Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - March has officially left the building, with many areas of the state seeing a bitter cold March. While most of the state remained below seasonal values, portions of the Slope have seen above-average warmth for March. The Slope is one of the fastest-warming areas of the state, as...

A James Beard Award is one of the highest honors in the food world, and this year, two Anchorage standouts are being recognized among the finalists. Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop has been named a finalist for “Outstanding Bakery,” highlighting its impact in Alaska’s culinary scene. In the...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The preliminary report on the Jan. 31 plane crash at Merrill Field Airport was released by the National Transportation Safety Board, detailing the moments that led up the incident that left one person hospitalized with injuries. The report states there were two people on board the...

An SUV struck and killed a man in downtown Anchorage early Tuesday, according to police. The vehicle’s driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers. No charges have been filed related to the incident, police said in a statement. Police have not released the name of the man...

A legislative aide to Gov. Dunleavy has been arrested, and the LNG Gas Line hits a bump in the road, on this Morning Edition Extra.

John Wood, 78, holds his own with teenagers on the ski trails. At the Tour of Anchorage ski race on March 8, he earned a seventh-place finish in the 25-kilometer classic event. "Youth will be served," Wood said, a day before he left to go to Talkeetna to ski the...

Jacob Marunenko, better known as "Russian Jack," remains one of Anchorage's most colorful historical figures-a bootlegger, homesteader, and notorious character whose name is now attached to parks and streets throughout the city. He also was a convicted killer. Marunenko emigrated from the Ukrainian village of Parevka...

A private school teacher from Anchorage is entering the race for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat. Matthew Christopher Williams, who goes by Bronco Williams, has announced he is running as an independent for the U.S. House representing Alaska. Williams is a private school teacher based in the city of...

Authorities in Anchorage have identified the man found dead following an officer-involved shooting and house fire early Saturday as 43-year-old Micah Bonin. Officials say it remains unclear whether Bonin died as a result of the shooting or the fire at the home on the 1200 block of Shore Circle. The exact cause of...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Zoo has named its newest resident “Meatball,” a juvenile male opossum who was caught in a trap Thursday at a business near the Juneau airport and delivered to the zoo in Anchorage on Friday by Alaska Fish and Game biologists. Opossum are...