Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska has known it’s fair share of talented woodworkers and carvers. An abundance of material and inspiration of the stunning landscape may be partially to thank for that, passed down from one generation to the next, woodworker to woodworker. Kevin Whitley is a part of...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Rookie Iditarod musher Jaye Foucher of New Hampshire scratched at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Rainy Pass checkpoint. According to the Iditarod, Foucher chose not to continue for “personal reasons.” She had 15 dogs in harness at the time she made the decision and they are reported as in good...

The city of Anchorage is investing $1.3 million in federal funding in several local programs aimed at helping homeless residents get and keep stable housing. The mayor’s office put out a request for proposals to local nonprofits last week. Thea Agnew Bemben, with the mayor’s office, said addressing people’s...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Nearly seven years after two teenage girls were killed in a cliff crash on Unalaska’s Mount Ballyhoo, their families are back in court after a mistrial left the case unresolved. A new jury trial for 24-year-old Dustin Ruckman is scheduled to begin this week in...

According to a recent press release from Anchorage Assembly Chair Christopher Constant, Anchorage has eliminated major homeless encampments in the city for the first time in over a decade. Chair Constant stated that he personally drove to the once long-standing homeless encampment sites to verify for himself whether...

Police in Anchorage are investigating a deadly burglary that left one man dead. According to the Anchorage Police Department, officers were called to the 300 block of North Flower Street just before 6:45 p.m. on Monday. When they arrived, they found a man with a serious upper-body injury. He was transported to a...

Barking dogs and excited spectators helped kick off the world‑famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race this weekend in Anchorage, Alaska. Despite the brisk 19‑degree temperatures, fans packed the streets Saturday for the ceremonial start ahead of Sunday’s official launch. This year marks the 54th running of the...

When Jeron Joseph evacuated from his home community of Kwigillingok after ex-typhoon Halong, he sheltered with family in Anchorage. When looking at resources available to evacuees in the Egan Center, he showed his photographs of home to some of members from the group EarthJustice who were there: summer cotton in the...

Anchorage is still experiencing sidewalk plowing delays this winter despite the addition of new snow-removal equipment, as city crews struggle to clear pedestrian routes following repeated snowfall across Alaska’s largest city. The Municipality of Anchorage recently added new snow-removal equipment to improve winter...

Ian Millard entered a plea of not guilty in a Palmer courtroom Monday to charges that he murdered 18-year-old Ataja Banks over two years ago.