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Precollege program for rural, Alaska Native health students gets reboot and grant after funding gap
Of all the courses offered by the Della Keats precollege program, the three high school students in the University of Alaska Anchorage lobby were most struck by the cadaver lab in their Anatomy and Physiology course. It’s not the kind of opportunity students from rural Alaska usually get, which is the point.
24-year-old man shook and killed infant, charges say
A 24-year-old man is accused of shaking his newborn son at his home on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, causing the baby to later die. Antonius Meyers was initially arrested in April on assault charges and has remained in custody since then. In a statement this week, the Department of Law announced he had been indicted on murder and manslaughter charges.
Bucs sweep Miners in a doubleheader in Anchorage
If there is one opponent that the Mat-Su Miners have been challenged by in the 2024 season, it is the Anchorage Bucs. In the first 2 games between these 2 opponents, the Bucs both outlasted and dominated the Miners at Hermon Brothers Field with wins by scores of 10-9 and 9-1. However, in the overall scope of the season, these 2 opponents were still largely unfamiliar with each other. On Monday, that would change.
PIANO MEN: GENERATIONS is Coming to Alaska PAC in August
Piano Men: Generations ~ The Music Of Billy Joel & Elton John comes to Alaska PAC next month. The performance is on Thursday, Aug 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM at Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Get ready for an electrifying musical extravaganza like no other! Introducing “PIANO MEN: GENERATIONS,” a sensational celebration...
Troopers: 2 Wasilla women’s deaths ‘likely’ caused by carbon monoxide poisoning
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A pair of Wasilla women were found unresponsive inside a home on Saturday afternoon from what officials say is “likely” carbon monoxide poisoning. According to Alaska State Troopers, authorities went to the Williwaw Subdivision in Wasilla early Saturday afternoon on a report of two...
Search for missing woman continues 29 years after disappearing from Forest Fair
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - July 1 marks 29 years since Stephanie Juarez last saw her sister, Erin Marie Gilbert. Gilbert was 24 at the time of her disappearance and last seen at the Girdwood Forest Fair while out on a date. Her date said she disappeared while he was looking for help after his vehicle wouldn’t start. Juarez said her family continues to search for answers nearly three decades later.
Alaska Regional Hospital to expand emergency medicine services
Officials at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, are hoping to expand emergency medicine services to residents south of the city with construction of a new full-service ER, the hospital announced July 2. The hospital cited "growing demand for emergency care" as the impetus behind its proposal for constructing a new,...
Anchorage police ask for helping in roofing nails being dumped on Glenn Highway
Alaska Botanical Garden poppy collection offers glimpse of rare Himalayan flora
Anchorage mayor’s transition team to hold open house on city priorities
Anchorage community members will have a chance to hear about what Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s transition team is planning on city priorities, and provide feedback, at an open house Tuesday. The open house is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilda Marston Theater in the Loussac Library,...
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