Alaska News May 07, 2018

By Bill Roth: Photos: Paratroopers returning from Afghanistan reunite with family at JBER
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Army recognizes kid-on-kid sex assault cases at Alaska bases

By Justin Pritchard and Reese Dunklin: Military seeks to limit Congress on fixing child sex assault
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Arson suspect arrested after fire destroys Cantwell lodge
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: 2 suspects in court face 20 years behind bars for Friday morning’s carjacking
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Working inmates to live at Kenai cannery for end of sentence
 
 
 
 
By Laine Welch: Study: Of 204 U.S. fishermen who died falling overboard, none wore a flotation device
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Bike for Women raises awareness for gynecologic cancer
 
 
 
 
Congratulations Lyndea Kelleher!
By Michelle Theriault Boots: This UAA grad sought college success out of state, but found it back home
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: 1,200 Students earn degrees during spring commencement ceremony at UAA
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Diversity shines in U of Alaska Fairbanks graduating class
 
 
 
 
By Patrick Enslow: No team, no track, no problem for Galena’s Jacob Moos.
 
 
 
 
By Shady Grove Oliver, The Arctic Sounder: Utqiagvik votes to tax marijuana
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Anchorage version of Seattle’s Pike Place Market? That’s one idea for this spot downtown
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Tourism industry calls on lawmakers to fund marketing
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Alison Bickel: Oatmeal chocolate chip peanut butter bars

Alaska News May 06, 2018

By Annie Zak: Police investigate shooting in Anchorage’s Centennial Park
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Conference shines light on sex trafficking in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Bill that supporters say will lower prescription drug costs poised to clear Alaska Legislature
 
 
 
 By Associated Press: Juneau utility officials recommend rate hikes
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Report says Alaska most profitable region for ConocoPhillips, by far
 
 
 
 
By Loren Holmes: This is what Alaska’s largest motorcycle gathering looks like
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Bike shop prepares kids for bike to school day
 
 
 
 
By Rhonda McBride: Hobo Jim receives honorary doctorate from UAF
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: If he can avoid flat tires, this Alaskan might make it as a professional triathlete
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: The Jerry Wessling Band
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday KTUU: Baby cues help parents teach vocabulary

Alaska News May 05, 2018

By KTUU: APD searching for more victims after arrest in sexual assault investigation
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: Jury selection begins Monday in the death of David Grunwald
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: Got bear spray? Here’s how to make sure you use it right.
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Gov. Walker will run as independent in Alaska Democratic primary
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Where should inmates go when they leave jail? Alaska plans big changes to halfway-house system.
 
 
 
 
Congratulations!!
Carpenter’s Local 1281: Josh Catiller & Kie Curtiss
Able Body Shop: Ironn Signey
Alaska Laboror’s Local 341: Tyson Solomon
Ryan Air: Ahmao Sweeney
NECA Alaska Chapter & IBEW Local 1547: Jayden Hamilton
Visser Construction: Matthew Klotz
NC Machinery Think Big Program: Adam Pavia
Iron Workers Local 751: Noah Powell

By Heather Hintze: KCC students sign on for prestigious apprenticeships
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Recent avalanches plus unpredictable conditions prompt warning: Stay out of the mountains for now
 
 
 
 
By KTUU News: State investigating release of 7,000 gallons of gasoline at Scammon Bay tank farm
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: May the Fourth be with you: Star Warriors build lightsabers at Mountain View Library
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: Park of the Week: South Anchorage Sports Park
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: Get Out: What to know for hiking in Kincaid Park
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska: What parents should know about bullying

Alaska News May 04, 2018

By Leroy Polk: UPDATE: Passenger arrested in armed Anchorage carjacking, driver still being questioned
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: He saw people rifling through a car and drove after them. They shot at him — and hit someone else’s car instead.
 
 
 
 
By Anchorage Daily News: Police take Anchorage homicide suspects into custody after 3-week search
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Arrest made in shooting of Anchorage man in Puerto Rico
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: 7 accused in violent Sitka drug trafficking conspiracy
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer & Sidney Sullivan: Overwhelming number of EMS calls made by Anchorage’s homeless shelters
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: The ‘No Parking’ signs on a former governor’s street? They weren’t allowed, but he still got them.
 
