Lauren Maxwell
Senior Reporter
(Photo Credit: Freeze Frame Photography)
Lauren is originally from Philadelphia but came to Alaska several decades ago looking for a summer adventure after graduating from Barnard College in New York City. Like so many others, she never left. Lauren began her career in broadcasting as a radio journalist in Anchorage and turned her focus to television starting in 1986. She said she didn’t expect to land in Alaska permanently or get a job in journalism (her degree is in anthropology) but both have been wonderful rewards.
Lauren has been recognized many times by both The Alaska Press Club and The Alaska Broadcasters Association for excellence in journalism. She recently shared a James Beard Award for Best Television Series about food sustainability in Alaska.
“I love Alaska. It’s where I’ve raised my family, where I feel most at home and connected,” she said. “I consider it a privilege to be able to share stories about people who live in our community and the issues that matter to us all.”
She added that most of all, she feels lucky.
“How many people can say they’ve had a job they love for more than 30 years? “And now I get to do it every day at KTUU 2 and KYES 5. What could be better than that?”
Multiple law enforcement agencies have descended on a Fairview home to carry out a search warrant, according to Anchorage Police Department dispatch.
Some Anchorage business owners have concerns that an abated homeless camp in midtown will put more people on the streets with no where to go.
City officials began abating municipality-owned land next to Cuddy Family Midtown Park on Tuesday, 20 days after abatement notices were posted telling residents they would have to leave. But many people who had been living there expressed concern they didn’t have a place to go.
The community reacts to three incidents of violence in Anchorage over the weekend including a stabbing in Town Square Park and woman arrested on murder charges in Spenard.
Student discipline policies are in line to be reviewed and possibly revised in Anchorage over the next few months, according to Anchorage School Board officials.
An upgrade to flight software that calculates weight and balance temporarily grounded all Alaska Airlines planes on Wednesday morning, according to a company statement.
The Anchorage Election Commission rejected more than a 1,000 ballots cast in the municipal election due to unresolved issues.
The fourth-grade student’s parents spoke out Thursday, saying school leaders did not immediately contact them after the incident on Valentine’s Day of this year.
Assembly members want the administration to release documents which detail an agreement they say the mayor signed-off on without their input — which they also say isn’t right.
A former Anchorage School District Employee has pleaded not guilty to charges he assaulted a student earlier this year.
The Anchorage Assembly will consider an ordinance to limit where homeless people can camp at its Tuesday meeting.
High school students from around the state staged a walkout Thursday protesting the state of education funding that Juneau lawmakers and the governor have haggled over for months.
Anchorage School District officials are keeping a close eye as votes continue to trickle in from Tuesday’s municipal election.
Frontrunners in the Anchorage mayoral race waited patiently with supporters Tuesday night at various watch parties across the city for the release of early election results.
With Tuesday’s election looming, the time to vote is running out for those who have yet to do so.
Anchorage's Weekend Market set to return to Downtown Anchorage after three years at the Dimond Center.
Anchorage election officials explain the steps that keep municipal ballots secure during mail-in election
Proposition 9 on the Anchorage municipal ballot would pay for better access to popular trails in the Chugach State Park.
People who prefer to vote in person for Anchorage’s April 2 municipal election can now do so at three vote centers within the municipality.
Sunday marks a grim anniversary in Alaska: On that day 35 years ago, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound.
Proposition 8 on Anchorage's municipal ballot would earmark millions of dollars for public use toilets.
Nine ballot propositions feature in next month’s regular municipal election, and none come with a higher price tag than Proposition 1.
City election officials say that by now, most Anchorage voters should have received ballots for the April 2 municipal election in the mail.
Anchorage Police are looking to arrest a man for indecent exposure. They say that a security video shows him masturbating in a fitness center hot tub in front of a 4-year-old girl.
In addition to Mayor Dave Bronson, seven of the nine candidates challenging Bronson on the April 2 ballot were on hand, including Bill Popp, Suzanne LaFrance, Chris Tuck, Breck Craig, Dustin Darden, Jenny Di Grappa and Phil Isley.
Anchorage Police now have foot patrols in downtown Anchorage seven days a week
After nearly 40 years on the job at the Alaska Zoo, Director Pat Lampi announced he will retire April 5.
A special task force in Anchorage is targeting COVID-19 relief fraud that is said to run in the millions of dollars.
Avalanche danger is still "considerable" in area of fatal Tuesday slide.
Catholic Social Service says the 3rd Avenue Resource & Navigation Center has already helped more than 3,300 people.
The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness says it's housed 50 people experiencing homelessness as part of the Next Step Pilot Program.
One of the main actors behind the 2019 murder of an intellectually challenged Anchorage teenager was sentenced Monday to 99 years in prison, with no time suspended.
A strip mall on Muldoon Road with more than a dozen businesses remained closed on Thursday over concerns about its damaged and snow-loaded roof.
With the exception of a few months here and there, the swimming pool at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School has been closed for about five years, and what’s kept it that way has little to do with the pool itself.
The Anchorage School District has released a preliminary budget that includes significant cuts to meet a nearly $100 million deficit.
Anchorage building officials sent out more letters to let commercial property owners know that their buildings may not be safe to occupy.
The president of Enstar Natural Gas said record demand is coming at the same time there are disruptions in the delivery system.
Anchorage building officials on Tuesday mailed out just over a thousand letters to commercial property owners with buildings suspected of being most at risk for roof failure due to heavy snow loads, the same week that two more roofs suffered partial collapses in the city.
EasyPark is raising parking rates in Downtown Anchorage starting Feb. 1.
Alaska Environment Research & Policy Center released a report Thursday that said 100% of the water it tested in Southcentral Alaska showed the presence of microplastics.
AEDC CEO Jenna Wright said job growth is predicted in almost every sector of the local economy, with an expected 1,400 total jobs expected to be added this year.
The Municipality of Anchorage is now recommending homeowners shovel the snow from their roofs
Romig Middle School in Anchorage is still awaiting the results of a mumps test given to one of its community members after they were suspected last week of contracting the contagious virus.
Alaska Department of Health’s top official on Thursday provided lawmakers with an update on her department’s effort to clear the SNAP application backlog.
Once the primary winter shelter, the Sullivan Arena is ready to return to serving as a sports and entertainment complex for the Anchorage and wider Alaska community.
A rising number of syphilis cases in Alaska is prompting a strong recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that most Alaskan adults under age 45 should be tested for syphilis at least once this year.
Two deadly crashes between sled dog teams and snowmachines have sparked campaigns to provide mushers with lighted collars, vests and harnesses so their teams will be more visible on dark trails.
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson handed down a sentence of 99 years to serve to Darin Schilmiller, the maximum for Schilmiller’s role in the 2019 killing of 19-year-old Cynthia Hoffman.
Sentencing hearings for two people at the heart of the 2019 murder of Cynthia Hoffman continued on Wednesday with Denali Brehmer's biological mother taking the stand.
A sentencing hearing for the 2019 murder of Cynthia Hoffman was postponed a day after defendants Darin Schilmiller and Denali Brehmer weren't transported to the courthouse.
