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Biologists say there are more invasive species in Alaska than ever before
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Plants and animals that aren’t indigenous to Alaska are called invasive species, and they can harm the natural environment. Now, wildlife and plant biologists across the state are saying the issue is worse than ever before. “We’re kind of facing the most invasive species we’ve...
Seward Highway Reopens After Sporadic Closures During Standoff In Indian
A police standoff Friday morning led to hours of sporadic closures on the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Girdwood. According to the Anchorage Police Department, officers got a report of a fight in the Chugach State Park Indian Creek parking lot shortly before 7 a.m. The fight involved a man and a woman outside of a motorhome.
Building at center of Eielson Street fire ‘a total loss,” fire chief says
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - A structure fire at an abandoned house on Eielson Street in Fairbanks led occupants of a neighboring home to evacuate Saturday morning. “There weren’t any injuries or casualties, but the one building was a total loss, and the secondary building did sustain some fire damage from that initial fire,” Fairbanks Fire Department Fire Chief Andrew Coccaro said.
AK commercial fisherman missing near Egegik
A man was declared missing near Egegik, on the east side of Bristol Bay on July 25. According to Alaska State Troopers, Clayton Hoy, a 36-year-old from Washington, fell overboard from a commercial fishing boat, the F/V Warmaster. That vessel is registered to Guy Hoy. The search lasted for around...
A break in the wet weather in southern Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A rainy weekend in Southcentral Alaska ran right into Monday. The storm over the weekend brought in a touch of fall, with all the wet and windy weather conditions. Anchorage has seen inches of rain through the month of August so far — at 3.63 inches...
Illinois, Wisconsin Residents Warned as Puppy Scam Surge Peaks
Scammers exploited the isolation of lockdowns during the COVID pandemic in 2020 when puppy scams took hold, preying on people who were desperate for companionship. Despite a slight decrease in reports in 2021, puppy scams remained prevalent, with the average amount lost per scam reaching $1,222.13 in 2023 and 2024, according to a report from Outsource2India.
Soldiers of Alaska Army National Guard Return Home After Kuwait Deployment
Roughly 100 soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard are now back home with their loved ones after a long deployment overseas. Soldiers of the Bison Company got quite a welcome home celebration at J-BER in Anchorage. They got off their plane, marched into the National Guard Readiness Center, and into the arms of their loved ones.
Showers today, with sunshine and warmer weather by midweek
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - August has been a wet one across much of the state, with recent rains moving Anchorage to the wettest year on record through Aug. 11. This is the third consecutive year for Southcentral in which precipitation levels have well exceeded averages. Statewide, a cooler weather pattern looks to be the norm for most of this month.
Catholic boarding school documents staying in Montana
Instead of transferring them to Boston Jesuits, the Catholic nuns want to ‘take steps in truth-telling’ and ‘bring some healing’ to descendants. In a significant turn of events, an array of Catholic Ursuline Boarding School documents related to the boarding school students of several Indigenous nations in Montana and Alaska will remain in Montana.
Alaska Army National Guardsmen and women return from Kuwait
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - About 100 members of the Alaska Army National Guard returned to the state Aug. 10 after nine months of being deployed in Kuwait. Saturday’s stormy weather delayed a plane full of National Guardsmen scheduled to land at JBER at 3 p.m. The delay did not dampen the spirits of those waiting for their return. Some of the waiting family members said they didn’t have big plans for their first night home other than spending time with their loved ones.
FBI In Anchorage Searching For Another Attempted Bank Robber
The FBI Anchorage Field Office is seeking information from the public regarding an attempted bank robbery at the First National Bank Alaska branch at 1210 W Northern Lights Blvd in Anchorage on Thursday, Aug. 8. At approximately 5:38 p.m., an unknown female suspect entered the bank, produced a note to...
Salmonfest helps local artisans thrive
At the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik last weekend, vendor tents lined the festival grounds as musicians played their instruments and crowds danced to the music. The annual music festival, known as Salmonfest, advocates for the protection of healthy salmon populations through music and education. It also serves as a...
An estimated 290 residences damaged by flooding from lake dammed by Alaska glacier, officials say
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Roughly 290 residences in Alaska’s capital city were damaged last week by flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, officials said. In addition to the homes and apartment and condo units, at least two businesses were damaged, Deputy City Manager Robert Barr said in an email Monday. The threat of this kind of flooding has become a yearly concern in parts of Juneau, though the extent of last week’s flooding, which reached farther into the Mendenhall Valley, was unprecedented, officials have said. The flooding occurs because a smaller glacier near Mendenhall Glacier retreated, leaving a basin that fills with rainwater and snowmelt each spring and summer. When the water creates enough pressure, it forces its way under or around the ice dam created by the Mendenhall Glacier, entering Mendenhall Lake and eventually the Mendenhall River.
'We are currently working a different mission,' | Alaska search & rescue team unable to search for boat of Troy family
TROY, Texas — The Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team told 6 News the weather is still too bad in Homer, Alaska to continue the search for the boat of a missing family from Troy. On Saturday, Aug. 3, the Coast Guard got a call about a 28-foot...
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