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Juneau residents grapple with whether to stay or flee as glacial outburst floodwaters rise

Ann Lind looks out from her balcony on Marion Drive at the Mendenhall River as it rises on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)As the Mendenhall River swells with glacial outburst floodwater, hundreds of people living in the suburban valle...

Focaccia recipe rises to the top

Focaccia recipe makes an outstanding sandwich with cured deli meats

Anchor Point family harvests 2026 Farm Family of the Year award

Al Poindexter and family, who run Anchor Point Greenhouses, honored for epitomizing the spirit of farming

Homer High School volleyball program recruits standout collegiate coach

Kip Yoshimura has over 450 career wins across 29 years as a college head coach

Design work begins on cable between Homer and Seward to improve broadband service

Cable will connect Seward and Homer, with branching units to Seldovia, Port Graham, and Nanwalek

Homer Pet of the Week: Stevie

Lovable chinchilla enjoys dust baths and spending time outside of his kennel

Life in the Wilderness: The Henry Lucas Story – Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Many of the sections in this series about the life of Henry Lucas would have been next to impossible for me to document adequately without the generous assistance of Gary Titus.

Letters to the editor

Heroes in our midst

Bob Iger, Josh Kushner to purchase LA Lakers for record $12.5 Billion

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and venture capitalist Josh Kushner have agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion, a record valuation for a U.S. professional sports franchise. The deal, first reported by ESPN and confirmed by multiple o...

Russell Westbrook announces retirement after 18-year NBA career

Russell Westbrook is retiring from the NBA after 18 seasons, bringing an end to one of the league’s most statistically remarkable and fiercely competitive careers.The 37-year-old guard announced his decision Wednesday through a video titled “The Muse...

Wade Bowen shares ‘Turpentine’ ahead of upcoming album ‘The Version Of Me You Get’

Wade Bowen has released “Turpentine,” the third advance track from his upcoming studio album, The Version Of Me You Get, which is scheduled to arrive Aug. 22 via Thirty Tigers. The new song follows previously released singles “Hidin Behind This Micro...

Carly Pearce returns to her bluegrass roots with “What If You Loved Me” ft. Dan Tyminski and Molly Tuttle

Carly Pearce is embracing the music that first inspired her career with the release of “What If You Loved Me,” a new collaboration featuring acclaimed bluegrass artists Dan Tyminski and Molly Tuttle. The song serves as the latest preview...

With message of peace, artist wraps 50-state project with Anchorage mural

Aug. 12—Brooklyn Paine kneeled next to the base of the wall Tuesday, deftly painting around an outlined pattern showing kids holding hands. The pattern symbolizing cooperation was a key element in a m...

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts Alaska in latest seismic activity along Pacific Ring of Fire

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Residents across Alaska were rattled by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey ...

Alaska LNG pipeline bill collapses as House majority says it lacks the votes

Failure to act on $50B pipeline project draws sharp rebuke from governor who warns Alaska is ‘running out of affordable, reliable natural gas.' ...

Anchorage begins motel demolition in push to clean up blighted buildings

Built in 1970, the Big Timber Motel property has seen crime, pests and a strip club on its grounds. Long a magnet for problems, soon it will be destroyed.

Governor plans to introduce Alaska LNG bill with version of corporate income tax provision

Aug. 11—Halfway through a third special legislative session on the Alaska LNG megaproject, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Monday that he will soon introduce a bill that gives the project a major property tax...

Opinion: Alaska doesn’t need more fighting. We need to get things done.

You don’t accomplish big things by only talking to people who already agree with you. You accomplish them by sitting down with people who see the world differently, finding the ground you share and ...

Alaska sports notebook: UAA gymnastics announces new recruits, ABL All-League Teams unveiled

The University of Alaska Anchorage gymnastics team introduced five newcomers to the 2026-27 roster on Aug. 5. Four are incoming freshmen while junior Aiyana Thomas is the lone transfer of the bunch, ...

Alaska immigration attorneys sound alarm over air show detentions

Arctic Thunder drew more than 200,000 people to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but for some immigrants, the experience might have ended in detention.