Anchorage AK

Multiple fires were seen burning Tuesday morning in Mountain View’s Davis Park as the city began clearing out homeless camps in the area. Mat-Su students win 3rd place in Ninth Circuit Civics Contest. Temperatures warming across Alaska this week. Updated: 7 hours ago. It’s been a cooler and wetter...

A beloved Anchorage diner has just received one of the most prestigious honors in the culinary world. The Lucky Wishbone was recognized with the America’s Classic award at the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago. It marks a historic moment, as the first restaurant from Alaska to ever win this award.

Uncertainty clouds the current job market. On one hand, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment rates at 4.2% as of May 2025—and that hasn't changed much in the past year, a typical indicator of a positive economy. At the same time, average weekly earnings have increased by 3.9% over the 12 months ending...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Iditarod Trail Commitee (ITC) announced a new Expedition Musher Program on Sunday. The program will bring in select individuals to the race as Expedition Mushers. For a fee, these individuals will be allowed to ride the same route as racers, but they’ll be allowed to...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The man prosecutors say pulled the trigger in the brutal 2019 shooting death of 19-year-old Cynthia Hoffman was in a status hearing on Monday, to confirm with attorneys that his sentencing is still on track for August. Hoffman’s uncles, Donald and Mike Hoffman, were present in...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) — After a warm Father’s Day weekend, cloud cover rolls into Anchorage cooling down temperatures into the low 60s with overnight lows sitting in the 40’s. There is potential for scattered showers and wet conditions overnight Monday and Tuesday that will take over the...

In South Anchorage, a brown bear sow and her two nearly grown cubs have been seeking unnatural prey and causing thousands of dollars damage in the process. Homeowners in neighborhoods stretching from Lake Otis to Hillside and O’Malley to DeArmoun are growing uneasy as this bear family has developed a taste for an...

HOUSTON, Alaska (KTUU) - One man is dead after three Alaska State Troopers shot him during a warrant arrest, according to an AST dispatch report. According to AST, around 11:30 p.m. Saturday evening, multiple troopers were searching a property in Houston along Gaunt Lane for 34-year-old Kyle Lambert, a resident of...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A Wisconsin man is aiming to travel 3,800 miles from the Midwest to Anchorage, Alaska, to help raise money for pancreatic cancer research. On Friday, 69-year-old Daniel Winkelman, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, will begin riding his motorcycle to Alaska, with the goal of arriving in the Last...

When the semester ends and students leave campus, many at the University of Alaska Anchorage are left facing food insecurity. To help, UAA is launching its FY25 Summer Challenge—an effort to raise donations and keep the university’s food support services running through the summer months. The Seawolf Food...