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Alaska News January 15, 2019

By Angela Krenzien: AST: Homeowner holds teenage intruder at gunpoint
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: ‘It’s not OK:’ DV homicides among new Anchorage DA’s top priorities
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Eagle rescued after becoming stranded on Sitka power pole
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Fairbanks city, borough take in $1M in pot taxes for 2018
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Juneau’s new lawmakers are ready to take on the Legislature; Regional airline ends scheduled Juneau-Petersburg service and more->
 
 
 
 
By Suzanne Downing: Edie Grunwald to chair Parole Board
 
 
 
 
BY RALPH SAMUELS GUEST CONTRIBUTOR: ‘He fell to his knees and I shot him again’
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: Sand Lake homeowners say improper drainage worsened earthquake damage
 
 
 
 
By Kristen Durand: Eagle River father starts support group for families, friends affected by suicide
 
 
 
 
By John Thompson: Head of the Class: Robert Stagg

Alaska News January 14, 2019

By Derek Minemyer: Sunday’s shock came in at magnitude 5.4, then downgraded to 5.0. Why does that happen?
 
 
 
 
By Ellizabeth Roman: AST: Man arrested with $50,000 worth of meth at Ketchikan International Airport
 
 
 
 
By Ellizabeth Roman: UAA School of Education initial licensure programs no longer accredited
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Nicolas Petit wins Copper Basin 300
 
 
 
 
By Melinda Boulton: WATCH: Wasilla family gets “ding dong ditched” by moose
 
 
 
 
By Phil Walczak: Try, try again. Young Alaskans learn to ice skate at Westchester Lagoon
 
 
 
 
By Hank Davis: REI closes for good in Spenard, move to Midtown begins Monday
The new location is set to open to the public on Friday, January 18th.
 
 
 
 
By Jennifer Raff: Fire And Feces May Reveal An Early Human Presence In Alaska

Alaska News January 13, 2019

By Chris Klint: 5.0 quake gives Southcentral Sunday shake
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Appeals court upholds sentence for man who vandalized Kodiak church in 2015
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Blood Bank of Alaska opens permanent facility in Juneau
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Soldotna considers cellphone use ban in school zones
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Hardwater Warriors A local group dedicated local ice fishing trips to Alaskan veterans.
 
 
 
 
By KTUU: Several UAA Education programs do not meet accreditation requirements
According to the letter from Dybdahl, a student forum will be held to answer questions Monday, January 14 at 12:15pm in PSB room 216.

Alaska News January 12, 2019

By Bryan Dunagan: Metlakatla teen convicted of possessing child porn

Troopers and the Alaska Bureau of Investigation found images on Forsberg’s cellphone of children ranging in age from 18 months to 10 years old being sexually abused.
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Meet The Woman Who Makes Sure K300 Dogs Are Ready To Race; Land Use Permit Granted To Bethel’s First Cannabis Shop More ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Police union holds town hall to discuss crime, staffing shortages; How a mischievous Home Depot surveyor turned this hill into guerrilla art; Friends went looking for a missing Southeast Alaska artist. Instead, they found a note. More->
 
 
 
 
WHEC: Faith-based shelter fights to keep out transgender women
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Wasilla-based home builder responds to revoked permit
 
 
 
 
A class on how to DJ Anchorage Museum DJ Spencer Lee shows a group adults and kids at the Anchorage Museum the tips and tricks off being a professional DJ.
 
 
 
 
By Art Chance: On being non-essential
 
 
 
 
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Alaska News January 11, 2019

By Jennifer Summers: Wasilla man gets 50 years for attempt to make child porn
 
 
 
 
By Jennifer Summers: Kenai man convicted of threat to ‘carve the flesh’ from judge’s kids
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for April 2. The maximum penalty Bachmeier faces is five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
 
 
 
 
By John Thompson: Chugiak High student arrested following threat investigation
ASD and APD both declined KTVA’s request for further information at this time.
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: New DOC commissioner halts free day pass, amnesty box programs
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Murkowski, Senate colleages, introduce ‘End Government Shutdowns Act’
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Former Alaska state workers sue, saying they were unconstitutionally fired, Alaska gasline project board ousts its $1 million man and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Trial Date Set For Calista Case, DNR Aims To Approve Major Donlin Gold Permits By Mid-January and more ->
 
