Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Residents in parts of the Denali Borough have been ordered to evacuate due to increased wildfire activity of the Bear Creek Wildland Fire. Officials issued a “GO” evacuation status Friday for the June Creek Subdivision and Bear Creek Subdivision, located between mileposts 264 and 270 West...

Video captured by an Anchorage resident on the hillside shows a mama bear with two yearlings attempting to break into a chicken coop. On Solstice, hikers climbing up Flattop Mountain at Glen Alps could have the chance to jump on a trampoline at the summit. 150 countries and counting: 20-year-old...

ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - Sunshine has returned to Southcentral, as our marine layer is no longer with us. This will pave the way for ample sunshine and warmth throughout the day. While additional thunderstorms will be possible today across the state, it will be far less than the robust thunderstorms we...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Friday is the longest day of the year for those in the northern hemisphere, and Alaskans know better than anyone how much that extra sunlight feels!. While our news team was out at the Alaska Zoo finding out what’s going on for the longest day of the year, a crew of moose calves took an...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As Anchorage nears the longest day of the year, a group of about a dozen golfers set out to drive, chip and putt their way through a hundred holes, all for a good cause. The golfers began early Wednesday morning at Fox Hollow Golf Course. It...

Olympic gold medal skier Kikkan Randall joins TODAY from her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska to talk about what it was like growing up learning to ski in this city. She opens up about her kids catching the skiing bug, being diagnosed with breast cancer after winning gold and more. She also discusses how she continues...

One of Anchorage’s favorite summer traditions is reeling in support for a good cause—the Slam’n Salm’n Derby is wrapping up this weekend. The derby, which kicked off June 6, comes to a close this Saturday, June 21. Hosted along Ship Creek, it’s the city’s largest king salmon derby, offering anglers a chance to win...

Seeing the “mostly peaceful” but inevitably violent protests over the past week put many of us in the mood to turn the channel every time the angry, misguided miscreants appeared on the screen. Burning American flags while proudly waving those of the countries they abandoned, throwing pre-staged bricks...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The city of Anchorage began clearing its largest and longest-standing homeless encampment Tuesday, following weeks of preparation by municipal agencies. Despite the plans, warnings, and intensive outreach to campers, the process was far from smooth. By late morning, the parking lot by Davis Park...

Anchorage makes a run at 70 degrees, with more scattered thunderstorm across Alaska. Red flag warning for the Interior, with more thunderstorm activity today.