Anchorage to break ground on major downtown trail expansion
Downtown Anchorage is set to see its largest trail expansion in decades as the city prepares to break ground on a new one-mile connection between Elderberry Park and the Ship Creek Trail. The project will expand the city’s “moose loop” trail system while improving access for walkers, cyclists, and other...
Anchorage’s Downtown Hope Center expands workforce training program for homeless people
A private, faith-based organization that aims to bring people out of homelessness and teach them life and career skills in expanding in Anchorage. The Downtown Hope Center is purchasing a much larger space across the street from its current location. The move will double the center’s capacity, according to Sherrie Laurie, who heads the program.
Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport parking expansion to add 150 spaces
There will soon be more parking available at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport as work begins on an expansion of the Park, Ride, and Fly Lot off International Airport Road. The lot closed to new entrants earlier this week so construction could get underway. Airport officials say the project will...
UAA Auto and Diesel Expo returns with burnouts Saturday
Burnouts and big rigs will take center stage at the University of Alaska Anchorage this weekend during the fourth annual Auto and Diesel Expo. The event is scheduled for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Auto Diesel Technology Building on the UAA campus. Organizers say the expo...
Anchorage runner hits his stride with blazing Boston Marathon time, shot at Olympic Trials
May 8—Riley Howard was a successful high school runner, earning all-state honors at Service High. His collegiate career was solid but unspectacular. But at age 28, Howard is reaching new heights. Howard ran a blistering time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 37 seconds at last month's Boston Marathon, finishing in 49th place overall.
Chugiak Class of 1976 set to open 50-year-old time capsule
CHUGIAK, Alaska (KTUU) - A rusted, mud-covered time capsule buried by Chugiak High School’s class of 1976 will be opened Friday, revealing secrets sealed 50 years ago. “50 years ago they had a teacher named Andy Kirk who was very inspirational and their class together put together this, and it’s been sitting in the memorial Andy Kirk courtyard underneath 6, a bunch of concrete...
‘It’s a calling’: 70 UAA students earn nursing degrees days before National Nurse Week
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Seventy students earned their nursing degrees from the University of Alaska Anchorage this week as the country recognizes National Nurse Week. Of the graduating class, 34 were from the School of Nursing on the Anchorage campus. For recent graduate Marco Rivera, completing the program took eight...
Six months after Halong, typhoon survivors tell senators Alaska villages need more than disaster...
Testifying before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about last fall’s deadly remnants of Typhoon Halong, Paul J. Paul, Chief of the Native Village of Kipnuk, recalled the moment his six-year-old granddaughter asked the family to sing “Silent Night” — in the dark — as early-morning floodwaters swirled violently around their home. Lucy Martin, a […]
HOMETOWN HERO: Captain Mike Fish, Anchorage Fire Department
Anchorage Fire Department Captain Mike Fish has officially completed his final shift, closing out a 25-year career of service with the department. He was honored with his 25-year pin during a ceremony surrounded by family, including his father, retired Captain Fish, and his wife, Heidi, along with fellow firefighters. During...
Kenai City Council Authorizes Fox Air Lease For Planned Kenai–Anchorage Passenger Flights
The Kenai City Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into an Airline Operating Agreement and Terminal Area Lease with Fox Air, LLC., allowing the airline to move forward with plans to begin scheduled passenger service between Kenai and Anchorage on June 1. Fox...
