By Elizabeth Roman: USGS: 4.8 magnitude aftershock registered near Big Lake
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Ketchikan couple charged in felony heroin, meth case
 
 
 
 
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Assembly members’ votes deny waiving landfill fees temporarily following earthquake, Exhibit helps raise awareness for Valley Hospice Resources and more ->
 
 
 
 
By JACOB MANN Frontiersman.com: Local Palmer author published her first book
PALMER — Longtime Palmer resident Toni Truesdell recently published her first book, “Tessa Speaks Her Truth,” and after a book signing at Fireside Books and selling out her first bundle of online sales, she is eager to keep writing.

“It’s never too late to follow your dreams,” Truesdell said.
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Ethics enforcers let former Juneau lawmaker’s unpaid ethics fines slide, Anchorage Museum archives earthquake with viral memes, Twitter poetry and more->

By Associated Press: Hilcorp: Worker ‘fatally injured’ on North Slope
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kirby: UPDATE: Fairbanks man charged with first degree murder in suspicious death investigation
 
 
 
 
By Hank Davis: Hardest hit Mat-Su Schools share architectural similarities
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: Anchorage family facing foreclose on home after earthquake causes major damage
 
 
 
 
By Shannon Ballard: Marijuana Money: How the state is spending its cannabis cash
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media: What It Is At LKSD: Wrestling And Lego Robotics Competition, Warm Temperatures Push Back K300 Season Opener and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Fundraiser promotes two-spirit inclusivity with indigenous drag show, A week after the Anchorage earthquake, city continues to find damaged homes, Alaska state marijuana tax collection hits $1.8M in October, When a step back into prison is really a jump forward on the road to recovery and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Jeff Bridges: Anchor Point man guilty of 21 wildlife violations after poaching moose

UAF Alaska Earthquake Center: Recent
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Pickup truck used as air traffic control tower at Anchorage airport
 
 
 
 
By Hank Davis: Cluster of Jewel Lake homes significantly damaged in earthquake
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: When a landlord-tenant relationship gets tricky, there’s a hotline to help
The nonprofit offers a help hotline specifically for tenant and landlord questions twice a week: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Goss, who coordinates pro bono services, said attorneys volunteer to staff the phone line and answer questions each week.

Anchorage residents can call in at 907-743-1000, and people who live outside of Anchorage can call toll-free at 855-743-1001.

Anyone who doesn’t get through can also call ALSC during its normal business hours, with any civil legal issues, including landlord and tenant law.
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: New education program is a good ‘MATCH’ for adult learners, Alaska Native groups ask Dunleavy to investigate missing and murdered indigenous women and more->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Bethel Spirits To Close This Weekend and more->
 
 
 
 
Editor’s Letter: December – Fantastic, strong, notable, tough, adventurous, Alaskan women: you’ll find plenty of them in this month’s issue.

KTUU: Former Alaska hockey coach sentenced for abusing children, possessing child porn
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: 30 years later, ex-Alaska karate instructor arrested for sexually abusing girls
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kirby: Fairbanks police investigating August shooting death of husky
 
 
 
 
By Megan Mazurek: Rhonda McBride honored for storytelling by Anchorage Assembly
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: WATCH: Anchorage couple catches ‘ding dong ditching’ moose
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Earthquake emotions, words on paper: Spenard business to host special story time
 
 
 
 
By Elizabeth Roman: Gruening Middle School students relocating to Chugiak High School
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: The M7.0 left Alaska shaken, and the aftershocks keep coming. Here’s how it looks in the Earth’s crust
 
 
 
 
By Taylor Perez: Businesses are offering sales after the earthquake to give back to the community
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Dunleavy and his supporters celebrate inauguration in Wasilla, Juneau officials seek public input on how to spend marine passenger fee revenue, Human rights complaint filed over transboundary mining in British Columbia and more->
 
 
 
 
What’s shakin’ at the Anchorage Public Library
EVENT: Episode Screening “1964 Earthquake”
PBS and Alaska Public Media are providing a free screening of “We’ll Meet Again with Ann Curry” to Anchorage Public Library! This episode will be trying to reunite friends separated by the 1964 earthquake. Anchorage Public Library staff were thrilled to participate in the production of this episode. Staff members provided research assistance, and some filming took place in Loussac Library. Come share in the experience before it airs on TV, learn how you can find your story using library resources and meet the community members featured in the episode. Learn More HERE

EVENT: Teen Open Mic @ Loussac

Recently featured in a story on Alaska Public Media our teen open mic nights give performers age 13-18 a chance to take center stage. Need to sing? Do you play an instrument? Want to read your poetry? Join us for some open mic sessions to practice your skills in front of a live audience. Teens email our Teen Librarian to sign up.
 
