Alaska News August 21, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: ‘Incredible force, creative talent and amazing spirit’: Anchorage Symphony Orchestra music director dead at 61; 101-year-old WWII and Last Frontier Honor Flight veteran dies; ‘It’s like being kicked when you’re down’: 2 Anchorage businesses burglarized; Trail users launch effort to save the Matanuska Greenbelt and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Back 2 School: Loussac library has helpful programs for students starting the school year at home; Dalton Highway paving project underway; Governor proposes expanding COVID small business grants eligibility guidelines; US Treasury lays out 2 potential paths for Anchorage to move forward with purchase of homeless shelters and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: ‘We’ll figure it out together’: Thousands of Anchorage teachers and students log on for the first day of schooll and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Deprivation diet?
 
 
 
 
49 Writers Blog: Andromeda Romano-Lax: Lost in a book (and staying hopeful about all of our stories)
 
 
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: These 10 Luxury Glampgrounds In Alaska Offer Memorable Adventures

Alaska News August 20, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Mat-Su students head back into classrooms; State record holder grows another giant pumpkin for Harvest Festival and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Suspect arrested following a shooting in the Airport Heights area; Anchorage weatherization program to receive $2.5m in CARES funding; UAA to cut 4 sports programs including all Div. I sports and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Juneau and DOT take early step toward second Douglas Island crossing and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Donlin Gold Pushes Back Against LKSD Curriculum Featuring The Mine and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Alex DeMarban, Anchorage Daily News: BLM moves to develop Willow oil prospect in NPR
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The doomists
 
 
 
 
Oceanographic Staff: Alaska’s salmon are shrinking, impacting coastal communities and ecosystems
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Alaska’s Frostbite Foods Is Delivering Juicy Burgers Right To Your Front Door
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Fall Asleep To The Sounds Of An Alaskan Harbor At The Charming Eyak Inn
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: This Luxury Alaskan Yurt In The Heart Of Homer Is A Stone’s Throw From The Beach
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Alaska News August 19, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: ‘It was terrifying’: Eagle River couple describes neighbor’s meth-fueled shooting spree; Mat-Su Borough gets new CPR devices to help with cardiac arrest patients; ASD parents still struggling to find happy medium with school this year and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Hospice of Anchorage opens resource center to community; Man arrested after driving at high speeds into oncoming traffic to elude law enforcement; Underwater trash clean-up at Sand Lake and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Former Sitka officer wins harassment settlement, promises investigation of police; Judge dismisses case against Haines man with epilepsy who drove parade float; Kodiak spaceport asks for longer window after canceled launches; Amid COVID-19 restrictions, far fewer Outside hunters are coming to Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel Students Will Start School Remotely and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: 63-Year-Old Dirt Bike Driver Arrested on Multiple Charges after Eluding Troopers on Alaska Highway; Troopers Locate Fugitive from Justice during North Pole Traffic Stop; Wasilla Man Wanted on Eluding Warrant Apprehended after Car Chase, Crash and Foot Chase Tuesday and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Emily Boerger, State of Reform: Alaska’s draft state health improvement plan open for public comment – State of Reform
 
 
 
 
Jennifer at KTOO: August 19, 2020 / This week from The Signal
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Bears attack
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Sip On Fresh Coffee Roasted Daily At The Alaska Coffee Roasting Co. In Fairbanks

Alaska News August 18, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: DNA from black bear matches samples near fatal bear mauling in Hope; More information released regarding 2019 deadly midair crash near Ketchikan; Church garden feeds the hungry at local food pantries; Anchorage School District to distribute thousands of Chromebooks for upcoming school year and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Fairbanks police investigate death of woman found in Chena River; Body found in the Resurrection River; Hands on training in a Hands off manner; Alaska tribal group sues over commercial fishing system and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Southeast fisherman says he’ll donate a boatload of salmon to Metlakatla each week and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: CDVSA Distributes Donated Devices to Shelters and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Real(ity) tales
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Stay In A Renovated 1935 Colony Barn On A Flower Farm In Alaska

Alaska News August 17, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Girl in hospital after being run over by SUV in Government Hill, police say; US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge; New COVID-19 database expedites contact tracing in Alaska; Alaska reports 106 new COVID-19 cases Sunday and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Back 2 school Tech; Driver strikes children in crosswalk in Government Hill; Anchorage boy creates custom art to help save Sealife Center; Actor-singer-songwriter Dennis Quaid set to play sold out show at Matanuska Brewing; Positively Alaskan: ‘Mask Lady’ makes a difference little by little and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Gardentalk – Should you plant mystery seeds? Should you squish woolly bear caterpillars? More ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska, By DEENA BISHOP and KELLY TSHIBAKA: ASD is committed to supporting parents
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: Here Are 8 Stunning Sunsets In Alaska That Are Hard To Beat
 
