To many kids, Chadwick Boseman's passing was a life event, driven by the change-makers he portrayed but also by his heartfelt comments in awards speeches and interviews about the need for more opportunities for people of color.
Angie Graves was working at the Subway at White’s Travel Center along Interstate 81/64 on Thursday morning when she spied country music star Kane Brown.
Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday, husband John Travolta said. She was 57.
The country music industry has long been hesitant to address its long and complicated history with race, but the death of George Floyd in police custody and the protests it sparked in the U.S. and around the world became a sound too loud for the genre to ignore.
Salmonfest organizers have announced the cancellation of the 2020 festival. The announcement was made Sunday in a statement posted to the festival's official Facebook page.
Alaska Pacific University is helping people in and around Anchorage get some fresh air while practicing physical distancing with the help of a friendly pink flamingo.
It's entertainment with physical distancing in mind. A few local stand-up comedians are taking a different route in order to keep people entertained-- performing for honks instead of laughs.
Immortalized in the song “American Pie” by Don McLean, on this day in 1959 rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson lost their lives in a plane crash in Iowa.
Frida Kahlo was an influential Mexican artist who heavily inspired Mexican pop culture and opened a dialogue about identity, gender, class and race in the 1930s. Her life will be portrayed in an upcoming production presented by the Anchorage Opera.
Circle, a new country music and lifestyle network, is now available for viewers. For those who watch KYES over the air, you can watch Circle using your antenna on channel 5.3.
Capitalizing on everyone's biggest holiday fear, Mattel has come up with new "nonpartisan" UNO cards to play with family and
friends who may not share your political beliefs.
In the spirit of Halloween, the Alaska Rock Gym hosted its annual Pumpkin Pump bouldering competition, where climbers of all ages showcased great climbing skills in full costume.
Saturday was National Chess Day, and one man made all the right moves across the country to play chess in a sanctioned event in every state. Saturday, he checked off his final state, Alaska.
Robert Forster, the handsome and omnipresent character actor who got a career resurgence and Oscar nomination for playing bail bondsman Max Cherry in "Jackie Brown," died Friday. He was 78.
Dozens of UTV and motorcycle racers massed at the bottom of Mount Alyeska in Girdwood, gearing up for a timed race to climb two miles, rising 2,000 feet in elevation to the top.
Stardom can be fleeting and sometimes bands and artists burst onto the scene so brightly that they just cannot sustain that level for very long. They release a song, it tops the charts, and then just as quickly as they arrived they seemingly disappear into the ether of the recording industry.
The Anchorage Cabarets are putting on a show featuring the front women of rock and roll. Sunday night is their first show of the season. We dropped by for their rehearsal Saturday evening.
The Alaska State Fair announced two additional performers to add to their summer showcase of talent, including a "redneck" humor comedian, and a San Diego rock collective.
