UPDATE: NTSB says landing gear was not deployed in Merrill Field plane crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Everyone is ok after the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) was dispatched for what it called a plane crash at Merrill Field around 10 p.m. Friday. According to AFD, when units arrived on scene, everyone was out of the plane and the plane was on its belly.
Photo Gallery: Anchorage at summer’s end, a city overrun by vagrant camps
The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler in Anchorage. Vagrants who camp around the city will are now sleeping outside at 45-degrees. Soon the mayor will be activating the city’s cold-weather shelter program, providing mass shelter and hotel rooms for those who are ready to come inside. The...
One person killed in Anchorage hit-and-run
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - One person was killed in an Anchorage hit-and-run Friday night, according to the Anchorage Police Department (APD). It happened near Northern Lights and Boniface around 8 p.m. According to APD, based on the preliminary investigation, a vehicle, which is thought to be a black SUV, hit...
Eagle River Pet Business Grows Thanks to Customer Loyalty and Support from ‘My People’
The Adorable Pets Grooming AK staff at their newly expanded facility in Fire Lake Plaza in Eagle River. This September, Adorable Pets Grooming AK celebrates an expansion that’s been two years in the making. The shop is taking over an adjacent space in an Eagle River strip mall to double its footprint with more...
Prep runners go head-to-head in CIC Class Races
The Delaney Park Strip was buzzing with cross country runners on Wednesday evening as over 400 athletes from seven teams in the Cook Inlet Conference competed in the class races. Instead of splitting into varsity and junior varsity, prep runners went head-to-head against athletes in their grade, tackling a...
It’s time to ‘PAWty’ at this weekend’s Support Dollars for Dogs fundraiser
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Looking for a way to celebrate the tail-end of summer? The “PAWty” Support Dollars for Dogs fundraiser takes place this weekend to fundraise for the local nonprofit and support the Anchorage Police Department’s K-9 Unit. There will be free hot dogs and doggie...
U.S. Attorney’s Office issues renewed warning over certain cybercrimes
Dunleavy tells AOGA conference new oil & gas projects will mean Alaskan ‘renaissance’. Gov. Mike Dunleavy pointed to new fossil fuel projects as he told attendees of the annual Alaska Oil and Gas Association they will usher in “the greatest renaissance” for Alaska. Updated: 9 minutes ago.
Anchorage School District changing protocol to keep students safe in school
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage School District has changed the protocol it uses to keep kids safe in emergency situations that can range from natural disasters to an active shooter. The ALICE protocol, which the district implemented in the 2016-2017 school year, has been replaced by SRP, which stands...
Report: Gov. Dunleavy to challenge Sen. Murkowski in U.S. Senate race
Fishing Report: ‘It is time to set an example’ Homer anglers release 325-pound halibut. Fishing Report: ‘It is time to set an example’ Homer anglers release 325-pound halibut. Heavy rain, snow causes Denali Park road closures and evacuations. Updated: 51 minutes ago. Heavy rain, snow causes...
‘I don’t want to guess what that’s like’: Alaska Catholic population reacts to deadly...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - At Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Anchorage, children from a local Catholic school streamed through the door for Wednesday’s noon Mass. Edwin Osowski, whose two children attend the school, was with them. He said the news about the shooting in Minneapolis was hard to hear.
