borough. The ordinance, brought forth as OR24-053, essentially bans any...
Dozen lawmakers say state road plan changes put 2025 construction season at risk
The Dunleavy administration remains at odds with local government agencies responsible for developing plans to build and improve roads in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Mat-Su. The bureaucratic fog is thick enough to prompt a dozen Democratic and independent legislators to ask Transportation Commissioner Ryan Anderson to cancel road planning changes announced in July to the State Transportation Improvement Plan.
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