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Alaska News July 24, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Committee members needed for Community-Police Advisory Board; Evidence hearing gives a look at Wasilla teacher’s statements about sexual abuse allegations; UAA professor develops app to help people stop drinking habits; Inside the Gates: National Defense Authorization Act passed for fiscal year 2021 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: ASD says it will begin school in the high-risk model; Thursday morning blaze burns five cars at Anchorage car dealership; Positively Alaskan: Palmer senior has endless energy for helping others and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Juneauites wait out clouds for a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse of Neowise comet; Sand Point docks and road damaged by magnitude 7.8 quake and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Laying Over In Bethel From Anchorage? You Could Get Free Lodging, Meals, And Transportation; Bethel 4-H Fall Plans and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: DPS Publishes Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Interim Report and more->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Who Done It?
 
 
By Mary Catharine Martin, The Arctic Sounder: What climate change means for Alaska’s king salmon
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Heated oversight
Scientists searching for evidence of climate change in Alaska’s Cook Inlet say they’ve found the fingerprints of global warming in the falling numbers of prized Chinook salmon, but admit they chose to ignore the heavy bootprint of an invasive species in local waters.
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: Atwood Building closing, positive test in building; Had enough, Anchorage? And more ->
 
 
 
 
49 Writers, Inc.: Review: Open the Dark by Marie Tozier
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
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Alaska News July 23, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: New dog grooming business going strong despite COVID-19; Pandemic prompts some student loan holders to consider bankruptcy and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Damage found in Sand Point after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake Tuesday night along the Alaska Peninsula; Governor requires masks for people in state facilities; Anchorage mayor returns to additional restrictions with new emergency order; Historic Russian Orthodox church in Alaska to be renovated; Meet The Creator: @Takebreaks_ from Instagram and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Meet Juneau’s all-female team of first responders; Gardentalk – How to reuse your kitchen food waste as nutrients for your garden and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Some Lower Yukon Villages Lock Down To Protect Each Other From Coronavirus and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Sobering Center employee arrested for allegedly threatening coworkers; ‘Workers are not properly trained’: hotel unions voice concerns for workplace safety; FNSB School District releases learning options for Fall and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Unusual behavior of two rivers shaped life in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Locals only
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: Take These 6 Roads In Alaska For An Unforgettable Scenic Drive
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: 10 Little Known Swimming Spots In Alaska That Will Make Your Summer Awesome
 
 
 
 

Alaska News July 22, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Anchorage considers requiring dogs to be leashed; Man reported missing arrested on warrants based on prior kidnapping, abuse charges; Spanx company grants $5K to Ketchikan boutique and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTUU: One Alaska: Many Voices premieres Wednesday; Local teen recognized on a national level; Trio of Longtime Dentists Fired From SCF over alleged Fraud and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Police across Southeast Alaska are defining and using force differently; Task force looks to expand courts that offer treatment instead of prison time; A tsunami warning that sent coastal Alaskans to higher ground has been cancelled and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Emmonak Still On Lockdown Over Positive Coronavirus Case; New LKSD Superintendent Reflects On District’s Successes As She Looks Toward School Reopening and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Fairbanks Troopers Recover Stolen Vehicle, Handgun after 13-Year-Old Detained; 7.8 Magnitude Quake South of Chignik Prompts Widespread Tsunami Warning; Anchorage Man Charged in Drain Cover/Construction Vandalism; Crew Member Aboard F/V Rubicon Medevaced from Kupreonof Strait; House Passes FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act; Congressman Don Young Fights for the U.S. Coast Guard and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks man arrested after Troopers find drugs, cash in apartment; Corps to release review of Alaska mine project this week and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Resilience
 
 
 
 
By Bill Sherwonit, Mountain Journal: Opinion: The Lie—And Shame—Of ‘Wildlife Management’ In Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic: How sub-Arctic seas are influencing the Arctic Ocean and what it’s telling us about climate change
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: 14 Stunning Photos That Will Remind You Why Alaska Is The Best State
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: 15 Little Known Beaches In Alaska That Are Ideal For A Summer Outing

