An abbreviated 2020 Youth Employment in Parks program improves Tour of Anchorage trail
The summer program for teens age 16-19 normally runs for 10 weeks but was cut in half because of the pandemic.
Big Lake mud volleyball tournament draws a crowd despite COVID-19
More than 500 people attended the 33rd annual event, a benefit for the Big Lake Lions Club.
Seward announced 96 new COVID-19 cases at a seafood plant as a trawler with 85 infected crew arrived. They’re all headed for Anchorage.
The two outbreaks are the largest in the state at this point in the pandemic. It wasn't clear how many of the seafood workers are showing symptoms.
With Arctic Thunder 2020 canceled, JBER puts on small show for first responders
Around 100 "COVID Heroes" got a up-close view of an F-22 demonstration flight
Biologists help Chester Creek fish survive culvert replacement on Northern Lights Boulevard
The creek is home to four native salmon species and a number of year-round resident species including rainbow trout, sculpin and stickleback.
A week after an unwelcome encounter, an Anchorage runner returns with supporters — and a welcome from the neighborhood
"I lost a little bit of love for running after being stopped like that," he said. "This definitely brought it back, to see how much support is out here."
Over 100 supporters rally for Anchorage police officers
The crowd chanted "APD" as officers walked past bumping fists and elbows during a shift change.
Portage Glacier Cruises sets sail for the first time this season
With new COVID-19 mitigation practices in effect, passengers get plenty of room to spread out.
Demonstrators march through downtown Anchorage calling for police reforms
Protesters filled a city block in front of the Anchorage Police headquarters as speakers told stories of abuse
At large Palmer rally, demonstrators call for unity and stamping out racism in local communities
Several recent high school graduates helped organize Saturday’s peaceful march in Palmer, where worries of a major clash between protesters and counterprotesters did not materialize.
Unofficial Memorial Day observance draws hundreds to downtown Anchorage
The city-sponsored event was canceled this week because of the coronavirus emergency
World’s largest cargo plane stops in Anchorage on its way to Canada with medical supplies
The one-of-a-kind plane was originally built to ferry the Soviet Union’s space shuttle.