Merrill Field Airport celebrates 96th birthday with aviation festival
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - For nearly a century, Merrill Field Airport in Anchorage has served as a vital transit hub connecting Anchorage to rural Alaska. Originally founded in 1930 and named after the late Russell Merrill, an early Alaskan bush pilot who disappeared the year prior, the airport was Anchorage’s first a
The Breakfast At This Classic Alaska Diner Is The Kind That Sets The Tone...
Great diners make mornings feel genuinely worth getting out of bed for. Alaska has one that has made mornings feel that way for years. The plate arrives with real intention that casual cooking never quite produces. Everything holds its proper place and nothing competes with anything else. The result is...
Title defenses, exciting finishes highlight start of Alaska state track and field championships
May 30—Track and field athletes from around the state at the Division I and II levels competed in ideal weather conditions at the state meet Friday at Dimond High School, compared to last week's frigid and windy Region IV meet at the same venue. Alaska's top high school sprinters,...
Glenn Highway road construction closure extended
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Peters Creek Bridge closure on the Glenn Highway has been extended by an estimated 45 days, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said. The northbound bridge and northbound Birchwood Loop Road on ramp closed in mid-April and were expected to reopen soon, but...
APD: Person found dead on sidewalk, death not suspicious
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A person was found lying on the sidewalk near Muldoon Road and Creekside Center Drive in East Anchorage around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Anchorage Police Department. APD said fire department medics declared the person deceased, and there were no signs of trauma or injury.
Where We’re Anchored: May
The theme for May is nurture, so I typed, “what does it mean to be nurtured?” into Google’s search bar and hit “enter." The post Where We’re Anchored: May first appeared on The Alaska Current .
Eddington edges state record in 300-meter hurdle prelims
It may have been the prelims, but Tri-Valley’s Taylor Eddington wasted no time rewriting the record books at the ASAA State Track & Field Championships in Anchorage. The senior from Healy sped to the fastest time in Alaska prep history in the 300-meter hurdles, clocking 43.31 seconds to trim 0.18 off the eight-year-old
Runners take advantage of the plentiful daylight during the ‘Twilight 12K’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Skinny Raven “Twilight 12K” began on Friday evening, taking thousands of runners around one of Anchorage’s most iconic race routes. Participants have a choice between either the 6K or the 12K race, and the latter route takes runners across the A/C street bridge over Ship Creek, through go
On his way home from work, a driver cut off a 19-year-old father before...
ANCHORAGE, AK — A 19-year-old man survived a brutal road rage shooting earlier this month in Anchorage, authorities reported. McKial McCarty was shot multiple times while driving home from work at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Road Rage Incident. On May 13, McCarty was turning left at an intersection...
Cadets rappel 40-foot tower during JROTC camp at JBER
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson welcomed dozens of high school Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) cadets on base during its JROTC Cadet Leadership Camp. “We help build their confidence, overcome their fears, and develop their leadership skills,” Sgt. 1st Class Michael Roberts, wi
