Anchorage AK

Esteline "Estie" Moe, who has lived in Alaska since 1947, turned 103 this summer, celebrating her birthday with neighbors and family. When asked what the key to a long life is, she simply says, "You have to milk cows." Estie was raised on a farm in northern Minnesota, the eldest daughter in her family, and did chores...

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will have a taste of Alaska, thanks to Holland America. Interior Alaska will finally have a state-run cemetery dedicated to veterans after nearly two decades of work at both the federal and the state level. Palm tree returns to Spenard. Updated: 7...

There’s a problem with the pianos at the Performing Arts Center in downtown Anchorage. “We will be shuffling pianos constantly,” said Wendy Odden, a PAC event manager and co-director of production. “It is going to be a shuffle all year long.”. The issue is not so much...

ANCHORAGE – In recognition of Kikkan Randall’s lifetime of outstanding contributions to the sport, the Olympic gold medalist and Alaskan cross-country skiing icon has been nominated for induction into the prestigious U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. The announcement, made earlier this month, celebrates Randall’s...

Blame was being cast on all sides on the first day of the shutdown. Responding EMT's young daughter among 5 killed in birthday party fire. Five people, including the 4-year-old daughter of an EMT, were killed in a house fire that started during a birthday celebration. Search for survivors continues...

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will have a taste of Alaska, thanks to Holland America. Interior Alaska will finally have a state-run cemetery dedicated to veterans after nearly two decades of work at both the federal and the state level. Fairbanks elections: three candidates vie for borough...

Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a man living in California with several drug-related crimes, alleging he was a key figure in an international drug smuggling ring that sent methamphetamine to New Zealand via several routes in the United States, including through Alaska. In court documents, prosecutors say they...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Jane Goodall, the world-renowned primatologist whose groundbreaking research with chimpanzees transformed modern science, has died at 91, her namesake institute announced Wednesday. In Alaska, her message of conservation and compassion resonates far beyond her direct research. At the Alaska...

I filed a campaign finance reporting complaint against Mayor LaFrance a couple weeks ago. It was accepted and served against the Mayor on Sept 24. Complaint 25-18-CD is not yet available on APOC’s web site. Her reports for all campaigns are available there, however. The complaint finds the mayor did incomplete...

A Wasilla couple has been charged in connection with the death of a child who was in their care. A Palmer grand jury indicted Jackie Caswell, 47, on murder charges and both her and Sergie Krukoff III, 46, on charges of child endangerment. Alaska State Troopers arrested the pair on Saturday after earlier issuing a...