 
 
 
By Erica Martinson: Will a new federal sex trafficking law help Alaska’s endangered youths?
 
 
 
 
By KTUU News: Bill to fund public education early signed into law
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: A church, six trailers and a new chance at life
 
 
 
 
Congratulations Jazzie Trotter!
By Loren Holmes: Mirror Lake 7th-grader wins Doodle 4 Google’s Alaska contest
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Two small businesses in Anchorage celebrate big milestones
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: UPDATE: Jonrowe says she won’t pursue political office
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Inside the Gates: The 300 defending the 300 million
 
 
 
 
By John Tracy: Reality Check: Politics and pandering in the Legislature
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Can’t miss events in Anchorage Cinco de Mayo weekend
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Coleslaw with green chile dressing

Alaska News May 03, 2018

By Zaz Hollander: Man dead after snowmachiners caught in avalanche near Whittier
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Boyfriend’s charges dismissed in child’s malnutrition death
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: 2 held, others sought in 5-vehicle Mountain View crash
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon, Matt Tunseth: Brown bear killed in Chugiak after it attacked 22 chickens and a goat
 
 
 
 
By Anchorage Daily News: 3 rescued after boating accident in Knik River
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: 2 injured in Parks Highway head-on crash at Willow
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: Following alleged armed robbery, Alaskan begins recovery in Puerto Rico
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: Colony High graduate wins Pulitzer prize for international reporting
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Anonymous donor gifts $110K to Fairbanks music programs
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: This photo shows the sad end to a beloved Alaska ferry
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: Alaska lawmakers near deal to spend Permanent Fund earnings on government
 
 
 
 
By Becky Bohrer: Hawkins says he has cancer, will stay in governor’s race
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Coast Guard denies giving OK to store fuel over beach
 
 
 
 
By Mary Kate Burgess: Bartlett basketball player overcomes arthritis, signs NLI for college
 
 
 
 
By Bob Hallinen: Growing season is finally here. Valley farmers are getting their crops in.
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: ‘My bad’: Anchorage fight announcer’s blooper goes viral

Alaska News May 02, 2018

By Tegan Hanlon: JBER soldier killed by gunfire in Afghanistan was near the end of his deployment
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Reduced bail denied for accused child sex abuse suspect
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Docs: Driver who dragged man ‘too drunk’ to talk to APD
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault Boots: A brother’s long, lonely fight to solve the city of Kodiak’s only unsolved murder
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Attempted sexual abuse charges against trooper highlight 2014 investigation for inappropriate texts
 
 
By Liz Raines: Former prosecutor tried to warn state about Peronto
 
 
 
 
By KTUU News: Fire Lake Elementary School hit by repeat vandalism
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Alaska House passes school safety resolution
 
 
 
 
By Steve Meyer: An outdoors writer gets his first assignment, and it yields an unexpected tale
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle & Sidney Sullivan: New study finds more than a third of Alaska’s children live in poverty
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Solar companies capitalizes on Alaska’s midnight sun
 
 
 
 
By James Gaddis: Teacher of the Week: Annette Alward
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: This seasons pollen count has begun
Click here to view the weekly pollen and air quality count.
 
 
 
 
By Donna Freedman: Get your garden on: First outdoor market of the year offers flower and veggie starts
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Jalapeno brownies

Alaska News May 01, 2018

By Chris Klint: Manager held up at gunpoint in Red Robin robbery

 
 
 
 
By Jay Weaver, Miami Herald: Feds won’t seek death penalty for Alaskan accused in Florida airport shooting
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: 16-year-old charged with murder in Mountain Village shooting
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander, Michelle Theriault Boots, Laurel Andrews: Alaska state trooper showed up in patrol car for hotel date with girl, charges say
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: 2 charged in Anchorage Wells Fargo robbery, FBI says the bank’s location makes it a target
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Child sex abuse suspect seeks to reduce bail from $300K to $16K
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Neighbors vent concerns about abandoned properties
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Point Hope whaler seriously injured during spring bowhead hunt
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Alaska Legislature urges feds to reconsider marijuana as a controlled substance
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: Legislation to modify state refuges faces growing opposition
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Gold seekers with big plans for Nome area – including TV show – draw opposition
 
 
 
 

By Rebecca Palsha: No school starts before 8 a.m. — new start time options for Anchorage schools
The first option keeps all start and end times as they are now.

