Missing 19-year-old Kelly Hunt found dead in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage police have identified the person found dead outdoors Monday in the 3500 block of Lois Drive as 19-year-old Kelly Hunt. According to APD, Hunt arrived in Anchorage on Jan. 6 and was staying at a home in the 3200 block of Oregon Drive. Police said she left that residence on the morning of Jan. 7. She was reported...
Moose Attacks Woman and Dog at Anchorage Park
A woman and her dog were injured during a moose encounter at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska, on the evening of May 16, 2025. The attack happened near a popular trail area often used by joggers, dog walkers, and cyclists. Both the woman and her dog were taken for medical care. Anchorage Police and Alaska … The post Moose Attacks Woman and Dog at Anchorage...
6 months after Halong, evacuees in Anchorage move into temporary housing
Six months after arriving in Anchorage, evacuees from Western Alaska have moved from hotels into temporary housing. Hundreds of people have been unable to return to their homes since ex-Typhoon Halong devastated parts of Western Alaska. The storm hit Oct. 12, and wind and high water lifted houses in some villages, leaving dozens of them unlivable. Many residents evacuated to larger communities, including...
This Alaska musician is likely UAA’s youngest-ever graduate. But she says it’s not all...
When the University of Alaska Anchorage holds its commencement ceremony May 3, it will celebrate a young woman who is likely its youngest-ever graduate. At 17 years old, Rainey Spurlock holds that distinction, going back at least to 1997. (A university spokesperson says they don't have access to records before that).
Small Offices, Mixed Shop/Office, and Large Leases in Demand in Mat-Su
The economic forecast for Alaska’s fastest-growing real estate market in 2026 could be summed up as “cloudy, with chances of intermittent sunshine.”. A slow market at the end of 2025 perked up in the new year. “The first week of January, we suddenly got lots of calls, and they were mostly for very small office spaces,” says Jenny Willardson, principal broker at Elevate...
Recount underway for closely-contested midtown Anchorage Assembly seat
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An automatic recount is underway Friday for a Midtown Anchorage assembly seat. The race between Janice Park and Dave Donley for Seat G is separated by a scant 26 votes, with Park in the lead. The recount was automatically triggered due to the margin between the...
In Anchorage, many factors behind high number of pedestrian deaths
Nearly 100 Anchorage pedestrians have died after being struck by vehicles, according to a bulletin from the state Section of Epidemiology issued Wednesday. In 2025, 15 pedestrians were killed by vehicles, the same number as 2024. Both years marked the city’s highest pedestrian death toll in more than a decade.
Feds: While out on bail, Anchorage man robbed 2 banks in 24 hours
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage man who authorities say robbed two banks in less than 24 hours while out on bail was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in federal prison. Ezekiel Thomas, 38, carried out the robberies in Anchorage and Palmer in September 2025, according to court records cited...
A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left behind by hunters and to wait for the deep cold to freeze the sea. It’s a spectacle...
Nominee for Alaska Police Standards Council defends conspiracy theories
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Members of the Senate Judiciary committee put questions to a governor’s nominee for the Alaska Police Standards Council about her social media posts during a confirmation hearing Wednesday, according to Corinne Smith with the Alaska Beacon. Veronica Lambertsen defended conspiracy theories around the Holocaust, blood-harvesting...