 
 
 
VIDEO: Moose trapped in skating oval braves path set by watching Anchorage workers
 
 
 
 
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Alaska is the Jewish state in new TV series based on Michael Chabon book

Alaska News January 10, 2019

By Chris Klint: Fairbanks trailer fire kills 2-year-old girl
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: 2 drivers dead, Tudor Road closed in head-on crash
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Man arrested on Eielson Air Force Base for assault of woman, young girls, troopers say
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Alaska marks Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Building Inspectors: Eagle River home construction “substantially deficient”
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Midtown mall deemed unsafe to occupy weeks after M7.0 earthquake
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: What’s in a name? After student push, Juneau-Douglas High School adds Tlingit name: Yadaa.at Kalé; Fairbanks’ famously severe cold snaps are getting less cold and more rare and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: New Bethel Liquor Store Open For Business, K300 Adds Three New Awards To Prize Docket and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Kristen Durand: Triad in the skies: Behind the scenes of the Alaska Air National Guard’s rescue operations
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: Diabetic Alaskans want government accountability as insulin prices skyrocket
Dennis says his copay for insulin is through the roof. “A three-month supply for nine vials, the last time I went through my insurance, was something like $720,” he said.

He said he’s had to look elsewhere to afford the medication he needs to live; in some cases, driving 700 miles across the border into Canada, and down to Whitehorse, where he said he can buy a vile of insulin for $28. He wonders why such a disparity exists between American and Canadian insulin prices.

Alaska News January 09, 2019

By Jeremy LaGoo: 4.7 earthquake registered near Kasilof not an aftershock
 
 
 
 

By Leroy Polk: Bullet fired in McDonald’s shooting strikes man in apartment across the street
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kirby: 18-year-old Fairbanks man charged with manslaughter after fight with brother
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Death investigation underway after dog finds human skull in Anchorage woods
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Dunleavy doubles down on campaign promises
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Jesuit Priests ‘Credibly Accused Of Sexual Abuse’ Served In More Than A Dozen Y-K Delta Communities, Permanent Fund Dividend Online Application Site Reopens Following Computer Glitch and more->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Juneau school board votes to keep Bridget Weiss as district superintendent, Juneau-Douglas student arrested after bringing BB gun to school posting on social media, Renegade Alaska House member makes his case: “This partisan thing has been killing us” and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Winter Adventure Book challenges people to explore Mat-Su
 
 
 
 
Therapeutic court graduate shares journey Alaska’s therapeutic courts offer an alternative to those facing felony DUI charges. KTUU profiles a graduate of the program.
 
 
 
 
By Kristen Durand: Popular Seward Highway watering hole still closed off to pedestrians

Alaska News January 08, 2019

By Chris Klint: Charges: Port of Alaska engineer planned to kill family, self over job

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES: If you are facing threatened or actual domestic violence, please discreetly call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis in Anchorage at 1-907-272-0100.

SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES: If you are considering suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or Stop Suicide Alaska at 1-877-266-HELP.
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Video of Alaska man heating knife on stove, burning victim’s face leads to guilty verdict
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Master guide pleads guilty to herding bears toward client
NOME, Alaska (AP) – A 57-year-old master hunting guide had his license revoked for life after pleading guilty to using employees to herd grizzly bears toward clients.
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: DOT cites driver in Seward Highway bridge strike
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: ASD students, parents ask for more lunch, recess time
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Q&A With Father Michael Trefon On Slaviq Celebration and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYOO Public Media: Amid environmental grief, finding hope in a graveyard of yellow cedar, Bill would bar Alaska gender confirmation surgery coverage, Found in a cave in Northwest Alaska, an ancient tooth offers insights into the first inhabitants of the Americas and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Stop us if you’ve heard this one: A moose walks into a hospital…
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Lawmaker wants voters’ final word on any statewide taxes
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Senate bill targets ‘Schneider loophole’