Alaska Sports Scoreboard: Oct. 25, 2025

Members of the Bartlett High School football team run through a banner before their ASAA Division I state championship football game against South Anchorage High School in Palmer on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Photo by Emily Mesner for ADN) High...

‘A dream come true’: South Anchorage captures Alaska high school football D-I state title in rout

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - At the start of the 2025 Alaska high school football season, the Division I crown seemed open for the taking. The defending champion, the Dimond Lynx, would be without Gatorade Player of the Year Cayden Pili, while the...

Study shows impact Alaska Pollock Fishery has on economy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - There few fish that can challenge the mighty salmon’s necessity to Alaska, but if one fish could, it might be the Alaska pollock. Alaska’s pollock fishery is in U.S. water in the eastern Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska...

Alaska Airlines grounds U.S. flights after another IT outage

by Taylor Soper on Oct 23, 2025 at 6:15 pmOctober 23, 2025 at 8:42 pm An Alaska Airlines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Updated at 8:40 p.m. Pacific. Alaska Airlines said it’s recovering from...

Alaska Adds 13 Routes, New City

Alaska Airlines is preparing a broad network expansion for 2026, adding over a dozen new routes across the U.S. The new flights — spotted in published Cirium Diio schedules and confirmed by multiple airports — bolster the airline’s presence along...

Alaska Greenlights Hilcorp’s Beluga River Expansion to Bolster Railbelt Gas Supplies

In a move poised to extend vital natural gas production amid looming shortages, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources approved Hilcorp Alaska’s plan amendment on October 7, 2025, to upgrade infrastructure at K Pad in the Beluga River Unit...

Alaska Airlines adding new nonstop flight out of St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — Alaska Airlines is planning a new nonstop flight service out of St. Louis’ Lambert International Airport next year. The airline announced that in May it will begin a nonstop flight from Lambert to Portland, Oregon. The service is...

Alaska Airlines Reveals 13 New Routes, 12 Cuts In West Coast Shake-Up

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Alaska Airlines reveals 2 new cities, 13 routes in big shakeup at West Coast hubs

Alaska Airlines' operations are mostly back on track in the wake of a major IT outage on Thursday night. Now, the Seattle-based carrier is moving ahead with a big route network shakeup for 2026. Next spring, Alaska will fly its planes to two U.S....

Five-Set Showdown: Saint Martin’s Volleyball Falls to Alaska Anchorage

The Saint Martin's Volleyball team suffered a dramatic fifth-set loss against Alaska Anchorage, concluding the match 3-2 at Marcus Pavilion. Despite an impressive comeback from being down two sets, the Saints ultimately fell short as the Seawolves...

Alaska Ending 12 Routes

Alaska Airlines is making adjustments to its California network, cutting multiple routes from Los Angeles and San Francisco as it manages a slower pace of aircraft deliveries in 2026. “As we add 13 new routes to our network starting next spring,...

The tale of Old Groaner: The moaning monster bear of Southeast Alaska

Institutional photograph of brown bear skull “Old Groaner” from the Unuk River, shot by Bruce Johnstone in early November 1935. (Image courtesy Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 66.11.11.1 A&B) Part of a continuing...

OPINION: Alaska GOP must reflect values of growing conservative young adult base

The Republican Party stands at a critical juncture in understanding its emerging coalition, particularly among young voters. Recent polling data from NBC News reveals a profound shift in how Generation Z defines success – a shift that has...

Alaska Airlines to launch new transcontinental service at BWI Airport next spring

Alaska Airlines to launch nonstop flights from Humboldt County Airport to Seattle

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. — Humboldt County announced Friday morning Alaska Airlines will introduce new nonstop flights between the California-Redwood Coast, Humboldt County Airport, and Seattle-Tacoma International beginning next spring. County...

Environmental scientist calls on state legislature to create ‘Climate Resilience Fund’ following Halong

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Western Alaska has become no stranger to severe weather between former Typhoons Merbok and Halong; the region has been devastated by the storms in 2022 and 2025, respectively. Environmental Scientist Rick Steiner is...

Alaska DNR commissioner leaves job

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska’s commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources left his position Friday, with the governor announcing an acting commissioner. John Crowther will step into the position previously held by John Boyle,...

At a Native foods potluck for Western Alaska storm evacuees, a taste of home

Irene Thomas serves up a bowl of moose soup during a Native food potluck at St. Innocent Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Anchorage on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) There were bites of beluga whale. A jar of seal oil. Hemlock branches...

Alaska Airlines computer outage strands thousands of travelers

SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly 50,000 travelers faced flight delays and cancellations after Alaska Airlines experienced a major computer system outage that disrupted operations across the country. The IT system failure prompted Alaska Airlines to cancel...

Wisconsin digs deep in the third to win against Alaska

Wisconsin and Alaska were tied going into the third, but Wisconsin pulled away for a 4-1 victory in game action on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. The team took the lead in the first period, with a goal from Nathan Rickey . Rylen Roersma and Dean Spak...