Anchorage AK

"When you hand your driver’s license to someone, your physical driver’s license to someone, you are handing over your photo, your address, your height, weight, all of those things that are personal information that maybe you don’t always need to share." Hiker in Juneau dies after falling...

One man died Sunday morning after a shooting in Spenard that left two other people wounded, according to Anchorage police. Police said in a brief statement that officers responded to the 1700 block of West 32nd Avenue, off Minnesota Drive near West Benson Boulevard, at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday. They found a man and a...

Consistent growth led, in 2022, to a new designation for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s core area: urbanized instead of its long-held “rural” designation. The designation affects transportation planning as well as other federal funding sources, including US Department of Agriculture housing loan programs. To be...

The fair will bring about 100 local nonprofits to Wonderland Park on June 27.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaskans have a new option when it comes to verifying their identity, instead of pulling out a driver’s license, they can now show a mobile ID on their phone. Lauren Whiteside, Division Operations Manager for the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles, said the new IDs,...

Evacuated areas grow as statewide fire activity increases.

On a clear, brisk night in September 2000, 33-year-old Della Brown was found sexually assaulted and beaten to death inside a filthy, abandoned shed in a seedy part of Anchorage, Alaska. She was one of six women, mostly Native Alaskan, slain that year, stoking fears a serial killer was on the loose. A tanned and...

Wildfires across Alaska surged in activity Friday into Saturday, prompting expanded evacuations, road closures, and the arrival of new incident management teams. Below is a summary of the major active fires and impacts:. Bear Creek Fire (#237) – 21,210 acres. Location: Near Parks Highway, south of Anderson. Status:...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man was found dead and two other adults were taken to the hospital Sunday morning, according to the Anchorage Police Department (APD). APD responded to a possible shooting around 7:30 a.m. A man and a woman were found near the 1700 block of West 32nd...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The annual Slam’n Salmon Derby at Ship Creek is in its third and final weekend. A 24.4-pound king salmon was sitting atop the leaderboard as of Friday afternoon. With the summer solstice taking place on a beautiful Friday, many Anchorage locals — and especially visitors...