Middle and Elementary school parents confused over school boundary changes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - When the Anchorage School District voted to convert O’Malley Elementary into a French immersion school, Verena Gill said she was under the impression that the change would not affect her family. With no children in elementary school anymore, it seemed to her like the closures...
2026 Iditarod champion breaks down how he won again
2026 Iditarod champion Jessie Holmes discusses how he went back-to-back in winning the Last Great Race.
Arizona Man With Terminal Cancer Attempted to Kill Ex-Wife, Killed Ex-Father-In-Law Before Dying in...
An Arizona man who had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer reportedly traveled thousands of miles to Alaska and opened fire on his ex-wife before dying a day later in the woods. According to Law & Crime, 61-year-old Matthew Becker waited outside his ex-wife’s hair salon in Anchorage on Saturday before...
Despite protests, ASD moves forward with plans to close Anchorage schools
Despite community protests, the Anchorage School District is moving forward with plans to close Campbell STEM Elementary, along with Lake Otis and Fire Lake Elementary, by the end of the school year. At a recent school board meeting, students and parents from Campbell STEM spoke out, urging the district to...
Alaska Weather Alert: 50 mph Winds, 5 Inches of Snow to Hit Whittier Starting...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Anchorage, AK – Snow and 50 mph wind gusts will slam Whittier by 7 p.m. Wednesday, reducing visibility to as low as one-half mile and making travel difficult through Thursday afternoon. According to the...
Anchorage residents urged to share input on public transit plan
Anchorage’s public transit plan is now in its final phase of community input, and city officials are asking residents to share their priorities. A new survey invites people to rank their top five transit projects, helping guide the city’s decisions for the next few years. The plan builds on past improvements,...
Multi-family building fire triggers Red Cross response, emergency aid
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Fire crews responded to an occupied multi-family building fire in Anchorage Wednesday afternoon, prompting a second alarm and potential medical transport for at least one resident, according to officials. The Anchorage Fire Department said the call came in at 2:58 p.m. as a structure fire...
An Anchorage woman froze to death. A lawsuit claims a 911 dispatcher failed to...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On Feb. 5, 2026, the family of Alecia Ai Lindsay filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Municipality of Anchorage, alleging that a 911 dispatcher’s failure to recognize a medical emergency — and a delay of more than an hour in sending help — directly caused her death.
Local artist’s work to cover People Mover bus stops
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage illustrator Julia Ditto has won People Mover’s “Locally Rooted” bus stop art competition. Her colorful, stacked design highlights Chugach mountain peaks, berry slopes, forests, wetlands, salmon streams and Turnagain Arm, all tied to Dena’ina subsistence, and the land riders travel...
‘It’s a lot of hard work’: Inside Anchorage’s Irish Dance Academy on St. Patrick’s...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Irish Dance Academy of Anchorage is marking St. Patrick’s Day with performances around the community, giving students a chance to show off a discipline that demands strength, timing and practice. ‘A lot of hard work’. Student Zita Lindamood said she did not take to...
