Alaska News December 18, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Local teletherapy clinic explains pros and cons of the virtual service; Local teletherapy clinic explains pros and cons of the virtual service and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Investigation blames U.S. Forest Service for giving Alaska grant used for Roadless Rule fight and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Have Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s Where To Get Answers From The Experts. More ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Passenger, Wasilla Police Department Officer Injured in Gunfire Exchange with Driver Near Wasilla’s Valley Store and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Superintendent Gaborik answers community questions concerning Fairbanks School Board student phase-in plans and more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: $5 million commitment to grow philanthropy
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: Time to apply for 2021 Individual Artist Awards
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: Two Guys In LED Suits Went Night Skiing In Alaska. The Results Were Unbelievable.
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Threatened
 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 16 & 17, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Santa Claus brings smiles, candy canes to Lake Otis Elementary School students; New details about fatal Unalaska plane crash released Wednesday; Alaska Behavioral Health offers tips for military families far from home this holiday season; Carving the Future: Local carver donates tools, material to aspiring artist; Nights of Lights: A yard of Christmas trees; End the Year with Cheer: Homemade dog treats for the Animal Care and Control in honor of Lil’ Martha Stewart and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Nearly 8,000 gallons of ‘slop oil’ spilled at onshore Hilcorp facility near Cook Inlet; Juneau’s first electric city bus is here, will hit the streets in February 2021; Alaska guns sold in private sales discovered in shipments to Mexican drug cartel and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Russian Mission Post Office Closures Cause Food Insecurity For Children and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star develops next generation of Arctic leaders; Special Holiday Traffic Enforcement Efforts Begin; Coast Guard, U.S. Border Patrol Conducted Joint Canadian Maritime Border Patrol and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Nuiqsut man charged with sexual assault by Fairbanks Police; Yukon-Koyukuk School District holds 14th Annual Virtual Holiday Program and more ->
 
 
 
 
STORIES OF THE FAR NORTH: Would be Railroader
 
 
 
 
By Lile R. Gibbons, Rasmuson Foundation News: A friendship with Terrence Cole
 
 
 
 
By Craig Medred: The fatty fad
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Plan A Trip To Talkeetna, One Of Alaska’s Most Charming Historic Towns
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Alaska’s Enchanting 1 Mile Bright Up The Night Holiday Drive-Thru Is Sure To Delight

Alaska News December 15, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage police identify more suspects in Chelsea Inn Hotel homicide; Anchorage trio Pipeline Vocal Project dazzles in holiday performance; Nights of Lights: A house that went ‘all out’ with their holiday display; Juneau’s Barnaby Brewing Co. places fourth in U.S. Open Beer Championship and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: On this day in 1989, Redoubt eruption triggered seismic shift in Alaska volcano research; Friends and neighbors hold memorial bus ride for Juneau school bus aide and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Possession of Stolen Firearm and Methamphetamine Trafficking and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks School Board votes to allow in-person learning starting in January and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Old normal
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: A Christmas Star Will Light Up The Alaska Sky For The First Time In Centuries
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: This Explains Why Everyone In Alaska Has A GoPro

Alaska News December 14, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Some Anchorage relief programs closing, others reopening with additional funding; End the Year with Cheer: Donating cans to the PJMS can drive and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Tlingit & Haida raises funds, sends resources for Haines relief efforts and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: The Alaska National Guard Safely Delivers Christmas Gifts to Three Remote Villages, Honoring Op Santa 65-year Tradition and more ->
 
 
 
 
Jennifer at KTOO: The Signal: ? Haines
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Police Department: Love Nixle? Wait until you try the Everbridge Mobile App!
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Disease targets
 
 
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: 16 Things You’ll Remember If You Grew Up In The 80s In Alaska
 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 12 & 13, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Seeking Justice: The women who vanished in Alaska in 2012; Alaska historian and UAF Professor Emeritus Terrence Cole passes away; End the Year With Cheer: Goody bags for seniors and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Juneau cruise activist goes global to create network focused on rethinking tourism and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel Police Officer Shoots Person Who Threatened Them With A Knife, According To Troopers and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Sci-Friday: Protecting the ecosystem from Alaska’s aquatic Invasive plant; ‘Not a snowball’s chance in the Senate’: AMIA on federal cannabis legalization House bill and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: AK #1 worst

