By KTVA: The Latest: FAA says Alaska air carrier suspends operations
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: David Yesner appeals ban from University of Alaska property, events
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Alaska House overwhelmingly passes compromise crime package
Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, the House minority leader, applauded the passage of bill but cautioned that keeping the controversial pretrial assessment tool in effect meant the Legislature couldn’t claim to have completely repealed SB 91.

Others weren’t as impressed.

Hopkins expressed concerned at the cost of HB 49, estimated at close to $100 million over the next two years and that increasing sentencing ranges would “disproportionately affect minorities and the poor, here in Alaska.”
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Gardentalk – Banish and bury those dandelions and buttercups; Juneau Assembly considers raising property taxes; Judge dismisses Pebble-funded lawsuit against BBRSDA and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Paul Basile Named New Kuskowkim 300 Race Manager and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Felon with Weapon at Juneau International Sentenced to 21 Months and more->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Aviation Day draws crowds and awards scholarship; Ester Volunteer Fire Department pins new chief; Phase 1 of summer construction starts in Fairbanks and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald: This Tiny Seaside Town Is The Unassuming Music Capital of Alaska
 
 
By Casea Peterson: This Is What Life In Alaska Looked Like In The 1940s
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Anchorage medics’ class aims to Stop the Bleed
 
 
 
 
By KTVA: Head of the Class: Service High’s Jeff Bassett helps students become problem solvers
 
 
 
 
By Laura Holman: Portugal. The Man surprises Shishmaref students with video shout out
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: Nonprofit says it won’t be able to help everyone if the budget continues to shrink
The governor’s spokesperson, Matt Shuckerow, said a discussion over the budget is good and that these kind of talks should have started years ago. He said the governor’s priorities continue to be a full PFD and cutting government spending, saying we’re in a “fiscal crisis.”

“Generally speaking the governor’s view is that Alaskans are probably better off spending their dollars than the government is,” Shuckerow said. “Sometimes the government can be wasteful, it can be excessive, maybe not looking for reform, so this is a big conversation. We’re glad Alaskans are engaged.”
 
 
 
 
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By Heather Hintze: Palmer mom raises money to pay off school lunch debt

By Leroy Polk & Taylar Perez: UPDATE: Police name woman found dead in home this weekend
A medical call for a woman who died Saturday turned into a deeper investigation, and now police have identified the victim.

Brittany Johnson, 24, was named by police early Monday as the woman found dead in a trailer home on Brayton Drive over the weekend.

So far police have not specified what observations made at the scene of Johnson’s death “prompted police to take a closer look at the incident.”
 
 
 
 
By Elizabeth Roman: APD: Juvenile arrested after setting Turnagain Elementary playground on fire
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Law enforcement, community members run in support of Special Olympics Alaska
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Kipnuk Celebrates The Life Of Keoni Aliralria At Graduation and more ->

Immediately following Keo Aliralia’s death, his cousin, Clint Slim, had a baby boy with his girlfriend, Summer Brown. While Brown was pregnant, she had dreams of Keo. Of course, they named the baby Keo. So Keo lives on: in his name, and also in memories of a joyful life, lived strong. Keo Strong.
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: April Employment up 0.9% from Last Year; Unemployment Rate at 6.5% and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: ‘I feel the disabled have been forgotten’ – Anchorage woman wants new transportation system for disabled commuters
 
 
 
 
By Kristen Durand: Alaska Zoo celebrates our feathered friends on World Migratory Bird Day
 
 
 
 
By Kristen Durand: Newly formed African American art group shows off their work at Northway Mall
“We had some young African American kiddos in here not too long ago, and they were so excited to see other brown and tan people that looked just like them on the walls, so that’s also why we do this, and it’s been a great turnout.”

The group is currently recruiting more artists, so if you’re interested you can visit their Facebook page, here.
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Summer of Heroes programs seeks youth nominations
 
 
 
 

By Dave Leval: Coast Guard honors Kotzebue man who saved friend from drowning more than 20 years ago
Governor Mike Dunleavy joined the guests for the ceremony, which he said held extra meaning for him. He said Smith and Lambert were students of his at the elementary school he taught at in Kotzebue.

“If he let me go away with that current, then I probably never would have been found,” Smith said. “So, I love you, I’ll always love you and you’ll always be my hero.”

Lambert was the first person to save someone with a life jacket from the Kids Don’t Float program, which the Coast Guard says has been attributed to saving a total of 31 lives to date.
 
