By Zaz Hollander: Anchorage man with violent history arrested in Spenard pepper-spray attack
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Police seek more victims as man formerly of Eagle River is charged with sexually abusing minor
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Fairbanks teen faces charges for stealing guns, bringing them to school protest
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Jonrowe’s visit inspires lawmakers to reflect, appreciate
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Alaska Supreme Court weighs possibility of altering Yes for Salmon initiative before vote
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: Native Youth Olympics brings the pain while honoring a culture
 
 
 
 
Congratulations Brianna Bundick-Kelly!
By Samantha Davenport: This Alaskan’s re-creation of Beyoncé dance moves went viral – and got her on ‘Ellen’
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Williwaw aims for a reboot by teaming up with Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: Alaskans testify that the Senate’s latest budget bill is too cheap
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Sam the wayward python has a new home in the Valley
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Go 100 miles in May for a healthy future
 
 
 
 
By John Tracy: Reality Check: Taxis versus technology

By Laurel Andrews: Crews rescue 2 camping groups stranded by Tuesday’s storm in Alaska Range and Mat-Su
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: 120-mph Glenn Highway driver held after suicide threat
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Stabbed ADN carrier keeps delivering papers
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: Jerry Active, 7 others indicted in prison drug conspiracy
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: ‘Redneck’ wanted in Wasilla road rage incident
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: Report: Outgoing Juneau Democratic state House member faced sexual harassment complaint
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Man arrested in Spenard spraying has prior history with APD
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Auctioneer sues Brother Francis Shelter, Bean’s Cafe and the city over his business losses
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Dumpster justice: The feud between 2 Anchorage men over a water heater just got weirder
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: State making progress on backlogged rape kits
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: East High grads reunite at Boston Marathon, where one pushed the other 26.2 miles
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Palmer OKs permit for contentious gun range — but it’s not likely to be in the old Fred Meyer
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Severely iced-over cellular tower causing service disruptions in Western Alaska
 
 
 
 
The Commission for Human Rights defends Alaskans from discrimination
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: U-Haul to move into old Fred Meyer in Palmer
 
 
 
 
Courtesy Callie Ashcraft: Outrunning an avalanche

By Liz Thomas: 3 charged in mail theft, bank fraud scheme
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Spenard armed robbery suspect in custody; Anchorage police seek 3 others
 
 
 
 
By Jackie Purcell & Leroy Polk: UPDATE: Hundreds still without power Wednesday following massive windstorm
 
 
 
 
By Anchorage Daily News: Photos: Gusty winds damage structures and topple trees across Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews, Michelle Theriault Boots, Zaz Hollander: Windstorm slams Southcentral Alaska with gusts over 80 mph
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: Yukon Quest bans 2-time champ from 2019 race after examination of dead dog
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Anchorage police release photos of man suspected in pepper spray attack
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Arc of Anchorage to pay $2.3 million over alleged false Medicaid claims
 
 
 
 
By Erica Martinson: Young aims to protect Native crafters from federal restrictions
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Seward woman fights to save Jesse Lee home but says time is running out
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Anchorage Representative likely violated ethics rules for street fair fundraising
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: The North by North Festival returns to Anchorage
The North by North Festival takes place Thursday, April 26 through April 29 at the Anchorage Museum. For more information and to register, click here.
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: 49th annual Walk and Roll for Hope
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Human waste is making a Denali glacier toxic. The park service is demanding change from climbers.
 
 
 
 
By Nancy Thornton Acantha reporter: Outdoor writers in Choteau this week
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Church of Scientology hosts awards ceremony in Ketchikan
 
 
 
 
By Steve Edwards: Fresh Alaska vegetables are weeks away, but local eggs and seafood can tide you over
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Southern style succotash

By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Teen charged with accidentally shooting girlfriend in shoulder
 
 
 
 

By Sean Maguire: Stolen truck recovered the same day its owner is shot at
 
 
 
 

By Zaz Hollander: Wasilla suspect throws puppy in failed attempt to escape arrest, troopers say
 
 
 
 
By KTUU News: Two arrested after stolen vehicle stalls in road
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Anchorage stolen-vehicle sleuths face greater dangers
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Feds prosecuting cases that fall into pretrial loophole
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Don’t dump your trash on this Anchorage man’s property. He’ll find you.
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Clitheroe Center to move after 40 years
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: STAR encourages Alaskans to wear jeans on Wednesday
 
 
 
 
By Tracy Sinclare: Cook Inlet belugas make their annual appearance
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Walker’s oil tax credit bond plan gets industry backing
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Road construction projects begin moving ahead
State of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities 2018 Projects
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: Alaska Legislature roundup: Lawmakers inch toward Permanent Fund deal as fights brew over Native languages, expense checks
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: It’s Day 98 — do you know where your lawmaker is?
 
