Magnitude 4.7 earthquake rocks Alaska amid volcano eruption fears as residents warned of aftershocks

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck Alaska, according to The United States Geological Survey, and residents have been warned of potential aftershocks. The earthquake hit at approximately 12.03am local time near Anchorage and struck at a moderately …

Alaska Plane Crash Leaves Two Dead: What To Know

By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from …

Port guide: Anchorage, Alaska

The wild, remote location of Anchorage is exhilarating, but so too is the discovery of a sophisticated city with great dining and museums and friendly people. Who goes there No cruise lines dock in Anchorage, instead arriving at Whittier, a 90-minute drive …

After governor’s veto, Alaska Senate approves smaller education funding boost

Alaska’s public schools might get more money, after all.  Nine days after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a significant increase to the state’s K-12 public school funding formula, the Alaska Senate has approved a compromise education bill that includes a smaller …

Feds lift pause on over a million in funding for rural Alaska federal emergency radio warning upgrades

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After expressing public safety concerns, nine rural Alaska public radio stations are now back on track to receive federal grants to pay over a million dollars in emergency warning system upgrades, after the Federal Emergency …

April is bringing the showers to Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage is in the midst of its 5th wettest April on record. So far the city has recorded 1.38 inches of precipitation, when .43″ is the normal rainfall amount for the month. Southeast Alaska seeing some of the wettest weather …

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 28, 2025

Monday on Alaska News Nightly: Senators pass another bill to boost education funding after Gov. Dunleavy vetoed their last attempt. Plus, international students at the University of Alaska have their legal status restored. And, the Kuskokwim Ice Classic …

Meditation and mindfulness for mental health | Hometown, Alaska

Meditation and mindfulness are practices that many of us use either formally or informally, but what are the actual benefits we get from them? How do those practices affect our mental health? On this episode, we have a local meditation teacher answer those …

University of Alaska international students’ records restored as Trump administration backs down on visa revocations

The Trump administration has changed course and is reversing the termination of international student records, which had put thousands of students across the country at risk for deportation. University of Alaska officials confirmed Monday that the four …

Feds lift pause on over a million in funding for rural Alaska federal emergency warning upgrades