 
 
 
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Knik-Goose Bay: Hurry up and wait; JBER’s first Flight Leaders Course helps shape exceptional leaders; Mat-Su Career and Technical High School and Redington celebrate graduations as the second wave of class of 2019 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Bear viewing industry brings in millions of dollars to Southcentral’s economy, study says; Major grant funds end-to-end work on Treadwell Ditch Trail; Counting the hooligan swimming through Haines streams; Legislators approve $46M for Alaska ferries to avert fall shutdown and more ->
 
 
 
 
NPR Renee Gross: ‘Get Off The Boat’ — Women In Commercial Fishing Industry Fight Sexual Harassment
Elma Burnham is the founder of Strength of the Tides. It’s a grassroots movement asking fishermen, boat captains and others to sign a pledge demanding zero tolerance for sexual harassment and assault.

Burnham herself fishes commercially in Alaska, and she started the organization in 2017.

“So I first put the pledge online and sent it out to people I’d worked with in the past,” she said. “It got picked up more quickly than I expected.”
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Bridge cleanup aims to beautify Matanuska River banks
 
 
 
 
By Grant Robinson: Teacher ‘passing baton’ after 30 years in Anchorage schools

By Daniella Rivera: ‘Who steals from the sick and the poor and the dying?’: Woman pleads guilty in fraud scheme
Four A’s board member Candace Bell addressed the court on behalf of the organization.

“Who does that, your honor?” she asked. “Who steals from the sick and the poor and the dying?”

Bell detailed the extensive fallout from the embezzlement. She said while the restitution is helpful, the measurable cost to date is closer to $160,000. Bell said more than 500 staff hours have been spent dealing with the fraud instead of supporting clients. They’ve had to trace every instance of theft to try to make things right and pay thousands of dollars in the process for things like forensic audits.

“I would be remiss if I did not admit to the fact that the lightness of the sentence stings,” said Bell, “but Four A’s as an organization is more inclined toward restoration than retribution and, therefore, we acquiesce to this plea agreement.”
 
 
 
 
By Ellie Baty: A first-of-its-kind investigation, ‘Lawless’: sexual violence in Alaska
 
 
 
 
If lightening had hit the plane why did the captain not execute an emergency landing?
By Angela Krenzien: Dashcam captures lightning striking airplane
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Feds demand armed officers to keep Prince Rupert ferry terminal open; Murkowski sticks with GOP to confirm anti-abortion nominee to bench and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News April Hale | National Indian Health Board: First Nations Actor, Physician Gives Keynote Address at the American Indian and Alaska Native National Behavioral Health Conference
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks motorcycle safety instructor talks fundamentals, summer safety while riding; Long-time local entertainer reflects on the Blue Loon fire; University FD and Red Cross ‘sound the alarm’ at Gold Rush Estates this weekend; GARDENING TIPS: Early Planting Julie Swisher gives you tips about early planting and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Homer Tribune: Shorebird Festival celebrates 27 years of birds and birding; Dr. Hal Smith to host last Walk with a Doc until September and more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation Lisa Demer: Foundation announces 2019 Individual Artist Award recipients
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Man attacked by moose in Eagle River subdivision
 
 
 
 
By Laura Holman: Air Force plan will permanently station six more F-22 fighter jets at JBER
 
 
 
 
By Laura Holman: Alaska Music on Hold project is back online
Alaska Music on Hold is a project to install hold music on State of Alaska telephones that promotes Alaska recording artists; Portugal. The Man, Paul Rosenthal, Feeding Frenzy, and The Native Jazz Quartet.

By Leroy Polk & Austin Sjong: UPDATE: Standoff ends in arrest of Anchorage man who allegedly fired at police
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Chevak man sentenced for sexually abusing foster daughter
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – A Chevak man was sentenced this week to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing his 7-year-old foster daughter, state prosecutors say. He had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of second-degree sex abuse of a minor.

The Department of Law says in 2017, Peter Gumlickpuk’s wife walked in on him fondling their foster daughter while he read to the child from the Bible. She confronted him and he confessed to the abuse, the department said.
 
 
 
 
By CNN: Alaska mother too appear on CNN special after speaking with son’s killer in prison
 
 
 
 
By Laura Holman: University of Alaska, Board of Regents, UAA professor sued over sexual misconduct claims
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Judicial Council nominates 2 to replace Justin Schneider’s judge
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Reality vs. perception: Anchorage’s online map shows what crime looks like across the municipality
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Anchorage musician Quinn Christopherson wins NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest; US House bill would clear path for Alaska tribes to put land in trust; Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police; Red Carpet Concert: Sarah Hamilton, ‘Kauai’; Two of Alaska’s biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: City Of Bethel Could Be Uncovered By Insurance In Potential Wrongful Termination Lawsuit; Alaska Lawmakers Send Bill Celebrating Alaska Native Heritage To Gov. Dunleavy; Two Charged In Long House Beating; Marijuana Control Board Approves Bethel Pot Shop With Delegation and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Representative Young Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Childhood Hunger; AST Opens Investigation into Bear Hunter’s Death on Kodiak Island; The Man who Broke through the Northwest Passage and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks murder suspect apprehended by Alaska State Troopers; Updates from the 2019 legislative special session and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: ‘That’s what I was fighting for’; Opinion: Heroic young Kotzebue man receives medal for saving friend from drowning and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Landmark: Presentation ‘Alaska Wilderness: A Canoe Journey into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,’ comes to Rutland library
Visit Alaska’s storied Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with two seasoned naturalists. On Saturday May 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Rutland Public Library, 280 Main Street (Route 122A), the Ware River Nature Club is hosting “Alaska Wilderness: A Canoe Journey into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,” a presentation by Mark and Marcia Wilson of Eyes on Owls. This event includes a slide show and live owl appearance. It is free and open to all.
 
