Anchorage Celebrates 8th Annual Bike to Work Day on May 18

Anchorage Celebrates 8th Annual Bike to Work Day on May 18

Anchorage drivers can expect to see a few more two-wheel commuters on the eighth annual Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 18.

Florida Couple Finds Homer Guardian Angels from Hawaii Vacation

Florida Couple Finds Homer Guardian Angels from Hawaii Vacation

A Florida couple on a cycling trip reconnected with their guardian angels from Homer, Alaska after a cycling trip went wrong on a volcano in...

Help for the Homeless: Movement to Aid Mat-Su Youth

Help for the Homeless: Movement to Aid Mat-Su Youth

In the fastest growing community in Alaska, there is a growing awareness of a somewhat hidden problem. The Mat-Su Valley School District has...

Taylar Young Memorial Ballpark's Future Fouled in Permit Dispute

Taylar Young Memorial Ballpark's Future Fouled in Permit Dispute

The Taylar Young Memorial Ballpark at South Anchorage High School, named after a 16-year-old  South baseball player killed in a 2009...

Spring is Here: Bear Encounters on the Rise

Spring is Here: Bear Encounters on the Rise

With the arrival of spring, the risk of humans running into bears is on the rise.

AFD Holds Annual Open House -- Thousands Learn About Fire-Safety

AFD Holds Annual Open House -- Thousands Learn About Fire-Safety

According to FEMA, the fire-death rate in Alaska is nearly 50% higher than it is in the Lower-48.

Upcoming Video Game Launches from Palmer

Upcoming Video Game Launches from Palmer

A Palmer man’s project done out of his home office for the last year is getting international attention.

Blessing of the Bikes Kicks Off Riding Season

Blessing of the Bikes Kicks Off Riding Season

Hundreds of motorcyclists gathered at the Delaney Park Strip on Saturday for the annual Blessing of the Bikes.

Anchorage Grace Christian 6th Grader Celebrates Record Snowfall

Anchorage Grace Christian 6th Grader Celebrates Record Snowfall

Miles Belanger, a sixth grader at Anchorage Grace Christian, designed bumper stickers commemorating the 2011-2012 snowfall record.

Cordova Newspaper Makes Comeback After Sale

Cordova Newspaper Makes Comeback After Sale

Several months after its sale, the Cordova Times newspaper, according to locals, is thriving.

East High School Holds "Grammy Camp" Basic Training Program

East High School Holds "Grammy Camp" Basic Training Program

East High School hosted "Grammy Camp" after earning the 2012 Grammy Signature Schools Enterprise Award along with a Ford Fund award of $5,...

Nenana Ice Classic: Fairbanks Man is Sole Winner of Alaska Guessing Game

Nenana Ice Classic: Fairbanks Man is Sole Winner of Alaska Guessing Game

Alaska's favorite guessing game has a winner.

Tons of Suspected Japan Tsunami Debris Wash Ashore in Alaska

Tons of Suspected Japan Tsunami Debris Wash Ashore in Alaska

Tons of debris suspected to have washed into the Pacific Ocean during the March 2011 Japan tsunami, are showing up on Alaska’s...

Men Learn What It's Like to "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes"

Men Learn What It's Like to "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes"

Dozens of men participated in Standing Together Against Rape's "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes" fundraiser on April 27.

Tripod Falls in Nenana Ice Classic

Tripod Falls in Nenana Ice Classic

Alaska's favorite guessing game came to an end on April 23rd.

Alaskan Hopes to Return Japan Tsunami Debris to Owner

Alaskan Hopes to Return Japan Tsunami Debris to Owner

Federal Scientists say Alaska is seeing the first pieces of debris coming up onto our coast from last year's tsunami in Japan.

Weather Service Warns Alaskans About Thinning Ice on Rivers and Lakes

Weather Service Warns Alaskans About Thinning Ice on Rivers and Lakes

The National Weather Service says river and lake ice is beginning to thin and decay as spring temperatures warm above freezing. That means...

Alaska Child Advocacy Program Loses Ground

Alaska Child Advocacy Program Loses Ground

It’s April, a time when Alaskans observe Sexual Assault Awareness month, to remind each other that the numbers are grim.  A...

