Anchorage AK

An Alaska State Trooper is currently on administrative leave following a deadly shooting in Wasilla. Trooper Nicholas Blanchard, who has served with the Alaska State Troopers for just one year, was involved in the shooting on Friday, August 8th. Troopers were attempting to arrest 32-year-old Charles Hedgers on an...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner said he is visiting the state to see first-hand some of the issues facing both urban and rural Alaskans. “I came here to be a great listener, to understand the needs of the people of Alaska, to...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage immigration attorney says federal immigration officers arrested one of her clients, a 30-year-old asylum seeker from Mexico, based on what she calls false information about a prior conviction. Santiago Ortiz Martinez was taken into custody Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs...

Last Wednesday, the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation hosted its annual economic summit. Downtown denizens of Los Anchorage watched more than a thousand attendees navigate convention center chicken as number-crunchers told the tale of Alaska’s largest city and its economic fortunes. And right on cue, the...

‘I wasn’t expecting it to be that big’: 12-year-old Idaho angler takes Valdez Silver Salmon Derby. Addyson Lyons, 12, of Post Falls, Idaho, knows the waters around Valdez well - and on Sunday, she conquered them. Troopers kill armed man barricaded in Wasilla bathroom. Updated: 17 hours ago.

A favorite small town-seeming quirk for a mid-sized city like Anchorage is the chatter when a new restaurant opens. The post Current Cravings: Crimson brings a stylish new dining option to downtown Anchorage first appeared on The Alaska Current .

Yvonne Jeschke of Anchorage shattered the women’s record at the 13th Kesugi Ridge Traverse, completing 31 miles of technical running in Denali State Park in 5 hours, 15 minutes and 14 seconds. Her performance earned her our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. Jeschke, originally from Germany, placed 3rd...

The UAA Department of Music is inviting audiences to a voice recital of solo songs, arias and ensembles with Esperanza: Classical Songs of Hope and Inspiration. The performance is on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 7:30pm. Mari Hahn (soprano), Stasia Jamieson (soprano), Nancy Caudill (mezzo), Brewster Jamieson (bass)...

ConocoPhillips Alaska wins the Project of the Year for horizontal directional drilling under the Colville River. In advance of its late-August annual conference in Anchorage, the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) announced the individuals and companies it will honor with the 2025 AOGA Industry Awards. The...

Changes could be on the horizon for pilots flying in and out of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, as the Federal Aviation Administration begins taking public input on a proposal to redraw Class C airspace in the Anchorage area. The changes are expected to be significant in the Anchorage bowl. Pilots will...