 
 
 
By Matt Tunseth, Alaska Star: After just a year, Salvation Army will leave Eagle River once again
 
 
 
 
By Jack Carney: Downtown parking garage nearing end of lifespan, but what’s next?
 
 
 
 
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post: NASA baffled by mysterious ice circles in the Arctic
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Muck-filled car pulled from Chena River at notorious ice crossing
 
 
 
 
By Megan Mazurek: Teacher of the Week: Rees Miller
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Pasta with spinach pesto
 
 
 
 
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be this coming Saturday, April 28th. The event starts at 10:00 A.M. and ends at 2:00 P.M. Locations in the Municipality of Anchorage and the central Mat-Su Valley include the following:

Municipality of Anchorage
Providence Medical Center – 3300 Providence Drive, Entrance #4
ANTHC Healthy Communities Building – 3900 Ambassador Drive
Fred Meyer (Muldoon) – 7701 DeBarr Road
Fred Meyer (Abbott) – 2300 Abbott Road
Fred Meyer (Eagle River) – 13401 Old Glenn Highway

Central Mat-Su Valley
Fred Meyer (Wasilla) – 1501 East Parks Highway
Fred Meyer Pharmacy (Palmer) – 535 West Evergreen Ave.

In Alaska, last October’s event had 3,735 pounds of prescription medications disposed of at 18 sites across the state. A total of 912,305 pounds (456 tons) of prescription medications was disposed of across the U.S.

For further information on this event, prescription medication disposal information and to check if more locations are added, visit the DEA Office of Diversion Control’s website at: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/index.html

One Alaska Update: Keeping up with Gov. Bill Walker 4/23/2018
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: Girl shot in upper body in Sand Lake
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Safe taken in burglary at Birchwood Saloon
 
 
 
 
By Becky Bohrer: Trial set to begin for ex-Arizona lawmaker in Alaska killing
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Museum and pot shop proposed for old Crush Wine Bistro building in downtown Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: The latest language immersion program for Anchorage students: Yup’ik
 
 
 
 
Thank you Cait Rodriguez and ultra-endurance racer Lael Wilcox
By John Thompson: Girls enjoy social, physical benefits with GRIT
The program that makes this possible is called “GRIT”, an acronym for “Girls Riding Into Tomorrow,” and is the brainchild of Cait Rodriguez and ultra-endurance racer Lael Wilcox. Wilcox grew up in Anchorage and is now looking to give back to her community while inspiring the next generation of athletes in her sport.
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Stylists volunteer to give students the luxury gift of haircuts
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: Becca’s Closet in Anchorage gives free prom dresses to those who need them
 
 
 
 
By Charles Wohlforth: Here’s why a working family in Anchorage needs food aid to get by
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Challah bread bake brings community together
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Easy weeknight seafood paella

By Victoria Taylor: UPDATE: Las Vegas man arrested in Fairbanks homicide case
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Fairbanks man extricated after Parks Highway car-semi crash
 
 
 
 
By Scott Simon, Host: Alaska Man’s Revelation Shine A Light On Sex Abuse In The State
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: An activist group says it was holding a nonviolence training in Spenard when an intruder entered with pepper spray
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Night flights to Russian Mission not possible after runway lights damaged
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Should Alaska’s naturopaths be allowed to prescribe medicine?
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: UAA hockey names Curley to lead Seawolves
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Federal funding bill would authorize Kodiak land swap
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Security changes greet Alaska Airlines Center visitors
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Take Alaska’s recession and add the growth of e-commerce. It’s been tough on retail jobs.
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor and Cameron Mackintosh: Governor signs administrative order to celebrate military history, create museum
 
 
 
 
By Nancy Lord: Kim Rich returns to her Alaska roots with sequel to ‘Johnny’s Girl’
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska KTUU: Annual depression screenings recommended for teens

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media: Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 20, 2018 B
Mat-Su Borough Assembly approves Chijuk Creek timber contract
Cleanup continues for fuel spills in Savoonga and Nome
Israel pulls warplanes from Red Flag training exercises due to rising regional tensions
49 Voices: Victoria Petersen of Anchorage
AK: What’s the deal with Juneau’s barefoot guy?
Fairbanks students need parents’ permission to participate in walkout, district says
Alaska Airlines sets new limits on emotional support animals
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Bree’s Law naming bill revived in Senate Finance
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Spenard inn’s neon palm tree turned over to feds
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Frontiers Preview: Pondering the future of the Alaska Permanent Fund
 
 
 
 
By Shannon Ballard: On 4/20, is Alaska’s pot supply too high?
 
