Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Dozens of Alaskan veterans disembarked from their Honor Flight journey Saturday to the sounds of bagpipes and airport halls lined with family, friends, and well-wishers. The latest installment of the biannual Last Frontier Honor Flight continued the organization’s tradition of giving veterans a chance to travel...

For as good as the North Pole offense has been all season, the defense is no slouch and stood tall Friday against Dimond in the state semifinals. Jade Skipps registered two sacks, Amarah States had one sack and Taimane Skipps grabbed an interception to headline a 32-0 victory on Day 2 of the ASAA flag football state playoffs at Wasilla High School.

Unbeaten against Alaska competition and seeded No. 1 in the ASAA Division I playoffs, West Anchorage looked every bit the favorite in Friday night’s quarterfinal round, mashing its way to a 49-7 victory over Dimond at West Anchorage Alumni Field. The Eagles were dominant on the ground with 328...

Smile, LLC (dba Basil Ginger), a Wasilla, AK-based restaurant operator, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Oct. 8 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska. The company reports $1 million to $10 million in assets and $10 million to $50 million in liabilities. The filing indicates that there will be funds available for distribution to unsecured creditors. The case number is 26-00261.

Sophomore sensation Bri Parrent hit the touchdown trifecta Thursday in the quarterfinals of the ASAA flag football state playoffs in Wasilla, cashing in for passing, rushing and defensive scores to highlight a 53-6 victory over Service. The Railbelt Conference MVP threw for touchdowns of 9, 27, 6, 16 and 4...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man has been charged in last month’s shooting near Chilkoot Charlie’s Wednesday. According to charging documents, 32-year-old Michael Reynolds is being charged with four counts of first-degree assault with a weapon, four counts of second-degree assault with a weapon with intent to injure and one count of third-degree misconduct involving a weapon, felony possession.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska’s four candidates for governor met Thursday night for the first of three “Debate for the State” broadcasts, live from Alaska Public Media’s Anchorage studio. Alaska’s News Source’s political reporter Wil Courtney was on stage questioning the candidates, alongside Alaska Public Media’s...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - At 9 years old, Sam Mihara filled his free hours in Wyoming the way a boy might: searching the ground for stone arrowheads and looking for rattlesnakes. He did it as a prisoner of his own government. “Barbed wire fence, guard towers, sentries with weapons, we...

The Anchorage Fire Department has put its newest fire engine into service, completing a five-engine fleet upgrade. Residents and firefighters gathered at Station 12 Thursday afternoon for a traditional push-in ceremony marking the engine’s entry into service. The engine is the fifth and final one purchased as part of...

The Anchorage Assembly has postponed a controversial proposal to loosen rules on home-building in some parts of Anchorage. The plan, called MMHOP, comes in response to a housing shortage in the city. The Assembly spent about four hours this week hearing public testimony on the proposal before voting to postpone...