Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - This week marks several significant anniversaries in Alaska history, from the founding of a university to the territory’s purchase from Russia. On Oct. 13, 1960 — Alaska Methodist University held its first classes on the Anchorage campus. The school, now known as Alaska Pacific University,...

This week’s Athlete of the Week is South Anchorage High School junior Ethan Yarrington. As a running back for the Wolverines, Ethan has been a force on the field — leading the conference in rushing yards, tackles, and touchdowns. Known for his powerful, bruising running style, Ethan turns...

A donation drive is underway at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in downtown Anchorage. Your Alaska Link stopped by the Dena’ina Center on Friday afternoon, where many people were already dropping off items. Organizers say they’re especially hoping for donations of new blankets with tags, along with warm...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Red Cross says it’s preparing to help what could be as many as 2000 flood evacuees make it through the winter in Anchorage. On Friday, buses were still bringing people to the Egan Center downtown, one of two shelters the Red Cross is running.

With the Winter Olympics less than four months away, Anchorage’s Carter Brubaker continued his ground-breaking career by becoming the first Alaskan to win a national championship in nordic combined. Brubaker emerged as one of the country’s leading nordic combined athletes last weekend at the U.S. Ski Jumping and...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Newly captured aerial footage from Alaska’s News Source shows the village of Kipnuk still reeling from the impacts of former Typhoon Halong, with scattered homes, standing water and widespread flooding across the tundra. The drone video, filmed days after the storm wreaked havoc on western...

Anchorage police said reports of shots fired came in around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday and when they arrived, a man was found with gunshot wounds in his upper body.

Take a tour of CYBER Express Wash, Anchorage, Alaska, with CAR WASH Magazine. The Anchorage location was intentionally built as both operational headquarters for CYBER and proof of concept for the brand. Additional sites are in the pipeline, with one more breaking ground this year. Building size:. 38,000 square feet...

The deal with Barry Dubin, founder and CEO of B Wild Investments, follows a 50-unit development agreement he signed with the fast-casual Mexican chain earlier this year. Dubin and B Wild are also opening Tide Laundromat locations after inking a 51-unit agreement last fall. Barry Dubin was excited in September...

An Anchorage cab driver faces charges of criminally negligent homicide and using a screen device while driving, after a fatal collision with a pedestrian in June. A grand jury indicted Mohamed Abdullahi Hajir, 39, on the two felony counts Oct. 9. Police arrested him Sunday. The June 2 collision killed...