No arrests but APD says new camping ban is helping people move along
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Enforcement of Anchorage’s new camping ban, making it a misdemeanor crime to camp in some public spaces, went into effect in late July, according to APD Lt. Brian Fuchs. Fuchs said so far there have been no arrests or citations, instead, he said, police are trying to educate people about...
‘Not uncommon:’ USCG comments on Chinese Research Vessel detected near Utqiagvik in July
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District said a situation similar to what we saw a little over a week ago, where a Chinese Research Vessel was seen off the coast of Alaska, is not uncommon. The vessel, the Xue Long 2, was detected on the U.S....
‘Very scary,’ Passengers recall moment plane hit fence following Merrill Field runway overun
Enforcement of Anchorage's new camping ban started in late July, so far there have been no arrests. APD says it's too early to have numbers but the department plans to issue a public dashboard in the coming weeks to show how the new law is working out. Speaker says veto...
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Alaska’s largest research institute well positioned, geographically and financially, director says
Among the attendees to the 2025 Arctic Encounter Summit in Anchorage were leaders from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, Alaska's largest research institute. The GI, as it's known, boasted revenue in excess of $100 million for fiscal year 2024, mostly from federal research grants. Its...
Enforcement of Anchorage’s new camping ban started in late July, so far there have...
‘Very scary,’ Passengers recall moment plane hit fence following Merrill Field runway overun. Footage captured by a passing vehicle’s dashcam on Friday shows an Alaska Air Transit plane overrunning the runway while landing. Speaker says veto overrides should be a ‘wake-up call’ for Dunleavy. Updated: 3...
Anchorage cleared its 2 largest homeless camps this summer but concerns persist
This summer, Anchorage officials ordered the clearing of the city’s two biggest homeless camps, both in Mountain View. Six weeks later some question whether the neighborhood is any better off. At one time, an estimated 100 to 200 people lived in Davis Park and the adjoining snow dump. Then,...
Fifty years after Saigon fell, one sailor’s memories still haunt him — and one...
At 69 years old, John Kersbergen lives a humble and quiet life in Alaska, driving Uber part time in Anchorage. But 50 years ago, the former Navy boatswain’s mate was in the middle of one of the most chaotic, heartbreaking, and heroic moments in American military history: the fall of Saigon.
Vehicle runs into Anchorage’s Samurai Sushi
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) said a driver reportedly “mistook their gas pedal for the brake” and smashed through the window of Samurai Sushi on Muldoon Saturday around 6:15 p.m. AFD said two children were taken to the hospital for a more thorough exam,...
‘Not uncommon:’ USCG comments on Chinese Research Vessel detected near Utqiagvik in July
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District said a situation similar to what we saw a little over a week ago, where a Chinese Research Vessel was seen off the coast of Alaska, is not uncommon. The vessel, the Xue Long 2, was detected on the U.S....
