Alaska DOT seeks public input on Seward Highway safety improvements
The Alaska Department of Transportation is inviting the public to provide input on safety improvements along the Seward Highway. State officials will hold three public meetings to discuss the Seward Highway project, which spans from Bird Flats to Rabbit Creek. The first meeting will take place in Girdwood on January...
Most dogs from Western Alaska accounted for after weekend deadline
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A weekend deadline for owners to claim their dogs that were evacuated after Typhoon Halong has come and gone with most animals are now accounted for, according to Anchorage Animal Care and Control Community Outreach Manager Joel Jorgensen. “We had four people contact us where we...
Operation Santa brings holiday cheer to families displaced by Typhoon Halong
A long-standing Alaska National Guard tradition took on a new meaning this year as Operation Santa Claus brought holiday cheer to families displaced by Typhoon Halong. For nearly 70 years, Operation Santa Claus has delivered gifts and joy to rural Alaskan communities. But for the first time in recent memory, the...
Anchorage community prepares for annual ‘Shop with a Cop’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Police Department (APD) and Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) are partnering with multiple shelters and charities for their annual “Lisa Whitmore Shop with a Cop and Firefighter” event. The event is named after the late APD Detective Lisa Whitmore, who passed away due...
GBOS Asks Muni to Deny “Holtan Hills” Permit Barring New Land Use Plan
Girdwood officials voted Monday to ask Anchorage planners to, among other conditions, deny a permit for a "Holtan Hills" subdivision until a proper land use plan is drawn up. The Girdwood Board of Supervisors passed three resolutions recommending changes to developers' application to develop 39 lots in 16 acres of...
‘We’re all going to die’: Passenger charged after trying to open plane door at...
Federal charges detail a chaotic midflight scene aboard an Alaska Airlines flight en route to Anchorage.
New Fireweed Flats project will add 24 workforce housing units in Anchorage
More housing for working families is coming to Midtown Anchorage, with the Anchorage Community Development Authority announcing a new project. The project, called Fireweed Flats, will add 24 workforce housing units on Fireweed Lane. The units are designed for residents who earn 80 to 120 percent of the area’s average...
Mat-Su Assembly indefinitely delays talks on annexing Eagle River, Chugiak
The vote puts an indefinite pause on any official discussion about separating the area from Anchorage and bringing it into Mat-Su.
Musician Brings Louisiana Zydeco Music to Alaska
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Corey Ledet, musician and two-time Grammy nominee, brought Zydeco music from Parks, La, a town with fewer than 700 people, to Anchorage, Alaska. Corey Ledet’s Zydeco Story. Ledet, born in Houston, spent his summers with relatives in Parks, La, where he was exposed...
Their time to shine: Anchorage School Board backs Girl Scout effort to ban glitter...
A group of Anchorage Girl Scouts successfully advocated for the passage of resolution calling for a ban on plastic glitter in the school district. The Anchorage School Board passed the resolution on Tuesday night. Girl Scouts from Troop 436 brought the bio-glitter initiative to the school board after months of...
