Alaska News May 31, 2018

By Joe Vigil: Local WWII vet celebrates 99th birthday
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: Arrival of 4-25 soldiers highlighted by reunions, uncasing of colors
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Fairbanks man sustains brain damage in dispute over bicycle ownership
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Victim shot in backside while riding away on bicycle in Fairview, police say
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: ‘They’re not your family’: Jury deliberates fate of first teen on trial for Grunwald slaying
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Courtroom audio: Judge, prosecutor frustrated with ‘subpar’ monitoring
 
 
 
 
Pretrial Enforcement Division accused in ankle monitor flub
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault boots: Criminals are trying to get caught so they can smuggle drugs into jail, an Alaska official says
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Justice for the family of Jorge Villa-Rea
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Vandals strike again at Wasilla baseball field
 
 
 
 
By Richard Maurer: 3,500 rape kits are overdue for analysis in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Charles Wohlforth: How a stranger’s caring healed a childhood of horrific sexual abuse
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: Was it speed or road rage? Anchorage Police investigate wreck on the Glenn Hwy
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Opioid drug maker seeks dismissal of Alaska lawsuit
 
 
 
 
Congratulations Grace Parrott, of Ketchikan (left), and Daniel Doudnavo, of Fairbanks!
By Leroy Polk: Out of more than a million kids, 2 Alaskans place high in national spelling championship
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kirby: Whale watching ship with 113 passengers runs aground north of Auke Bay
 
 
 
 
By alex DeMarban: Here’s what Bill Walker will do if Mark Begich runs for governor
 
 
 
 
By : Steven Mufson, Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post: Companies’ first step toward drilling for oil in ANWR deemed inadequate by feds
 
 
 
 
Christine O’Connor GUEST COMMENTARY: Alaska telecoms committed to open internet
 
 
 
 
American Association for the Advancement of Science: Along Alaska’s Pacific coast, early humans could have migrated to the Americas
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: New chancellor named for University of Alaska Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: ‘R&B Live’: All-female showcase in Anchorage