Anchorage Library Amnesty Day: Overdue Materials Fines Waived

Anchorage Library Amnesty Day: Overdue Materials Fines Waived

Fines for overdue materials were waived at any Anchorage public library for one day only – April 18, 2012.

Marko Cheseto Continues Recovery With Long-Awaited Reunion

Marko Cheseto Continues Recovery With Long-Awaited Reunion

It's been nearly half a year since UAA track star Marko Cheseto's life changed forever in November, when he was suffering from depression...

Alaska Veteran's Museum Celebrates One Year

Alaska Veteran's Museum Celebrates One Year

The Alaska Veteran's Museum marked its one-year anniversary on Sunday, offering guests free admission, food and music.

Anchorage Man Lines 3rd Avenue With Liquor Bottles to Deliver Message

Anchorage Man Lines 3rd Avenue With Liquor Bottles to Deliver Message

An Anchorage man who has lined a fence along 3rd Avenue Downtown with hundreds of liquor bottles calls the project art, and says he’ll...

Kodiak Brown Bear Escapes from Portage Wildlife Refuge

Kodiak Brown Bear Escapes from Portage Wildlife Refuge

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center says a 2-year-old Kodiak brown bear went missing from its enclosure in a rural area south of...

Alaska TV Reality Show: Married to the Army Picked Up by Oprah Channel

Alaska TV Reality Show: Married to the Army Picked Up by Oprah Channel

An Alaska based TV reality show called “Married to the Army: Alaska” has been picked up by the Oprah Winfrey Network as a prime-...

Viral Video Shows Cats, Eagle, and Fox in Unalaska 'Getting Along Just Fine'

Viral Video Shows Cats, Eagle, and Fox in Unalaska 'Getting Along Just Fine'

A video recently shot in Unalaska showing cats, a bald eagle, and a fox hanging out on a woman’s porch, is going viral on YouTube.

Rogers Park Elementary Students Showcase Highly Gifted Projects

Rogers Park Elementary Students Showcase Highly Gifted Projects

Katie Williams, a 6th grade student at Rogers Park Elementary, put on a solo jazz concert as part of a school project on Sunday.

Viral Video Prompts Fish and Game Warning About Petting Moose

Viral Video Prompts Fish and Game Warning About Petting Moose

A viral video posted on YouTube of a woman petting a...

48 Years Later: Remembering the 1964 Earthquake

48 Years Later: Remembering the 1964 Earthquake

It has been 48 years since the Good Friday Earthquake that struck Alaska on March 27, 1964 -- but Tay Thomas remembers it vividly.

South High Students Pulled-in Over $6K for Classmate with Cancer

South High Students Pulled-in Over $6K for Classmate with Cancer

The South High School Fashion Club helped raise thousands of dollars for a student fighting cancer.

Anchorage Police Department PIO Comfortable in Public Eye

Anchorage Police Department PIO Comfortable in Public Eye

Anchorage Police Department spokesperson Lt. Dave Parker is arguably the most recognizable officer on the force -- but he says he didn't set...

Kassik's Brewery Customers Cannot Get Enough

Kassik's Brewery Customers Cannot Get Enough

According to the Brewers Guild of Alaska, there are 21 licensed breweries in this state.

Feature Film Shot in Barrow Opens in Alaska

Feature Film Shot in Barrow Opens in Alaska

A feature film starring an Eskimo cast and shot in Alaska is set to open Friday. "On The Ice," a fictional story about young teenagers...

Fur Rondy 2012 Royalty Announced by Mayor Sullivan

Fur Rondy 2012 Royalty Announced by Mayor Sullivan

Mayor Dan Sullivan announced the royalty for Fur Rondy 2012 at his weekly presser on Wednesday.

Nenana Ice Classic Tickets Go on Sale

Nenana Ice Classic Tickets Go on Sale

The Nenana Ice Classic is now selling tickets for this year’s run of the annual event.

Black History Month Profile: Judge Pamela Washington

Black History Month Profile: Judge Pamela Washington

When we think of African-Americans who've made history we might think of Rosa Parks or Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. However,...