Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - When Alaskans apply for a driver’s license, their information is also sold to third parties such as LexisNexis and CARFAX. “My reaction is red hot,” Cindy Donaldson from Anchorage said when told about it. “I feel like it’s not right,” James John said outside...

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Icy and wet weather wreaked havoc Monday in Southcentral Alaska, resulting in treacherous driving conditions. In one instance, video captured at 9:54 a.m. by Borealis Broadband shows a driver losing control on the Glenn Highway near the Eagle River weigh station and sliding backwards into a...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An adult male was killed after being shot in the upper body Sunday, according to the Anchorage Police Department. At 4:31 a.m. Sunday, the APD responded to the 1500 block of Latouche Street in reference to a shooting, where they found the victim. Police say medics transported him to the...

Anchorage police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a report of gunfire on Latouche Street, where they found a man with serious injuries. At around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Anchorage police responded to the 1500 block of Latouche Street after reports of a...

The holiday weekend got a little longer for students in the Anchorage School District thanks to Mother Nature. Freezing rain over the weekend made roads slick across Anchorage and parts of the Mat-Su Valley, prompting the district to close schools on Monday. Meanwhile, the Mat-Su Borough School District implemented a...

A 50-year-old man was arrested Sunday after a resident reported finding an intruder asleep on their living room couch and refusing to leave, according to police. Anchorage police responded to the call after the resident contacted authorities, stating that a man had entered their apartment without permission, made...

The Anchorage School District is pausing hiring for all vacant positions, effective Monday. In a statement, ASD officials said the district expects to face a budget deficit of more than $77 million next school year. They say the district will likely have to “significantly reduce positions” to balance the budget and...

To keep the pounds off after losing weight in 2010, Lisa Land started running. And racing. And running and racing some more. This fall, the Andover resident reached her goal of running a race in all 50 states. “I ran my first race in the nation’s largest state and finished it in Rhode Island, the smallest,” she said.

The plan would simplify animal control in the region, but could trigger higher property taxes for city residents.