 
 
 
Winter updates from Amy Meissner
 
 
 
 
‘And Now We Rise: A Portrait of Samuel Johns’

KTVA: Warehouse murder suspect said he was ‘afraid for his life’
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Grunwald murder suspect’s mom arrested over subpoena
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Some Anchorage students, teachers, return to school Wednesday after earthquake
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: Massive boulder nearly kills trucker on Seward Highway
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Mat-Su Assembly votes down free dump days following earthquake
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Don ‘Moose’ Young says farewell to George H.W. Bush, Alaska DOT is in crisis response mode — and it just got a new boss and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: CVRF Tests If Tiny Homes Could Serve As Big Solution For Region’s Housing Crisis, Lower Kuskokwim River Report: Stay Off The Ice, Y-K Delta Boarding School Discovers Cheating On Math Program 
 
 
 
KTUU: Alaska spaceport plans new building as demand increases

By Leroy Polk: 4.7 quake wakes Anchorage on Tuesday, latest of over 1,800 aftershocks
 
 
 
 
By Elizabeth Roman: Teenagers steal firearms, alcohol from Palmer home
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Stop taking selfies in front of earthquake-ruptured Vine Road in Wasilla, troopers say
In addition to getting in the way of construction crews, troopers also noted that the ground itself is unstable, and poses a risk due to aftershocks causing additional movement.
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: A look at Anchorage daycare options with schools closed
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media By Nat Herz, Alaska’s Energy Desk: Post-earthquake, air traffic controllers exiled from Anchorage tower used a pickup truck instead
 
 
 
 
APRN: No earthquake policy? Your loss may still be insured, Focus shifts to childcare needs in wake of earthquake, Houston Middle School likely closed for remainder of school year following quake, After earthquake Anchorage businesses clean up assess damage, PFD promise key to Dunleavy’s win in Hoonah Bettye Davis trailblazing lawmaker and education activist passes at the age of 80, more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: How did you fare? Check out our earthquake impact survey for nonprofits.
 
 
 
 
14MileFarm Handweaving and Fiber Art in Alaska: Shop update is Live!
 
 
 
 
A Taste of Alaska: Keto Eggnog

By Elizabeth Roman: K9 apprehends man hiding from SWAT near warehouse shootout
 
 
 
 
By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media: Noorvik prepares for Dunleavy inauguration

By Daniel Kirby: All state offices in Southcentral Alaska closed on Monday
 
 
 
 
By Dave Goldman: UAA will be quiet a few more days
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Rare liquor treasures washed away by massive quake
Although the Feratis, like many people, are left picking up the pieces, they are still grateful.

“The same magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan and what, wiped out 70,000 to 80,000 people,” Ulber said. “Not one person here.”

While no lives were lost, some of the bottles lost are irreplaceable.

“Some were just old that we kept in the back for a while,” Ylli said. “Dad’s owned the restaurant in Alaska for a long time and he’s had some stuff sitting around. I looked back in his cellar and just found gems. Some of those gems are now unfortunately destroyed.”

“So is life,” Ulber said. “You keep going and start over if you have to.”

The family plans to have the business back open on Sunday at 4 p.m. The restaurant and bar at 2502 McRae Road is open seven days a week from 4 p.m. to midnight.

“The losses are priceless,” Ylli said. “I want to thank our community and customers. A lot of outpour from them. It was a good overwhelming feeling though. It just makes you think of all the hard work you put into it, that people appreciate it. It wasn’t just mine it was all of ours.”
 
 
 
 
By AJ Lucero: Cancer survivor graduates from Anchorage Police Academy
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: UAS named top 10 for marine biology, Legal experts differ on legality of Dunleavy team’s request for resignations, Alaska gets $5 million for road repairs and more ->

Earthquake Update: New public safety information; Please review
Yesterday was a challenging and emotional day for so many of us. Watching the community come together in response to this emergency event was truly remarkable, and we’re grateful for your continued cooperation during this stressful time. Your safety is our number #1 priority. We’re here for you if you need us. If you have any questions, please call 211.
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Gov. Walker addresses the damage from Friday’s quake
 
 
 
 
By Peter Zampa: Alaska delegation prepares for earthquake recovery process with federal agencies
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: LIST: Closures, cancellations, power outages follow major Anchorage quake
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: Bean’s Cafe gives reflective gear to the homeless to keep them safe
 
 
 
 
By Kari Bustamante: USPS Letters from Santa deadline nearing
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: ‘Santa Claus’ grounded because of earthquake, Poor king run forecast on Taku, Stikine rivers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media: Margaret “Tootsie” Guinn On 40 Years As An Election Worker and more ->
 
 
 
 
By John Thompson: AYEA celebrates 20 years of environmental action

By Leoy Polk: Alaska man arrested for assault with his car and a sledge hammer
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Woman’s beating at Northway Mall caught on camera
 
 
 
 
By Bryan Dunagan: APD: Drunk driver with infant arrested after multiple REDDI calls
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Woman sentenced for gun charge after fleeing Northway Mall shooting back to California
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: ‘I was taken to the hospital in a towel and with fractured heels’ — 49 sexual assault survivors share their stories
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Animal control to euthanize homeless woman’s pet following dog bite
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Former RAVN supervisor pleads guilty to $200k in mail theft
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Inside the Gates: Behind the scenes with Search and Rescue
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Credit union to work with Alaska marijuana business in pilot program
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: ‘Bright light in the middle of dark winter’ Anchorage International Film Festival opens Friday
 
 
 
 
By Marion Owen: 21 essential tips for taking stellar holiday photos