Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A suspect was hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an officer-involved shooting in east Anchorage Sunday. During a press conference Monday, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said the shooting stemmed from an incident that began around noon Sunday, when an elderly man had his new truck stolen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The streets surrounding Turnagain Ceramics shut down Saturday to make room for artists, vendors, and fairgoers alike as the pottery studio’s flagship event marked its fourth year. “We’ve got vendors who are selling pottery from all over Alaska,” Turnagain Ceramics studio manager Brian Adams s

Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Copy Link copied ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who c

Firefighter Tanner Loewe stepped down from the stairclimber, flushed and panting. He was wearing a full turnout suit – which can weigh up to 100 pounds – and he had just finished 11 minutes of climbing as fast as he could. Sweat trickled down his cheeks. “I should've...

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is getting ready to serve up a giant harvest feast for its resident brown bears. The annual fall event, Big Bears Big Veggies, returns Saturday, September 12, at noon, giving visitors an opportunity to watch the conservation center’s resident brown bears dig into a large spread o

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! In Anchorage, the same bird feeder that draws chickadees to your porch can also draw a $250 fine — not because of the birds you’re feeding, but because of what shows up to eat the leftovers. Alaska’s laws on feeding wild birds sit at an unusua

A police pursuit through Wasilla ended with a crash and the arrest of a 23-year-old Anchorage man. Alaska State Troopers say they spotted a silver Ford Escape traveling 73 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone on the Parks Highway near Crusey Street Thursday night. Troopers attempted a traffic stop, but say the dri

On August 27, the Anchorage Police Department, pursuant to a warrant, arrested 39-year-old Silia “Letty” Tuimavave for assault with a weapon and sent the case to the State District Attorney’s Office for felony prosecution, but it was dismissed by Anchorage’s Municipal Prosecutor. Tuimavave was arrested and...

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s plans to develop industrial facilities on land that currently belongs to Alaskan citizens has generated extensive criticism for many reasons. As a group of teens working to preserve our environment to the best of our abilities, we feel that it is our responsibili

Trick or Treat in the Heat is planned for Sunday in neighborhoods across Anchorage, Wasilla and Palmer, giving kids a chance to dress up and enjoy some early Halloween fun before temperatures get too cold. The tradition began in 2005, when the community came together to give a terminally ill...