Alaska News July 21, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: What to do if you ordered from a business closed due to COVID-19; Man last seen walking into woods to collect mushrooms near Talkeetna reported missing; Travel Tuesday: Rediscover downtown Anchorage and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU: A Young Killer’s Second Chance He shot and killed a mother and daughter when he was three months shy of his sixteenth birthday. Four years later, he’s a free man.; Man with history of international ATM skimming caught in Alaska; DOT has spent thousands on fixing vandalized storm drains and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Juneau Assembly passes emergency mask mandate, effective immediately; Infants strut their maklaks online as Northwest Alaska’s baby pageant goes virtual; Alaska hospitality association asks Dunleavy for mandates instead of recommendations and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Walmart to close its stores on Thanksgiving Day and more ->
 
 
 
 

Politics Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press: Alaska city relocates Russian colonist statue to museum
 
 
 
 

By Michael S. Lockett, Juneau Empire: Lesser-heard voices from the past sing loud for Alaska art awards Juneau artists cleaned up in the prestigious competition
 
 
 
 

Red Lake Nation News: Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Announces Virtual Consultations
 
 
 
 
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Tuesday, July 21, 2020
 
 
 
 

By Erin Kirkland: “Go North” This Summer With a Camper or RV

 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Escape To A Campground In Alaska With Panoramic Mountain Views
 
 

By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: There’s Nothing Better Than Alaska’s Natural Lazy River On A Summer’s Day

Alaska News July 20, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: APD searches for missing woman last seen Sunday; Pending new Ravn CEO says flights will resume and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Driver goes through barricades and crashes his car into hole and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Reported Palmer Driver Arrested after Impacting Knik Bridge Guardrail; Division of Employment and Training Services launches AlaskaJobs, a new comprehensive employment system and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Bounty Bay
 
 
 
 

By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: These 8 Road Trips In Alaska Will Take You Places You’ll Never Forget

Alaska News July 19, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Inside the Gates: JBER’s change of command continues; New UAA certificate program offers fast track into workforce and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Sunday is the deadline for voters to register to vote or update their registration for the 2020 Primary Election; Fish Creek is officially open for dipnetting; Fully Vested; police suit up for duty and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: After eight-hour rescue, Ketchikan Humane Society volunteers save seven kittens; Haines woman accused of a string of arsons while on hallucinogenic mushrooms and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Arctic Ocean Changes Driven by Sub-Arctic Seas
 
 
 
 

By Mary Kauffman, SitNews: New Lawsuit Argues That Alaska Officials May Not Mail Absentee Ballot Applications Only to Older Voters
 
 
 
 

By David James, ADN: New book of essays pays tribute to ‘Alaska’s public historian,’ Terrence Cole
 
 
 
 

Alaska News July 18, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Google says rejection of trooper recruitment ad came from misunderstanding; Law Enforcement Torch Run goes virtual in 2020 to support Special Olympics Alaska and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTUU: Alaska Zoo doing what it can to keep the gates open; GNAC suspends fall sports due to COVID-19 leaving UAA Volleyball & Cross-Country without seasons and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: How Dr. Anne Zink and 5 other Alaska health experts manage COVID-19 risks in their daily lives; At least two Juneau bears seen rifling through unlocked vehicles in search of food; With no cruise ships in port, a longtime entertainer hits the grocery store and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Report: Wrong Fuel Caused Forestry Plane Crash In Aniak; AC, Lions Club Food Bank Keep Up With Growing Demand From Pandemic; Grant Aviation Buys Ravn Planes To Meet YK Delta Demand Post-Pandemic and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: North Pole one step closer to receiving natural gas; Troopers investigating potential incident of fake police officer in Fairbanks; Gardening Tips: Fairbanks gardeners notice slow growth this year and more ->

 
 
 
 

By Craig Medred: The journo divide
 
 
 
