Anchorage AK

The murder trial of Rhadames “Nino” Marmolejos Jr. continued this week in Anchorage, with prosecutors accusing the 34-year-old of killing 48-year-old Oscar Garcia during a confrontation over a $550 drug debt.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man was hospitalized early Tuesday morning with what police are calling life-threatening injuries near an east Anchorage elementary school. An Anchorage Police officer at the scene at Ptarmigan Elementary School told Alaska’s News Source that police were investigating a shooting. Officers w

A new pizza restaurant is celebrating its grand opening in Anchorage with giveaways and a fundraiser supporting a local high school team. Little Caesars has officially opened its newest Anchorage location at 751 East Loop Road. The restaurant is continuing the celebration with its Six Days of Giveaways promotion, runni

Two student artists from Alaska had their artwork displayed for the nation at the Great American State Fair after winning state-level first place in the National American Heroes Student Art Contest. Hulda Cox from Anchorage won the elementary (grades 3-5) award and Konnor Kiddle from Palmer won the middle school (grade

Sections of Settlers Bay Drive and Fern Street will close this week as part of major road repair projects.

With the clock running down on the Dunleavy administration, the state is rushing through a plan to give away 20,000 acres of state land near Houston to the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority. Giving the land to AIDEA at no charge—a massive state subsidy—would make a proposed “multi-use industrial...

Construction projects continue to reshape downtown Anchorage, with city leaders highlighting progress on several major developments. At this week's Make It Monday forum at the Dena'ina Center, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance shared updates on several projects aimed at revitalizing downtown. At Town Square Park, Phase One of the

What most people don’t know about the Matanuska Experiment Farm could fill a barn. Tucked away in the “Gateway” area at the edge of Palmer-Wasilla on one of the oldest settled plots in the Mat-Su, the experiment farm is a hive of research activity that’s often overlooked by the thousands of locals who buzz past on thei

Club Paris opened in downtown Anchorage in 1957. The building dates to the 1920s and has housed a home, a furniture store, and a funeral parlor over the decades. When the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded in North America, leveled the JCPenney across the street, Club Paris stood. The Selman f

ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - A significant weather system is moving into Alaska this week, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that will impact travel, outdoor plans, and daily activities across Southcentral and beyond. A wind advisory goes into effect for Anchorage at 4 a.m. Tuesday and remains...