‘Heard a giant thud’: Family survives boat sinking caused by humpback whale
GUSTAVUS, Alaska (KTUU) – For a Southeast Alaska family, a peaceful night at anchor ended with a giant…
15 charged in Alaska Medicaid fraud crackdown alleging $1.83M in false billing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Fifteen defendants in Alaska have been charged with Medicaid fraud as part of the…
‘Death traps for whales’: conservationists say ship speeds are leading cause of whale deaths
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – How a fin whale died last week in the waters near Seward is being…
Ravens set up shop disguised as a woolly mammoth
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Ravens are resident birds. They don’t migrate. In the winter, they can be found…
Feeding eagles may soon be illegal in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Whether it is illegal to feed eagles, a nationally protected species, has always been…
Post Malone spotting in Fairbanks has Alaska buzzing
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) – After photos surfaced on Facebook of a big name being seen in Fairbanks, residents…
Iditarod rookie recounts frantic bison encounter on trail
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – When the pistol in 48-year-old Fairbanks rookie Jody Potts-Joseph’s hands refused to fire at…
Emergency order reopens North Slope moose hunt closed for years
NORTH SLOPE, Alaska (KTUU) – State wildlife managers will allow a short, residents-only, late-winter moose hunt on Alaska’s…
Anchorage firefighters rescue young injured eagle dangling in tree
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Anchorage firefighters helped rescue an injured juvenile bald eagle that was dangling from a…
Sand Point teen found 3 days after going missing in lake
SAND POINT, Alaska (KTUU) – A teenage boy who was last seen Monday when the canoe he was…
Bald eagles are enjoying a free lunch at the Anchorage Landfill
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Most people wouldn’t think of a landfill as being a particularly scenic spot, but…
The death of an elephant in Kenya has ripples felt all the way to Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A super tusker is an elephant whose tusks are over nine feet long and…