 
By Tim Bradner, Alaskanomics’s Blog: Economy struggles amid pandemic
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

Alaska News July 17, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Kenai Peninsula school district establishes back-to-school plan; State Fair fun continues, even without the fair; Portugal. The Man launches foundation highlighting human rights issues, Indigenous peoples and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Roadtrippin: Hot springs for every season, if you dare to make the trip and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Federal program offers a slice of the broadband spectrum to tribes and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel City Council Remembers David Berlin, Honors David Trantham Jr. and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Trooper Recruitment Advertisement Censored by Google/YouTube; Mcgrath Suspect Jailed on Domestic Violence Charges, Victim Medevaced to ANMC; Mcgrath Suspect Jailed on Domestic Violence Charges, Victim Medevaced to ANMC and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: LifeMed Alaska to build new hangar in Fairbanks; Relaxation, a perk of quarantine for returning Fort Wainwright soldiers and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Nina Kempel, Rasmuson Foundation: Alaska partnership to distribute $35 million of CARES Act funding to nonprofits
 
 
 
49 Writers Blog: Andromeda Romano-Lax: Forget goals. What?!
 
 
 
 
Revak Report – Absentee Ballot Information and School District Update
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: 13 Enchanting Spots In Alaska You Never Knew Existed

Alaska News July 16, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: ASD Virtual Program aims to help parents home-school and keep students part of school community; New resources show homeless services offered and what’s needed; Community policing by bicycle and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTUU: Public allowed in court hearing where a teen killed mother and sister; DOC reports an inmate death at the Anchorage Correctional Complex; For second straight night, Anchorage Assembly postpones vote on $22.5 M for homeless services locations; Dershowitz as law group’s keynote speaker faces backlash and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Sitka’s Baranov statue will come down, but it’s not going far’ and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Recent Alaska Death Due to Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning; Alaskans Should Know the Health Risks When Harvesting Shellfish; BLM AFS Aircraft, Smokejumpers Working on New Fire Northwest of Circle; Three Bears Shoplifting Suspect Held without Bail after Found to have Large Amount of Drugs on His Person Wednesday; Troopers Use Suspect’s Ankle Monitor to Locate Stolen ATV in Wasilla; Car Thief Eludes Troopers on Glenn Highway with Two Minors Aboard Wednesday and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The futurist
 
 
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: The Awe-Inspiring Place In Alaska That Will Lead You Straight Into Another Country
 
 
 
 
By Vi Waghiyi, Veri di Suvero and Pamela Miller, The Cordova Times: Commentary: Alaska’s senators should reject dangerous nominee for key consumer safety role
 
 
 
 
By Grayson Haver Currin, The New York Times: After 43 Years, Mossy Kilcher’s Folk Songs for Alaska Get a Second Life
 
 
 
 
By Jennifer Yuhas, Alaskajournal.com: Alaskans: Now is the time to explore your state

Alaska News July 15, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Police use of force and transparency ordinances introduced in Anchorage Assembly; Anchorage Assembly hears public comment on controversial transitional housing, homeless resources proposal; Anchorage Assembly considers whether to extend eviction moratorium; Travel Tuesday: Crafting an Alaska staycation and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Hiker dies while on the Thunderbird Falls Trail in Chugiak; Regulators fine Native corporation board member over post; Pantry packs help feed families in Anchorage; Growing AK: Composting and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Gustavus passes local mask mandate and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: U.S. Attorney Appoints Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator for Alaska; Injured Rock Climber Hoisted from Hatcher Pass Ledge Tuesday; Shoplifter Charged with Robbery after Threatening Eagle River Walmart Loss Prevention Officer with Taser; Alaska Pioneer Homes resume limited family visitation; Endangered Species Protections Sought for Rare Wolf in Southeast Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage: LISTEN: Alaska polar bear den disturbances part of ‘death by a thousand cuts,’ researcher says
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Hike This Gently Winding Trail To Marsh Lake In Alaska