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Anchorage Park Foundation Grants $400K for Park Upgrades, Trail Improvements
Big bucks will go towards sprucing up parks around the city of Anchorage. The Anchorage Park Foundation just awarded $400,000 in grants to 23 different organizations. The money will help make trail improvements at Arnold Muldoon Park and Baxter Bog Park and add culturally relevant signage at Russian Jack Springs Park.
Anchorage residents get out early for Bike to Work Day
The weather held out Friday morning for bicyclists heading to work. Stations were set up all around downtown for bicyclists to make a pit stop, grab a snack, and maybe even some merch. John Hellen bikes to work regularly and has been participating in Bike to Work Day for about ten years.
Boys & Girls Club Addresses Summer Food Insecurity in Anchorage with Free Meals
Snack: 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. AM Snack: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Supper: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. AM Snack: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Supper: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Breakfast: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Breakfast: 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Lunch: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Little understanding — and proof — of homeschool student performance and rules for reimbursements
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On a recent Thursday night, students enrolled in the Anchorage School District’s homeschool program, AKChoice, got together to play Bingo, socialize, and win books. There was pizza and laughing. “Great! You get to pick out a book, or Harrison gets to pick out a book!”...
Food Bank of Alaska's Mobile Pantry: Bringing Nutritious Meals to Those in Need
We want to take a minute to spotlight a great service offered by the Food Bank of Alaska. Did you know they run a mobile food pantry?. It opens up at different locations throughout the city, including here outside the Muldoon Community Assembly. Those in need can stop by to...
East Anchorage house fire leaves 2 dead
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Two people died following a house fire Sunday afternoon in a Russian Jack neighborhood subdivision. The Anchorage Fire Department confirmed that at least one other person was referred to the Red Cross following the fire, which sent black smoke into the air around 3 p.m. Sunday. A fire department alert pinpointed the fire to a location on Easthaven Circle, off Wesleyan Drive.
Gone Fishing Report May 16, 2024
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -It’s time for everyone’s favorite sports report. For the first time in 2024, to bring in the summer, it’s the Gone Fishing Report brought to you by Frontier Outfitters. The King and Reds salmon run should start to pick up in the next week...
Chasing 60! Temperatures across Southcentral warm into next week
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Southcentral’s overcast skies and rain showers will quickly taper off this morning. Locations that do see showery activity will see less than .05 inches of rain, with most of the showery weather occuring along the Kenai. As the rain tapers off, sunshine returns across the...
City to abate growing 2nd Avenue homeless encampment on Friday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Health Department said Monday that the city will begin formally abating a sprawling downtown homeless camp located off of 2nd Avenue on Friday. AHD officials said the clearing and cleaning of the area will happen into the weekend, with 72-hour abatement signs slated to be posted on Tuesday.
An Anchorage high school senior talks about what graduation means to him
It’s high school graduation season across the state, as outgoing seniors don caps and gowns and accept their diplomas. It’s the culmination of years of hard work and a starting point for the rest of their lives. Service High’s Coen Niclai is one of those graduates in Anchorage....
Pushing pause on the sunshine, as rain showers return to Southcentral
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Many across Southcentral have enjoyed the sunshine across the region the last few days, as it provided stunning weather to get outside and soak up the spring warmth. Highs across Southcentral have been warming well into the 50s, with the warmest day in Anchorage this season...
Western Canada wildfire forces section of Alaska Highway to close
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Wildfires raging in western Canada have forced evacuations and closed part of the Alaska Highway, diverting travel away from the threatened town of Fort Nelson, British Columbia. Access to Fort Nelson is cut off approximately four miles east of the Liard Highway — or BC-77 —...
Alaska Beacon aims to inform voters this year by asking candidates what Alaskans want to know
When the Alaska Beacon launched two years ago, its staff focused campaign coverage on the concerns that Alaskans wanted to hear candidates talk about. That began with the candidate questionnaires we sent to more than 200 people running in the primaries for state or federal office in 2022. Most candidates responded to the questionnaires, giving […] The post Alaska Beacon aims to inform voters this year by asking candidates what Alaskans want to know appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
JBER Military Working Dogs display training skills during National Police Week
At Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, the skills of man's best friend are being fully displayed to the community. "Military working dog demonstration as well as other booths set up to showcase our abilities and to communicate with the community of what we do and why we do it," said Captain Gergory Spellman, U.S. Airforce of 673d Security Forces Squadron.
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