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09/14/2024

The Anchorage cyclist finishing an incredible journey of epic proportions!

An Anchorage cyclist has put herself into the world record books by completing the quickest ride around the globe among female cyclists ever.

09/14/2024

Alaska's News Source is proudly wearing pink today in support of News at 4 producer Jennifer Summers as she battles breast cancer. 💗 We love you Jennifer!

09/14/2024

A dispute between a private resident and the City of Whittier over his plot of land has spilled into the courts.

A man is facing a lawsuit from the City of Whittier after city leaders claim he moved forward in developing his property despite being denied a building and land use permit earlier this year.

09/14/2024

“And that’s when I hear Sean say, ‘Oh s***,’ and it felt like we got broadsided," Chris Riley recalled of the moment the slide hit them.

The Ketchikan public works employee who survived a landslide that killed his coworker last month in the Southeast Alaska community is recovering as he shared his harrowing survivor’s story.

09/14/2024

In June, Gov. Mike Dunleavy projected a $1,718 PFD when he signed the budget.

The first Permanent Fund Dividend disbursement will be made next month as the Department of Revenue prepares to announce the official 2024 PFD amount at the end of this month.

09/14/2024

Anchorage's neighborhoods have changed a lot in the last 40 years, as new data shows.

The September Alaska Economic Trends magazine is out with a focus on how Anchorage neighborhoods have changed in the past 40 years. We sat down with author of the article, economist Sam Tappen.

09/14/2024

Dimond quarterback Kinsey MacDonald's "massive cannon" found the arms of Aniya Gonzalez-Padilla for the lone score. 🏈

Players felt every drop of Anchorage’s record rainfall throughout the slogging slugfest, where just handling the snap was sometimes considered a positive play.

09/14/2024

Authorities say two men from Happy Valley and Ninilchik were found dead at the site. The investigation is in progress.

Two men were killed in a plane crash Friday morning on the Kenai Peninsula.

09/13/2024

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams shared their thoughts about their mission continuing much longer than expected.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will talk to the press Friday about their unexpectedly lengthy mission via an Earth to space call.

09/13/2024

What if a vaccine existed that could treat breast cancer or even prevent it?

About one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, but what if a vaccine existed that could treat or even prevent it?

09/13/2024

Any superstitious folks out there? 😱

09/13/2024

The diversion required the flight crew to dump fuel before landing in Perth and resulted in the cancellation of the flight.

An Australian man has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fuel costs after a flight last year had to be diverted due to his unruly behavior on board, authorities said this week.

09/13/2024

The driver — who was described by the defense as a married father and law-abiding citizen — had his blood alcohol level revealed Friday.

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday.

09/13/2024

Alaska Airlines said the plane departed around 11 p.m. Thursday from Lihue, Kauai.

Four flight attendants were hospitalized after reportedly feeling sick during an Alaska Airlines flight from Hawaii to Seattle.

09/13/2024

New research from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks looks at the air quality in the Fairbanks area.

09/13/2024

A woman died early this morning after she was hit by an SUV while crossing Minnesota Drive outside a crosswalk. Plus, the latest efforts to understand what triggered Ketchikan's deadly landslide.

09/13/2024

Within a few years, the fleet will have expanded to 60,000, serving as the Postal Service’s primary delivery truck from Maine to Hawaii.

The first handful of the so-called Next Generation Delivery Vehicles rolled out in August in Athens, Georgia. Within a few years, the fleet will have grown to 60,000, most of them electric models.

09/13/2024

The competing visions underscored the starkly different choices faced by voters in the battleground states.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump launched campaign blitzes Thursday with dramatically different approaches to attracting swing-state voters who will decide the presidential contest.

09/13/2024

Boeing now faces a shutdown in production of its best-selling airline planes.

Machinists at Boeing have voted to go on strike, another setback for the giant aircraft maker whose reputation and finances have been battered.

09/13/2024

One pedestrian died in the collision.

Anchorage police were at the scene Friday morning of a deadly vehicle-pedestrian collision in the Spenard neighborhood that closed Minnesota Drive for hours.

09/13/2024

What happens when more than 25,000 people across 64 countries unite for a single cause? Grieving families get the help they need to tie up Loose Ends.

Reporter Heather Graf shows us how this group stands ready to help when a grieving family is left with a loved one’s unfinished handiwork.

09/13/2024

The woman said she finally found her 6-year-old son "passed out in the seat with a whole puddle of drool."

First grader Justice was eager to ride the bus home for the very first time.

09/13/2024

The year 2024 is currently the third-wettest to date for Anchorage.

As this storm system moves east, much of Southcentral will see drier conditions to kick off the weekend.

09/13/2024

It's a big blow to a team with playoff aspirations.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday night against Buffalo because of a concussion after colliding with Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin and hitting the back of his head against the turf.

09/13/2024

A Halloween display outside of an Ohio home is cheering up someone living in the neighborhood most in need of some delight.

Bill Pyles, the owner of the home, said he was expecting the worst when he came home one day to find a note in his mailbox addressed to “The Bone Family.”

09/13/2024

City leaders were told Thursday that staffing may create more of the same snow removal problems this winter.

If the 2024-25 winter season is anything like the past two years, Anchorage's new municipal manager told Assembly members staffing to remove snow will still remain a major challenge.

09/13/2024

An updated version of the vaccine will soon be available anywhere Alaskans go to get vaccinated.

An updated version of the COVID vaccine is available anywhere Alaskans go to get vaccinated.

09/13/2024

The son of a legendary actor who also acted and drove racecars has died: https://tinyurl.com/2amtzmmp

09/13/2024

With Wednesday being the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Sullivan has said previously that the timing of these interceptions are — in his opinion — not coincidental.

Sen. Dan Sullivan responded to two Russian military aircraft being detected on Wednesday by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), stressing the expansion of military presence as the key to prevention.