Anchorage museum constructing new Alaska Airlines exhibit
A new exhibit is taking shape at the Alaska Aviation Museum in Anchorage, highlighting one of the state’s most recognizable airlines. Construction is now underway on a new Alaska Airlines exhibit at the Alaska Aviation Museum. Museum officials say the project is a refreshed version of a previous exhibit,...
‘A heavy burden:’ Iranian oppression hits home in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Violence in Iran continues, killing hundreds, displacing millions, and impacting a small minority of the population connected to a global group, with ties to right here in Alaska. The Baha’i faith has millions of adherents around the world, spread between 100,000 localities, according to...
Restoring a rare piece of Alaska aviation history
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Imagine having to fly into the remote corners of Alaska in an open cockpit airplane. Headlong into the wind, rain and snow for your entire flight. That was the drawback and the reality of early aviation in Alaska. That is, until the arrival of the Fairchild...
Anchorage Hope Center plans expansion to increase services, support
An Anchorage nonprofit is working to expand its services and increase support for people in need. The Downtown Hope Center, a soup kitchen and support facility in the city of Anchorage, says it is looking to expand its operations along Third Avenue. Leaders say the organization currently provides meals and...
New APD Strategy Aims to Break Cycle of Repeat Crime
Police in Anchorage are developing a new pre-arrest diversion program aimed at reducing repeat offenses by addressing the root causes of low-level crime before individuals enter the criminal justice system. The initiative, led by the Anchorage Police Department (APD), would allow some individuals accused of minor...
The Alaska Zoo’s newest resident is another stowaway opossum
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 Friday by AK Fish and Game biologists.
Alaska Tests New Tech to Predict and Prevent Avalanches
As heavy snowfall began to coat Turnagain Pass last week, notifications started lighting up Tim Glassett's cellphone around 10 p.m. Instead of text messages, each ping warned of avalanche activity detected on a mountain slope above the Seward Highway. As the statewide avalanche and artillery program manager for the...
California man dies after Alaska heliskiing avalanche near Lake George
A California man has died following an avalanche incident while heliskiing near Lake George in Alaska. Alaska State Troopers say 63-year-old Eric Sommer, a California resident, was declared deceased at an Anchorage-area hospital on Friday after an avalanche incident earlier that afternoon. Investigators say the...
Neighbor describes ‘frightening’ Anchorage standoff that ended in deadly shooting, house fire
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Video footage from a woman living in the South Anchorage neighborhood where a man died in an officer-involved shooting Saturday morning shows the moments of the police response and the fire that authorities say the suspect started during the standoff. Anchorage police said the suspect in...
Anchorage fires leave one dead, another injured over the weekend
Anchorage firefighters responded to two overnight fire incidents that left one person dead and another injured. The Anchorage Fire Department says crews were first called to a fire on Ingra Street around 4:00 a.m. after reports of an abandoned home on fire. Officials say the blaze was brought under control...
