Anchorage AK

Wallace Edison’s walking days ended on Thursday when she was chosen as the Alaska recipient of a new car as part of Progressive Insurance’s Keys to Progress event, which has been held nationally for 13 years to honor Veterans in advance of Veteran’s Day.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) is organizing a special hunt to help Alaska Native evacuees displaced by former Typhoon Halong. The event will take six Alaska Native hunters to Prince William sound, where, “we’re going to hopefully get up to 30 deer between...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Nearly 70 people showed up on Tuesday night at the Anchorage School District (ASD) School Board meeting, ready to share their testimony regarding the proposed school closures. This comes after the district announced last month that it was proposing to close Lake Otis Elementary in Anchorage...

Ahead of Veterans Day, an Anchorage Army veteran received a special gift in recognition of her service. Natalie Wallace Edison, who served three years as a combat medic, was given a 2023 Ford Edge during a ceremony on Thursday at the Progressive office on West 36th Avenue. The giveaway was...

Shelters in Anchorage are already full as winter sets in — and the city is trying to keep up with demand. Officials recently opened 50 extra beds between two city-run homeless shelters, according to Thea Agnew Bemben with the mayor’s office. Even so, people are still turned away from muni-funded and independent...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A variety of nonprofits and unions, including the 907 Initiative, were outside the Alaska state delegation’s office on Thursday afternoon, serving soup and calling for action. The event, called Soup for SNAP, comes just shy of a week since the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

The Municipality of Anchorage is set to own its City Hall, rather than rent it, after the Assembly approved a purchase agreement Tuesday night. In total, the city is authorized to spend about $35 million on both the building and renovations to the roof and fire systems. The municipality has...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - At least two crashes involving multiple vehicles on the Glenn Highway closed north and southbound lanes of the roadway Thursday afternoon for several hours. The Anchorage Police Department reported in an alert at 12:51 p.m. that all inbound lanes into Anchorage were shut down due to...

The quest for a reliable salon or barbershop that can handle curly hair is a common concern for many. A social media user recently sought advice on finding a good salon or barbershop for her husband, who has very curly hair. The couple had previously tried Trendsetters and True Colors, but were dissatisfied with...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Veteran’s Day ceremony scheduled for Tuesday on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has been canceled due to the current government shutdown, base officials said Thursday. Due to what they called a “lapse in appropriations and inability to host public events” resulting from the shutdown,...