 
Alaska Highway News The Canadian Press: Tanya Tagaq, Joshua Whitehead among finalists for Indigenous Voices Awards
 
 
 
 
KTUU: King Tech High School celebrates first graduating class One-hundred and four seniors received their high school diplomas as the first graduating class from King Tech High School.
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Students absorb Alaska Native traditions during Culture Week
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Queen Elizabeth sails into Anchorage on maiden voyage to Alaska

By Daniella Rivera: Accident or abuse: Man charged in child’s death receives reduced bail
Noe’s mother was present in the courtroom on Wednesday and supported Vickery’s release on bail. She told the judge her other, younger child is living with her, along with Vickery’s two biological children.

When asked by the judge where Vickery’s ex-wife is, Noe’s mother said, “she’s dealing with her own issues. She signed a delegation of powers to me so I could have the children full-time.”

Judge Catherine Easter said she would reduce the bail, but Vickery must be on GPS electronic monitoring and have no unsupervised contact with children, including his own.

He must now pay $11,000 in cash, but the new order won’t go into effect until another bail hearing is held on Thursday, once the state has had time to verify the location and custody of all the children.
 
 
 
 
By KTVA: Man sentenced for killing girlfriend during suicide attempt
Prosecutors and defense attorneys suggested a 14-year sentence with five suspended. Superior Court Judge Erin Marston agreed and ordered that Sibson receive treatment for mental illness.
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Anchorage begins homeless camp cleanup
But there is one thing, according to Burke, which could slow the abatement process. She said courts upheld a law that says people can’t be forced from homeless camps if there isn’t a place for them to go. At the end of April, Anchorage lost 100 shelter beds after the contract for Bean’s Cafe to be used as an overflow shelter ended. Burke said the city recognizes that as a problem.

“We have added a tool that now polls the shelters every night and asks whether or not they have capacity,” said Burke. “And that’s something that will guide our abatement efforts this summer.”

Burke encouraged people to report homeless camps on the municipality’s website, adding that residents are not permitted to do clean ups themselves. She said the city hopes to include a new map available online early next week which will show residents which camps have been documented, which have been cleaned and where crews are headed next.
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Legislature’s failure to finish work leads Dunleavy to call immediate special session; In Utqiaġvik, learning about climate change includes studying your backyard; Red Carpet Concert: Radiophonic Jazz, ‘Aquamarine’ and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Sex Offender Jailed; Bethel City Council Passes Ordinance To Pay Council Members; Bethel City Council Approves Ciullkulek Subdivision And Looks For Answers After Firing Pete Williams; Coffee@KYUK: Friday, 22nd February, 2019 nd more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Birch sap to cure pollen allergies? Biology student presents findings at UAF research conference; MILITARY REPORT: Local veteran honored as ‘Commander of the Year’ for Alaska American Legion; DEC and borough introduce proposed regulations in Serious SIP; THE DAILY DISPATCH 5-15-19 and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald: The Largest Open Air Market In Alaska Is Perfect For Your Next Outing
 
 
 
 
ASD students prepare for crime scene investigation competition King Tech High students studying crime scene investigation prepare to compete in national SkillsUSA competition.
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Air Crashes in Ketchikan 1992 – Present
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Alaska Tilth program gets fresh produce to Mat-Su families in need
Farm manager Ben Swimm has been busy plowing and seeding the fields to get the growing season started. He said Alaska Tilth is about more than just food.

“Show people how to do it themselves, how to connect with the piece of land they’re on or the environment they’re in,” Swimm said. “Do good beyond just selling food and trying to make money off of it. To actually provide for people who need it.”

Families that participate in the WIC program and seniors are also eligible for coupons for produce at Alaska farmers markets. Harman’s cooking demonstrations typically coincide with the Wasilla’s farmers market so people can shop for produce then learn how to prepare it at home.
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation Lisa Demer: Writer, researcher, soundscape artist Richard Nelson: Foundation’s 2019 Distinguished Artist

Nelson served as Alaska’s Writer Laureate from 1999 to 2002. Other honors include the Lannan Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction, the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award for “Heart and Blood: Living with Deer in America,” and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alaska Conservation Foundation.