Alaska News December 11, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: ‘She was a beautiful soul’: 12-year-old Shawna Evon’s murder remains unsolved nearly three decades later; Family members give thanks to Anchorage Pioneer Home staff; Nights of Lights: Keeping the holidays bright; Anchorage Festival of Lights will include fire show and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: New Ocean Alert app lets Alaskans share whale sightings with scientists and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Public Comment wanted on plans for new Interior Alaska law enforcement training area; National Weather Service replaces long running public access radar data webpage and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Alaska entrepreneur brings diversity to the kitchen; Meet the northern shrike: Alaska’s rare carnivorous songbird and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Goodbye Duane
 
 
 
 
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, December 11, 2020
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Hurricane Gulch Bridge Is One Of The Tallest Bridges In Alaska

Alaska’s News December 09 & 10, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: ‘This is not an acceptable human behavior’: Issue of missing, murdered Indigenous peoples only worsened by lack of data, advocates say; A surprising twist on what makes ice so slippery; End the Year with Cheer: Special delivery to the Alaska SPCA and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Wrongful death lawsuit against Juneau police officer in fatal shooting dropped; Dogs in hotel rooms and goats in the aviary: Haines’ pets get care during disaster and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Congressman Don Young’s Bill to Create Opportunities for Young People in the Fishing Industry Sails Through the House and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks man arrested and charged with numerous counts of sexual abuse of a minor; Fort Yukon man arrested for allegedly shooting at ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend; Fairbanks police close highway to investigate early morning shooting and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Big, four-headed volcano
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Fresh Baked Goodies At Alaska’s Portside Coffee Will Having You Waking Up Before The Sun Rises
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Cozy Up By The Wood Burning Fireplace In This Log Cabin On A Historic Alaskan Property
 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 08, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: 4 of 6 people charged in connection to murder of Seward man take plea deals; Metlakatla man arrested for murder; Online all the time, the state’s internet infrastructure is holding despite increased demand and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: In ‘A Tlingit Christmas Carol,’ Alaska Indigenous theater transforms holiday classic and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Poems For Bella Hammond; LKSD Delivering Meals Directly To Students’ Homes In Bethel and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program making plans, accepting applications for in-person 2021 Summer Bridge component and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbans News Webcenter 11: Pearl Harbor Day: Tragedy in Hawaii shaped Alaska’s place in history From the economy to infrastructure and even Statehood, WWII changed the way the world viewed Alaska. More ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Big losers
 
 
 
 
By Braden Keith, SwimSwam: Junior National Champion Lydia Jacoby Gives Texas Another Breaststroke Commit
 
 
 
 
By Lynn Elber / The Associated Press: ‘Big Sky’ producers recognize Native American criticism
 
 
 
 
By Bernadette Roe, Nicki Swift: The truth about Alaskan Bush People’s complicated history with the law

Alaska News December 07, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Hugging wall helps families embrace amid COVID-19; Live updates: Rain turned to snow, showers continue through Wednesday; End the Year with Cheer: Have some free time or a little extra cash? A nonprofit could use your help and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: LISTEN: Haines man describes rescue after landslide hits neighbors’ homes and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Governor Dunleavy Proclaims December 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; Denali Opens All Portions of 1980 Park Additions to Snowmobiling for Traditional Activities and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska Monday Newsletter – Are some villages reaching herd immunity? A look at Kwethluk; Passings: Sen. Sullivan’s father Tom Sullivan and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: How fears die
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: These 9 Jaw Dropping Places In Alaska Are Some Of The Most Beautiful On Earth

Alaska News December 06, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Two firefighters injured battling house fire in Palmer; Driver crashes through Anchorage business storefront, steals merchandise; A Group of volcanoes on the Aleutian Chain may actually be one undiscovered giant volcano and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: In Haines, clean-up and search efforts happen in brief good-weather window; ‘Haines makes it happen’: At least one woman is back in her flooded home after outpouring of support and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Ketchikan Man Sentenced To 54 Months In Federal Prison; Man Shot by Bethel Police after Threatening with Two Axes, Investigation Continues; Fairbanks Man Sentenced to Twelve and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin; Palmer Woman Arrested on Trespass Charges at Mat-Su Regional; Governor Dunleavy Declares 2020 December Southeast Storms a Disaster and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Michael R Dougherty, Anchorage Memories: Anchorage Pioneer Nellie Brown Nellie brown and her husband Jack first came to Anchorage in 1912, even before the railroad and tent city. A fascinating story.
 
 
 
 
By University of Alaska Fairbanks: Increased Heat From Arctic Rivers Is Melting Sea Ice in the Arctic Ocean and Warming the Atmosphere

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