Anchorage Nightclub Security Shoot and Kill Leroy Manogiamanu in Shootout Caught on Camera
Anchorage Police Department Press Release Re: Fatal Shooting of Leroy Manogiamanu. Police Chief Addresses Fatal Downtown Shooting, Highlights Proactive Measures & Launch of Safety Initiative. Anchorage, AK – July 23, 2025 – In the wake of a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning at a downtown bar,...
Clothesline Project expected to see around 2,500 people for 11th annual event
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As scattered rain came down over Anchorage, hundreds of people lined up at Clark Middle School Saturday to get school clothes for the upcoming school year. Anchorage Cops for Community held the 11th annual Clothesline Project, and for a first time, the event moved to a...
Anchorage plans to open 24 tiny homes for the homeless in October
The city of Anchorage plans to open 24 tiny homes in mid-October to help people transition out of homelessness. The city announced Thursday that the project, called Microunits for Recovery Residences, will be located on the southwest corner of Elmore Road and East Tudor Road, close to the Alaska Native Tribal Health...
Three Injured In North Slope Flash Fire
Three individuals were injured Friday afternoon following a flash fire at ConocoPhillips’ Alpine Central Facility on Alaska’s North Slope, the company confirmed Saturday. According to an official statement, the incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1. ConocoPhillips said the fire was...
Cessna dodges Glenn Highway traffic, crashes through fence at Merrill Field, no injuries reported
A Cessna 208 carrying eight people made a harrowing landing Friday afternoon at Merrill Field Airport, dodging busy rush-hour traffic near the start of the Glenn Highway, and crashing through the airport’s perimeter fence before finally coming to a stop in a vacant field. The incident occurred just before...
After Wasilla child mauled, family asks for help finding dog & owner
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A Wasilla family is asking anyone in the public to contact police after they say a dog mauled and seriously injured their seven-year-old son at the playground. Joshua Houk says his son Julien, who has autism, was playing with his siblings by the swings when a...
Fishing Report: Two newbies attempt dipnetting along the Kenai River
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - For the first time since 2023, the late sockeye run is seeing numbers into the multi-millions. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Sockeye counts in the Kenai River have nearly eclipsed 3,000,000 in 2025. The official count was 2,937,819 as of July 31st, the final day for...
Anchorage School District Prohibits Cellphone Use In Class For All Students
A new district policy prohibits Anchorage School District students from using cellphones in class. The new policy requires that students put their cellphones away and turn them off or set them to airplane mode. In a video that the district posted on social media, South Anchorage High School principal Luke...
Anchorage man pleads not guilty in the hit-and-run death of former Deadliest Catch cast...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage man accused of fatally striking a former Deadliest Catch cast member during a hit-and-run earlier this year pleaded not guilty in court on Friday. Thirty-one-year-old JB Matha is facing 10 charges, including driving under the influence and second-degree murder in the death of...
‘His connection with God started there’: Family remembers Romanian man found dead in DeLong...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The family of the 21-year-old man who died while paddleboarding on DeLong Lake Sunday says it’s hard to describe their pain. The family members have confirmed the 21-year-old man was Raul Timișag, a Romanian national who was in Alaska through a Work and Travel program.