Watch a short film about Nelson and learn more about his work here. Additional photos are available upon request.

By Daniella Rivera: Sentencing begins for woman convicted of starving, abusing adopted daughters
Buck returned to the courtroom Tuesday, where he identified himself as a pastor at Terry’s church. A group of roughly a dozen people also appeared to be there in support of Terry. He spoke as a character witness for Terry, saying the boy was in his care for five and a half months before OCS returned the infant to his mother’s care.

“I believe that they plan to wrap up their other portion of their OCS investigation here soon, completely showing that, once again, she was a good mother to her son,” said Buck.

When asked after the hearing whether seeing images of the girls’ bruised, scarred and emaciated bodies changed his mind, Buck said no. Buck declined to say which church he serves as a pastor, however he is listed as the pastor of Agape Fellowship on the Palmer church’s website.
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Anchorage Twitter user with extremist views detained on weapons charges
Speaking with reporters after the hearing, Sayers-Fay emphasized that Graves’ Tweets are protected speech, but that it was Graves’ acquisition of illegal weapons, and taking steps to be able to act on his statements, that crossed the line.
 
 
 
 
By Mike Ross: UPDATE: Unlicensed teen driver struck child in Anchorage, mother knew he was driving without one, APD says
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Skagway looks into developing a local ferry authority; Unangax̂ cemetery at former WWII internment camp may be added to Funter Bay park and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Teachers In Rural Alaska: Growing Our Own and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Nome Becomes First Alaska City to Ensure Civilian Oversight and Accountability for Local Police; Newtok Suspect Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks’ new police chief takes oath of office; Healy Man pleads guilty to attempted sexual assault of a minor; 112 Miles: The journey to bring football to Healy and more->

By KTVA Web Staff: 4 dead, 2 missing: Search continues after midair collision near Ketchikan
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Man re-indicted in child’s 2017 malnutrition death
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: VIDEO: Two dogs tussle with bear in Anchorage, caught on camera
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: ‘There’s a new sheriff in town’ – Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer on Gov. Dunleavy’s stance on crime
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Alaska lawmakers are trying to fight crime by toughening prison sentences. Not everyone agrees that will work. More ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel DMV Closed Indefinitely and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Remains Found Near Chevak Believed to be Those of Woman Missing since March; Some Alaskan Workers Eligible for Unemployment Insurance Contribution Refunds and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Senators introduce ‘Creig Sharp Funeral Honors for Veterans Act’; Sexual Assault occurs early Monday in Fairbanks Police Department entryway; laska Innocence Project receives $250k federal grant to look for wrongful convictions and more ->
 
 
 
 
Marion Owen Lagniappe (LAN-yap) = A little bit extra: 8 lovely Little Planet photos of our world
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Fire Department: Child Car Seat and Booster Seat Checkups at the AFD Open House – Sunday, May 19th
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Anchorage woman named NHL’s Most Valuable Hockey Mom
 
 
 
 
By John Thompson: Head of the Class: Government Hill’s Liranzo offers worldly perspective

Must Read Alaska Suzanne Downing: FORMER REP. BILL WILLIAMS PASSES IN KETCHIKAN
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: On her first Mother’s Day without her son, a woman chooses to ‘Make the most of every moment that we have to live’
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Auction featuring stolen bicycles raises money for Anchorage YMCA
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Dissent within Alaska agency over chemical classification
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Senate committee goes further than House in repealing controversial crime law and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: House of Representatives Passes Bill Protecting WWII Unangax Cemetery; Akiachak Man Dies while in Protective Custody in Village Jail; Troopers near Anderson Recover Stolen D3 Bulldozer after Investigation and more ->
 
 
 
 
NRA shooting Illustrated By Barbara Baird – Sunday, May 12, 2019: What Women Want in Guns & Firearm Training
 
 
 
 
Must Read Alaska Suzanne Downing: Kulis Hangar One added to National Historic Registry; Couldn’t make the Valdez air show? Watch it here; MRAK Almanac: Game of Thrones edition; ‘Shameful narrative’ about Native students disputed by think tank and more ->
 
 
 
 
2019 AFD Open House this coming Sunday, May 19th, from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M.
 
 
 
 
Only In Your State By Megan McDonald: The Best BBQ Restaurant In Alaska You Simply Can’t Stay Away From

By Dave Leval: Police Memorial Day honors Alaska law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty
 
 
 
 
KTUU Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard District 17: WATCH: Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel northeast of St. Paul, Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Kristen Durand: Big turnout to Anchorage Market despite windy conditions