The second option would mean no schools would start before 8:00 a.m. That would mean schools would be in session from 8:00 to 2:30, 8:45 to 3:15 and 9:30 until 4:00. It’s not been decided which ages would start when.
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Nenana Ice Classic tripod tips, but doesn’t trip clock
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Wolf kills dog on Juneau trailhead
 
 
 
 
Congratulations Lori Brewer!
By Ted Fioraliso: Anchorage business owner wins Small Business Person of the Year Award
 
 
 
 
By Justin Mitchell, Reuters: In Interior Alaska, soldiers relish their role in U.S. missile defense
 
 
 
 
Steller Watch May 1st: ~16 Sea Lion of the Month
 
 
 
 
By Wyatt Curtiss: The aviation-grade aluminum anniversary: Alaska Airlines celebrates 10 years of Aviation Day
Captain Tom Rogers has had a remarkable career in aviation. Since starting his career in the 1970s, he’s flown more than 100 types of aircraft on four continents (including the F-15), racking up more than 21,000 hours as a pilot.
Read more ->
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Mexican style corn

Alaska News April 30, 2018

By Associated Press: Alaska man charged with sexual abuse of 15-year-old girl
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Charges under consideration for Palmer shelter dog theft case
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Stolen $1,200 handgun recovered by Mountain View gun store employee
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: ‘He’s done this before’: Parent of alleged Loggins victim believes there are more
 
 
 
 
By Sidney Sullivan: DATA VIZ: Nenana Ice Classic…when to expect the ice to go out
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Audit flags questionable expenses at Anchorage School District
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: In public, Alaska lawmakers have been making scant progress. But ‘we’re not stalled,’ says House speaker.
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: People spent $1.3 billion visiting Alaska’s national parks last year
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: SeaLife Center gets daunting chance to raise baby octopuses
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: ‘Go Baby Go’ event helps toddlers with mobile disabilities
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska 719woman.com: Meal under $10: Margarita chicken with tabbouleh

Alaska News April 29, 2018

By Annie Zak: Fairbanks man dies in Parks Highway crash amid wet, icy conditions
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Legislature OKs bill on parental rights in rape cases
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: ‘Impersonators’ use AKleg.gov site to push porn, pharmeceutical sales web pages
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Veterans in Alaska react to Korean peace overture
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: Inside the Alaska broadband company whose former CEO is charged with wire fraud
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: ‘Between a rock and a hard place’: Volunteers clear out longtime Anchorage homeless camp
 
 
 
 
By Seth Kantner: Moments of truth: Life and change on the Kobuk River
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Shop Talk: Stewart’s Photo survived the ’64 earthquake. Now, it survives smartphones.
 
 
 
 
By Ned Rozell: Why some birds smell like tangerines, and others smell like lavender
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Bunk beds provide new sleep space at Brother Francis Shelter
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Rocket launch at Kodiak spaceport complex scheduled for May
 
 
 
 
By Jack Carney: Former Pro Snowboarder inspires young Alaskans at 2018 NYO games
 
 
 
 
By Rhonda McBride: Frontiers Preview: The Anchorage Pioneer School House

Alaska News April 28, 2018

By Leroy Polk: Sitka man arrested for attempted murder after violent stabbing incident
 
 
 
 
By Kyle Hopkins: Man charged in pepper spray attack attempted to recruit others to ‘storm’ Anchorage gay pride parades
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Judge allows Grunwald body photos in murder trial
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Over 500 Anchorage reisdents victimized in mail fraud crime spree
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon, Marc Lester: Mountain View Elementary School had its first talent show in years. It was adorable.
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Election cost doubles as Anchorage turns to vote by mail
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: 300 people defending 300 million, a tour of Fort Greely’s missile defense facility
 
 
 
 
By Shannon Ballard: Tudor Elementary earns $60K for winning education contest
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Friday is final public input meeting on school start times
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: 7-year-old gets Good Deed award for helping homeless
 
 
 
 
By Tracy Sinclare: Riding safely and keeping your bicycle secure
 
 
 
 
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