Anchorage AK

A feature documentary exploring the human realities of homelessness in Alaska’s largest city is returning to the state for a series of community screenings starting Monday in Anchorage.

Teachers noticed an increase in students’ hunger and anxiety, leading to poorer focus and more frequent behavioral issues, following the end of a pandemic-era policy providing free school meals. Researchers interviewed 25 elementary school teachers in Alaska’s Anchorage School District about the impacts of COVID-era un

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Denali Montessori Elementary School is closed Friday due to an underground water main break, according to the Anchorage School District. The water main break has resulted in no water at the school, ASD reports. After-school activities and Community Rental facilities are also cancelled. Employ

Anchorage residents in eligible wildfire hazard areas can pick up free sprinkler kits this weekend. The Anchorage Fire Department Wildfire Division has received FEMA grant funding to purchase and distribute more than 2,000 wildfire sprinkler kits to eligible residents. Eligibility now includes residents in Extreme, Ver

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - People across Alaska are participating in walks this month for Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. According to state data, Alaska has been around double the national average for suicide rates over the past decade. Anchorage and Fairbanks walks. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevent

The Alaska Department of Corrections will pay roughly $800,000 to inmate Jonathan Pace after an Anchorage jury found the department negligent in connection with a serious injury he suffered at a halfway house. Pace fell from a top bunk while staying at the halfway house, suffering a traumatic brain injury....

Anchorage police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 13-year-old girl. Police say Cassandra Larson-Shugak was last seen September 11 near the 1400 block of West 25th Avenue. Cassandra is 13 years old, 5-foot-6, and weighs about 115 pounds. She has black hair with a reddish-brown color.

Stock image by Betty4240/Getty Images A driver in Alaska recently shared the culprits behind a traffic slowdown on the highway—a family of black bears crossing the road. The post WATCH: Family of Black Bears Crosses the Road in Anchorage appeared first on Outdoors with Bear Grylls .

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A small plane crashed Thursday night in the Wrangell Mountains, killing both people onboard, authorities say. The Piper Cub with two onboard crashed shortly after taking off from a dirt airstrip near Snag Creek and ended up near the small community of Nabesna, where Alaska State Trooper say t

A relentless “revolving door” of drug overdose dispatches and record-high call volumes are pushing Anchorage Fire Department personnel to their limits, according to frontline paramedics and union leadership.