Anchorage artist Cindy Shake is well known for her metal sculptures, most of which celebrate themes in nature. From garden art ravens to a huge metal flower blooming on a corner in Mountain View, Shake’s prolific work can be seen on office walls and in homes all over town. But recently Shake’s work has taken a more delicate turn. This tough girl artist has temporarily traded in her welder’s torch for a sewing machine. Read More »

Do you ever wonder what happens to old American flags that are too tattered to be displayed? They are given a retirement ceremony. The next ceremony is being held on February 22, at East Anchorage High School. Flag retirement is a way to respectfully dispose of American flags which are too worn to be flown in front of buildings. Not all of the flags will be burned at one time. Read More »

Bill McAllister conducted interviews with Anchorage clergy about their theological perspectives on homosexuality, in the context of the municipal ballot initiative that would add homosexuals to protected groups under the equal rights ordinance. Here is the complete interview with Reverend George Blair of First Congregational Church. A story drawing from the four interviews will air Thursday, February 9. Read More »

Arlen Arneson has a long driveway. Ninety miles outside of Anchorage, at the end of Portage Valley Road, through a two-mile tunnel under the mountain, Arneson lives in a houseboat at the end of Float B in the Whittier small boat harbor. Read More »

Check in with Travel Guru, Scott McMurren: He has the scoop on roundtrip deals from Anchorage to Salt Lake City, Miami, Honolulu, Atlanta, Newark and many more. McMurren joins KTVA every Wednesday with hot travel deals. Read More »

KTVA CBS 11's Sean Doogan talks with Senator Mark Begich about the proposal to move the F-16 program from Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, which Begich calls a big mistake; how essential air services were saved from the budget axe; and why we still don't have a federal budget. Read More »

Mayor Sullivan on the State of the Union, snow removal and more Read More »