Anchorage AK

June 30 marks the end of an era in University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics history as senior associate athletic director Dede Allen retires after a 40-year career in collegiate athletics, including the last 32 years at UAA. The second-longest serving administrator in department history, she has been UAA's compliance d

We’re learning more about an FBI operation that brought a heavy law enforcement presence to downtown Anchorage Monday morning. Just before 9 a.m. near Ingra Street, about 10 agents were seen on scene conducting what appeared to be a search at a property in an alley near East 9th Avenue.

New management is coming to Anchorage’s city-owned ice rinks after the Anchorage Assembly approved new operating contracts for all three facilities. The Anchorage Assembly has signed off on new agreements that will change who runs the city’s ice rinks. Under the new contracts, a company called “All In...

School districts across Alaska are set to receive up to $115 million in one-time funding this year thanks to high oil prices. That’s due to what’s known as a “waterfall” in the state budget that passed shortly before the end of the Alaska Legislature’s regular session in late May.

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Alaska’s long summer days and abundant wildflowers create perfect conditions for honeybees. But before you set up your first hive, you need to understand the state’s beekeeping regulations. All beekeepers in Alaska must register their hives wi

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A large whale washed ashore at Anchor Point, drawing tourists and locals on Monday morning, and prompting a response from federal wildlife officials. Tim Hatfield, a lifelong Homer resident, was among those who discovered the stranded marine mammal. He said he had never seen a beached...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Botanical Garden marked International Mud Day on Monday by transforming part of its property into a mud play area for children and families. The garden has hosted the annual event for several years. Organizers said the purpose of Mud Day is to honor the...

Alaska saw an unprecedented wave of school closures this year. District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls have opted to close 12 elementary and middle schools across the state — in Anchorage, Wasilla, Sutton, Seward, Sterling, Soldotna, Kasilof and Ketchikan. With those closures, hundreds of students an

A Wasilla family is remembering the life of a teenager who Alaska State Troopers say was fatally shot June 23 at Hatcher Pass.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Noah Coughlan made his first visit to the Last Frontier this month, and even for a man you could say has seen it all, he had a few concerns before his visit. “I think initially I had some fears, like most people would have, of bears...