 
 
 
JPSS-1 Satellite Provides Views of River Ice
 
 
 
 
By Patrick Enslow: Pichon pours heart into volunteering
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Notorious stretch of the Seward Highway to see big improvements
 
 
 
 
APD promotes 10 officers into new leadership roles
 
 
 
 
By Erica Martinson: Israel pulls back fighter jets from Alaska joint exercise
 
 
 
 
By Staff Reporter Homer Tribune: Writers’ Conference registration open
2018 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 19, 2018

Boroughs, university, private companies to explore trade with China
Pogo Mine officials “very excited” about two promising gold prospects under exploration
U.S. military brings free “Arctic Care” to Northwest Arctic communities
Sealaska dividends boosted by other corporations’ oil and zinc earnings
Haines marijuana business inches closer to operating, brings together grandmother, millenials
Alaska Senate joins House, calling for feds to respect state marijuana laws
USACE takes public comment in Dillingham on Pebble Project, format generates frustration
Trump administration kicks off process for oil development in ANWR

 
 
 
 
By Tracy Sinclare: Driver from fatal 2015 bus crash indicted for homicide by grand jury
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Anchorage DUI suspect tracked from hit-and-run by driver
 
 
 
 
By alex DeMarban: North Slope oil has hit $70: What that means to Alaska’s economy, the oil industry and the state treasury
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Why the price of pot is dropping across Alaska Laurel Andrews
 
 
 
 
By Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce: Army Corps to publish final Donlin mine environmental review April 27
 
 
 
 
By Tracy Sinclare: Student walkout gets heated with counter protests
 
 
 
 
Lefever’s mountaineering moment headed to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame.
 
 
 
 
Arctic Comic Con is happening in Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: ‘Sudsy Slim Rides Again’ premieres in Wasilla
 
 
 
 
Adopt a Pet 4-20-18
 
 
 
 
Patrick J Endres: Alaska Photographics: Alaska Glacier Ice Caves

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Kodiak jig fishermen explore other markets during poor cod season
HAARP readies for busiest research season in three years
An Alaskan abroad wins international reporting Pulitzer
Five Juneau residents ordered to pay fines, restitution for deer poaching
New charges are filed in case of Petersburg teens hitting deer
Anchorage officials certify vote-by-mail results
Renewable energy competition wants Alaskans to ‘fail fast’ to eventually find ‘gold’
Murkowski suggests taxing outdoor rec gear to help fund park projects

 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: AST: Wasilla man arrested for sexually abusing 4 children, maybe more
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Police believe robbers’ SUV struck van carrying toddler
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Jury selection date set in Almandinger murder case
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Anchorage police seek witness to shooting that endangered man, pregnant wife
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Caught on Camera: Citizens box in Palmer woman, arrested for drunk driving
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Anchorage’s large private landlords team up to provide apartments for the homeless
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: Partnership combines 22 entities to fight homelessness in Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Mary Kate Burgess: Anchorage community comes together to support Humboldt Broncos
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: Wanted: Coaches for Alaska college hockey teams that were on the chopping block
 
 
 
 
By Naomi Klouda, Alaska Journal of Commerce: Alaska Railroad painting contract helps launch local business
 
 
 
 
By Naomi Klouda, Alaska Journal of Commerce: TERRA network completion a milestone for GCI’s Markley
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Ambitious Mat-Su timber deal gets go-ahead despite public protest
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Liz Hayes: Creative ways to organize your jewelry

By Leroy Polk: Anchorage gas stations be warned – another, similar armed robbery overnight
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Anchorage police seek 4 suspects in Spenard gas station robbery, shooting
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Troopers: Bank employee stole money from account of dead Palmer man
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: Car thief becoming more reckless in evasion attempts
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: 83 cited during Spring Carnival enforcement on Turnagain Arm
The speeding citations ranged from $85 to $2350! As police reminded ahead of the Spring Carnival, the New Seward Highway is considered a safety corridor, and as such, citations are doubled. So, how does one earn a $2350 speeding ticket? By going 104 in a 65mph-zone.
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: Skipper turned savior among Alaskans honored by Red Cross
 
 
 
 
Battling bullying
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Farm Bill would require employment for SNAP benefits to continue
 
 
 
 
By Steve Meyer: How a case of mistaken identity almost spoiled a successful caribou hunt
 
 
 
 
Rescued Marine meets 210th Rescue Squadron
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: NTSB: Pilot in crash near Utqiagvik blamed ‘unique’ autopilot malfunction
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: Anchorage Blockbuster accepts John Oliver’s memorabilia offer
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: Aussie conquers Denali, then heads to Everest in effort to set Seven Summits speed record
 
 
 
 
By Patrick Enslow: Kurka returns to Alaska after winning gold in Pyeongchang
 
 
 
 
Holly Brooks reflects on ski career as Alaska Sports HOF induction looms