Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Mayor Suzanne LaFrance gave her State of the City address at the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce luncheon Monday, listing accomplishments as well as Anchorage’s on-going needs which the mayor said could be partially funded through a sales tax. LaFrance focused on what have been some...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - ConocoPhillips has laid off 10 to 12.5% of its North Slope workforce, the company confirmed Tuesday, as employees at three oil fields move to form a union. Two hundred forty-three ConocoPhillips employees at the Kuparuk, Alpine and Willow fields have petitioned the National Labor Relations...

Steam mingles with the perfume of cedar at the Nordic Spa at Alyeska Resort. Tucked into the Chugach Mountains about forty-five minutes south of Anchorage, the retreat lies deep within the temperate rainforest of Girdwood, where moss carpets the trees and meltwater streams weave through the undergrowth. In this...

On December 9, 2025, the Anchorage Police Department (APD) in Alaska announced the arrival of 26 new recruits in Academy Class 25-2. APD Chief Sean Case said this class follows Academy Class 25-1, which was the largest since 2020. The two classes increase the number of officers available to serve Anchorage. This is...

Anchorage International Film Festival Directors Adam Linkenhelt and Pat McGee talk about AIFF's 25th year.

Tails on Trails is a program at Anchorage Animal Care and Control that lets volunteers take shelter dogs on adventures. While not a new concept for animal shelters, it’s the first program of its kind in Anchorage. The outings give dogs both physical exercise and mental stimulation as volunteers...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Greg Hartley calls himself a pedestrian by choice. The associate professor at UAA regularly makes the two-mile trek from his home in a neighborhood behind Tudor Bingo to the university campus. According to Hartley, that’s just a small part of the miles he puts in daily.

Tucked away in Anchorage, the Alaska Botanical Garden offers visitors a truly remarkable experience unlike any other plant attraction in the country. This 110-acre living museum showcases the incredible resilience and beauty of northern flora, proving that stunning gardens can thrive even in challenging climates....

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage officials signed the Community Wildfire Protection Plan on Tuesday, formalizing the city’s long-term wildfire resilience strategy after more than a year of technical analysis and community engagement. The signing ceremony was held at the Anchorage Fire Department Training Center...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has declared a disaster after a prolonged windstorm brought hurricane-force gusts that damaged homes, toppled power lines and shutdown businesses across the region from December 5-9. Borough officials said gusts reached at least 89 miles per hour, with winds...