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'This is a great way to support the community': High turnout for 2nd annual LINKS Resource Fair
The second annual LINKS Resource Fair was held on sunny June 27 at Wonderland Park in Wasilla, once again celebrating service to the Mat-Su community with an even bigger turnout than last year. Aaron Wright, Executive Director of the LINKS Resource Center, said that turnout from the community and the...
Governor’s vetoes whittle list of funded Alaska Long Trail projects from 9 down to 4
Only four of nine projects that the Legislature funded this year as part of an envisioned Alaska Long Trail network survived Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto pen. Dunleavy’s vetoes left a bit over $1.1 million of the $3.7 million in Alaska Long Trail projects that lawmakers approved in their capital budget.
Heading into the July Fourth holiday, here’s where personal fireworks are restricted in Alaska
Firefighters in Alaska are battling a number of active wildfires from Denali to the Kenai Peninsula as residents prepare to celebrate Independence Day on Thursday. There are localized restrictions for personal fireworks use and burning in some areas of the state, but there are no statewide bans on burning or fireworks for this year’s July Fourth.
AK Anchorage AK Zone Forecast
Anchorage- Including the cities of Anchorage, Eagle River, Indian,. .TONIGHT...A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely. after midnight. Lows in the 50s. Southeast wind 10 to 25 mph with. gusts to 35 mph. .SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Southeast. wind 10 to 25...
2 more Alaska inmates die as details emerge on early-morning Anchorage jail death
No force was used at the Anchorage jail against a man who died there last Wednesday, according to state corrections officials. As his death remained under investigation Tuesday, officials also announced two more Southcentral Alaska inmates suffered medical issues and died last week. That brings the state’s total number of in-state custody deaths to 10, the same number as all of last year, prompting continued calls from the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska for answers and action.
APD confirms its SWAT officer killed East Anchorage resident in standoff
The Anchorage Police Department confirmed on Monday that one of its SWAT officers killed a woman during a standoff at her East Anchorage home two weeks ago. It’s the department’s third killing and fourth shooting since May 13. In the initial aftermath of the shooting, police would not...
A Palmer mom lost $3K to scammers. She wants to help you avoid falling for the scheme.
Samantha Norman, a nurse and mom in Palmer, never thought she would fall for a phone scam. She regularly told her elderly mom to get off the phone with scammers and hung up when she spotted them herself. But then she got a call on her cell phone on a...
3 bears killed by park rangers in Eklutna campground
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska State Parks officials said that three black bears have been killed after repeated encounters with camp food at an Eklutna campground. In two separate incidents in late June, park officials wrote in a social media post that black bears were seen breaking into camp gear in search of food.
UT students ride to Anchorage
A group of UT students spending the summer pedaling from Austin to Anchorage made a pit stop at our colleague's house in Minneapolis last week. The big ride: The students are about halfway through the Texas 4000, an annual charity ride for cancer research. In all, about 75 students are...
Rain has arrived in Alaska!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Rain that has fallen in northwest Alaska — particularly in Kotzebue and Nome — has left up to a half inch of rainfall. It has been a very dry and hot stretch of weather, leading to high fire danger. The wet and cool weather comes in time to help firefighting efforts in the coming days.
Lower 48 police department explains different body camera policy after 4 Anchorage police shootings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As Anchorage welcomed its new mayor on Monday, some of the public were in protest. During Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s inauguration in Town Square Park, members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation could be heard protesting nearby, calling for not only the immediate release of body camera video for the officer-involved shootings, but also the creation of a civilian oversight committee.
Cross confirmation fails at Assembly Meeting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A special assembly meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon. The first item on the agenda was the confirmation of Bianca Cross as the Anchorage Police Chief. Cross had been appointed to that position by former Mayor Dave Bronson. The question came up of what to do...
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