Preserving wild Alaska

Moab local Nick Lee has been commercially fishing in Alaska’s Bristol Bay for decades. In 2016, with a team of filmmakers, he started working on a documentary about fishing in the bay. At first, he envisioned it as a consumer-education film, focused on …

Alaska Zoo donates Bactrian camel bones to Fairbanks museum

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Alaska Zoo has donated the remains of Mary Lu — a 13-year-old Bactrian camel that passed away on March 21 — to the University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAMN) in Fairbanks. Marry Lu on the right, and Knobby on …

Volcano Watch: ‘A case-by-case basis,’ Alaska zoo lays out animal care plan

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Zoo is laying out its plan in anticipation of Mount Spurr’s possible eruption. On Friday, the zoo’s executive director, Tristan Thon, told Alaska’s News Source that her team is briefed on its general emergency plan, …

Cook Inletkeeper sunsets Alaska Food Hub program

Cook Inletkeeper, a Homer-based environmental nonprofit, said in January it would sunset the Alaska Food Hub to shift its focus back to the region’s oil and gas industries. That’s in part due to President Donald Trump’s move to expand drilling in Alaska. …

Alaska’s HIV and AIDs support nonprofit says cuts to federal health department could have deadly consequences

Four A’s testing outreach (Photo Courtesy of Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association, also known as Four A’s) The Trump administration announced Thursday it would shrink U.S. Department of Health and Human Services staff by almost a quarter, and has suggested …

New Epic Alaska Season on Holland America Line

Holland America Line will commence its new season in late April. In 2025, six of its ships will embark on voyages to the breathtaking landscapes of Alaska, offering roundtrip journeys from Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as …

Sequatchie Co. deputies arrest man for child sex crimes committed in Alaska

The Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man for child sex crimes committed in Alaska.  Darold Greg Love, 65, was indicted for sex abuse of a minor and sex assault charges committed in November of 2021. Warrants for his arrest were served …

Picture Alaska - Volcano Watch and Northern Lights

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Auroras or the northern lights, Putting a glow in our nights. Now a volcano shows unrest. Mt. Spurr’s steam makes for a show. Will it or won’t it eventually blow? March 28, 2025 See a spelling or grammar error? Report it to web@ …

Juneau man wins 1 million Alaska Airlines miles

Holland America Adding New Experiences to 2025 Alaska Season

As the weather begins to warm in North America, the cruise season is about to heat up in one of the coolest places on the map: Alaska.  Holland America Line won’t be the first cruise line to bring passengers to the region in 2025 – that will be Norwegian …