No injuries in early morning Mountain View fire
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - No injuries were reported after 20 units responded to a residential fire in Mountain View this morning, according to the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD). Someone in the neighborhood called it in around 5:30 a.m., AFD said. A boarded-up 8-plex near the intersection of N Bragaw Street...
‘A blessing,’ volunteers remove tons of trash from Wasilla neighborhoods
WASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) - The Mat-Su Borough, with the help of volunteers, is removing tons of trash from numerous Wasilla neighborhoods. Starting on Thursday this week, the borough, alongside Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteers, have been working on removing trash from the Williwaw subdivision in Wasilla....
911, landline outage reported in Anchorage
300 fewer students than projected are enrolled in elementary schools across the district so far this school year. According to the Mat-Su Borough, it is cleaning neighborhoods with some of the highest concentration of code compliance cases. Historic 156-year sentence handed down in Bethel child sex abuse case....
Car crashes in Anchorage apartment complex
The risk of a landslide near Portage rose Friday as heavy rains inundated the area. A drunk baby raccoon was drowning in the back of a moonshine distillery dumpster, where it was saved by the quick thinking of a Kentucky nurse. Car crashes into Anchorage apartment complex. Updated: 1 hour...
Mary Peltola has been a U.S. House Candidate since November, FEC says
300 fewer students than projected are enrolled in elementary schools across the district so far this school year. According to the Mat-Su Borough, it is cleaning neighborhoods with some of the highest concentration of code compliance cases. Historic 156-year sentence handed down in Bethel child sex abuse case....
Landslide, local tsunami concerns grow as heavy rain saturates area around Portage Lake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Heavy rain in the Portage Valley is raising the concern of a possible landslide into Portage Lake. An announcement was made by the U.S. Forest Service on the Chugach National Forest’s Facebook page. “Due to heavy and sustained rainfall the last couple of days and...
Thousands of rubber ducks to splash down in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage is going to the ducks this weekend as thousands of rubber ducks race down Ship Creek for the annual Great Alaska Duck Race. The family-friendly event isn’t just for fun; it raises money for local nonprofits with every “adopted” duck helping support community programs across...
Nurse saves drunk baby raccoon by doing CPR
300 fewer students than projected are enrolled in elementary schools across the district so far this school year. According to the Mat-Su Borough, it is cleaning neighborhoods with some of the highest concentration of code compliance cases. Historic 156-year sentence handed down in Bethel child sex abuse case....
Former Alaska AG Treg Taylor asks for exemption from financial disclosure requirements
Ahead of an expected run for governor, former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor is asking the state’s campaign finance regulator to exempt him from a law that requires he disclose who is renting apartments in several Anchorage buildings he owns. Treg Taylor and his wife Jodi Taylor own the Inlet View Tower in...
Man and woman killed near Davis Park were ‘wonderful, amazing people’
The two people killed near a Mountain View park that once housed a homeless camp are fondly remembered by people still on the streets nearby, as Anchorage police continue to investigate. A police update named the man and woman found dead early Tuesday in a snow-dump area near Davis Park...