 
 
 

Alaska News August 16, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Palmer’s Friday Fling extended by 4 more weeks and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Hiking family of four rescued near Beluga Point and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Biologists hope dead sea lion will shed light on endangered Aleutian population
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: White killer whale spotted in Southeast
 
 
 
 
By: Nona Letuligasenoa, UAF: Albrigtsen Appointed @AlaskaNanooksXC Head Coach
 
 
 
 
Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Sitka Nature Show #215 Kari Sagel and Brooke Schafer
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: A Taste of October (in early August)
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Sitka Nature Show #216 – Rowan Goff

Alaska News August 15, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Midtown Joann store opens after closure of two others; Anchorage man gets ready to ‘tip big’ and surprise some lucky servers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Community mourns the loss of siblings after fatal car crash in Petersburg killed 4; Burn suspensions in effect for Mat-Su Valley, Kenai Peninsula; Researchers study Juneau’s whales without cruise ship passenger interactions; Downtown businesses raise concerns over public drinking, drug use in Peratrovich Park and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Southeast Alaska economy: ‘Every year from now on, we’re going to be comparing it to 2020’ and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fire Wire: North Pole Fire, Small Department, big responsibility and more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation announces new team member, new role for another
 
 
 
 

A Taste of Alaska: Truck Show
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: These 7 Hikes in Alaska Are Completely Out Of This World

Alaska News August 14, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Alaska dental program draws national recognition, approval; Photographer documents carbide drawings from Hatcher Pass mining tunnels; Local artist feels art is ‘what makes us happy’ and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Anchorage girl has her Make-A-Wish dream fulfilled thanks to Target and Bailey’s Furniture and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Police investigate racist graffiti near Floyd Dryden Middle School as a hate crime and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Bears Alert Scientists to Secret Salmon Streams and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Under new ownership, Ravn Alaska in the process of returning to the skies and more ->
 
 
 
 

Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY: Civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich, senator Lisa Murkowski among 10 influential women from Alaska
 
 
 
 

Edible Alaska: Fill your larder, pantry, & cellar with the best of Fall
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: The divide
 
 
 
 
49 Writers Inc.: Alaska Writers Series: Doug Pope
 
 
 
 

Alaska News August 13, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: HHS secretary visits Anchorage, checks on Alaska’s treatment of COVID-19; Schutt named to Alaska Permanent Fund Board of Trustees; Community plans to rebuild dilapidated Bayshore ice rink and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Alaskan family’s 225-mile journey to vote captured in film released Saturday; ’The police department is vehemently opposed’: APD on proposed ordinance to use of force; Growing AK: Putting peas up for winter; Exploring the “Aperture”exhibit at the Anchorage Museum and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Rare white orca spotted off Kupreanof Island; Family’s lawyers claim recording shows Juneau officer planned fatal shooting and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: FCC Broadband Deadline For Tribes Extended To September; City Will Not Protest Kusko Kush License Renewal; CARES Act Funding For Bethel Nonprofits And Individuals and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: New Stuyahok Man in Custody for Murder of Angelina Chunak; Two Arrested Following SWAT Barricade Incident Wednesday Night; Troopers Join National Campaign to Crack Down on Impaired Drivers and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks man charged with sexually assaulting woman in homeless camp and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Barrow’s own Kelsey Haake heads to top law school; Bears alert Alaska scientists to secret salmon streams; Inupiaq charter school opens for enrollment on North Slope; Wainwright earns $1 million grant to build child care center and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Tiffany Rosamond Creed, Ancorage Press: Alaska-based poets to share a virtual stage, adapting the longstanding Poetry Parley
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Safe, safer, safest…
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: 13 Things People Miss The Most About Alaska When They Leave
 
 
 
 
CutterLight: Abundance

Alaska News August 12, 2020

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka: 24 years after her death on a Sitka bike path, genetic evidence leads to Jessica Baggen’s killer
 
 
 
 

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Fred Meyer recalls cheese dips over concerns about salmonella; BBB warns of moving scams and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Assembly passes controversial building purchase ordinance; US Department of Treasury asks to meet with Municipality over proposed use of CARES Funds; Shuttered businesses becoming more common in Anchorage; Flights from Alaska to Germany are coming in 2021 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Alaskans of different ethnic backgrounds are contracting COVID-19 at different rates; The Federal Subsistence Board OK’d an emergency hunt in Kake. Now it faces legal challenges. More ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Troopers give advice on keeping property safe if your car is broken into and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Claire Stremple, Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts: How far do Alaska women have to go to give birth?
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: View Stunning Flowers At Georgeson Botanical Gardens In Interior Alaska
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: Most People Don’t Know The Story Behind Alaska’s Flag And The 13-Year Old Boy Who Created It

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