Anchorage AK

The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for strong and gusty northerly winds affecting parts of Anchorage and the northwestern Kenai Peninsula through Monday morning. Forecasters say winds will peak Sunday afternoon and persist into early Monday, with gusts ranging from 35 to 45 miles per hour....

Frostbite is a cold thermal injury that results when tissues are exposed to sub-freezing temperatures.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Around 12:15 p.m. Sunday, power was restored to most Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) customers as wind hits the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, MEA wrote online. ORIGINAL: Nearly 700 customers are without power in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley as another round of wind hits the area. Around...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Kwanzaa celebrations have started, including here in Alaska. Friday evening, on the first day of the holiday, Anchorage’s Sankofa Dance Theatre held a celebration. The group’s director, Jonnie Wright, said Kwanzaa is an exciting time for him. “It brings the community together,” he said....

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - There was a Christmas morning police presence in Anchorage’s Spenard area. It happened in the area of 33rd Avenue and Spenard. The Anchorage Police Department said it was a response to reports of shots fired. It said no one was injured. See a spelling or...

Following their decision to change the 50-year-old Anchorage seal, the Assembly took a second vote to rename the iconic Hotel Captain Cook, located in downtown Anchorage. “Today represents a new dawn here in Anchorage,” Assembly Chair Christopher Constant told reporters after the vote. “Anchorage residents know that...

On December 22, the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) announced that Mat-Su residents can apply for the State’s Individual Assistance program to help with damages from the December Mat-Su Windstorm. The Mat-Su Valley experienced powerful winds that caused extensive damage to power...

Anchorage Fire Department officials are investigating a deadly mobile home fire that happened early Christmas Eve in South Anchorage. Firefighters were called to the Dimond Estates Trailer Court on Wednesday. When crews arrived, they found about half of the trailer engulfed in flames and heavy smoke. Firefighters...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Following an impressive showing on the World Cup stage, a former West Anchorage Eagle has just booked his ticket to Italy. Former APU cross-country skier and Anchorage Biathlon Club trained athlete Maxime Germain is set to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics. “Maxime has worked really...

The Midtown Walmart, located on A Street and Benson, has long been a magnet for Anchorage’s vagrant and homeless population. An investigation by the Landmine has revealed that those problems have resulted in thousands of calls to the Anchorage Police Department (APD) over a two-year period. In October, the...