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1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (463+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance on Wednesday addressed the State'Municipality Quality-of-Life Task Force aimed at coordinating investigations and prosecutions tied to retail theft, public disorder and drug activity. The partnership is formalized through a…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (994+ words) Discover the best time to visit Alaska by season, with guidance on weather, wildlife, cruises, northern lights, and crowd levels to match your priorities. Alaska is a destination that changes character dramatically with each season. Long summer days, electric fall…...

43+ min ago  (131+ words) The initial budget calls for an 11 percent increase in spending, even as it eliminates 30 positions. The superintendent says the increase is due primarily to unavoidable costs like negotiated teacher and staff salaries and higher health insurance premiums. One high school…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (349+ words) KATU has declared a Storm Tracker 2 Weather Alert for a strong atmospheric river that will bring waves of heavy rain and strong winds. VANCOUVER, WASH. (KATU) " Vancouver Public Schools (VPS) is facing even more budget cuts. In an effort to…...

6+ hour, 40+ min ago  (286+ words) Published 1:30 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2026 By Hallie L. Bissett Alaska's economy has always required diversification and long-term thinking. Alaska Native corporations are doing exactly that, building businesses while fulfilling a social mission. While other corporations in recent years have touted "corporate social…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (70+ words) Manley Hot Springs M1.5Alaska Earthquake Center March 11, 202621:10:42 AKDT (March 12, 202605:10:42 UTC)64.8711N150.425W" Depth 3.1 miles (5 km) This event has not been reviewed by a seismologist Did You Feel It? The University of Alaska is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (546+ words) In his annual address to the Alaska State Legislature on March 10, United States Rep. Nick Begich III spoke about topics including the war in Iran, Alaska's mining potential, and the effects of ex-typhoon Halong on Western Alaska. Begich III commended…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (297+ words) The Salinas City Elementary School District board decided to cut 88 classified positions, affecting up to 46 current employees, due to the expiration of temporary COVID relief funds. The Salinas City Elementary School District's Board of Trustees voted to cut 88 classified positions…...

16+ hour, 45+ min ago  (193+ words) PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near a small community on Washington's Key Peninsula early Wednesday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck around 3:49 a.m. about 1.24 miles west of Home, Washington, a census-designated place in…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago  (337+ words) March 11, 2026 / 11:20 PM EDT / CBS Boston Two police officers and a good Samaritan helped save a woman's life after a house fire in Merrimac, Massachusetts early Wednesday morning. Just after 5:30 a.m., while on his way to work, Jeff Strogney said he was…...