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Alaska News December 31, 2018

By Elizabeth Roman: Kodiak homeowner injured after masked suspects enter home
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Black bear filmed awake and active in Eagle River
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Alaska residents battle Mendenhall River erosion on their own
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Arctic Valley’s new contract with Alaska State Parks open for public comment
A public comment period on the new contract was set to finish Dec. 28. Due to the holidays and the earthquake on Nov. 30, Alaska State Parks decided to extend the comment period to Feb. 15.
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: A box of Alaska Native artifacts goes from unknown to on its way home
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Looking Back On Climate Change, Alcohol, Crime, And #MeToo Mary Peltola On The Importance Of A Positive Focus Toward The Future and more->
 
 
 
 
By Shawn Wilson: Alaskan company uses drones to survey earthquake damage

Alaska News December 30, 2018

By KTUU Digital Staff: SWAT teams brought in following Anchorage stabbing incident
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: SUV burst into flames following head-on Vine Road crash
Troopers wrote that both the truck and the SUV were totaled in the crash.

The driver of the truck was cited for failing to yield before making a left-hand turn.
 
 
 
 
The President speaks to a Coast Guardsman in Juneau on Christmas President Trump spoke to Lt. Matthew Spado, a Juneau-based Coast Guardsman, on Christmas Day by video conference about a new icebreaker bought for the Coast Guard and the recent earthquake in Alaska.
 
 
 
 
Alyeska ready to ring in the new year with new ownership, familiar management
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Haines students learn how to survive in the great outdoors–in winter, Gov. shutdown won’t affect federal fishery openings and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Dave Goldman: Army and Air Force begin holiday flag football tradition
 
 
 
 
By Marion Owen: How does snow help and harm plants?
 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 29, 2018

By Chris Klint: Kwethluk man gets 21 years for assault in which he bit off brother’s finger
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Alaska man arrested for attempted murder tied to road rage, shooting incident
 
 
 
 
By Hank Davis: Alaska’s Medical Price Transparency Law to be Delayed
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: LKSD In 2018: Spelling Bees, Robots, Sports, Yup’ik Media, And A Walk-Out
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: State gasline corporation to miss key deadline with Chinese partners; Government shutdown, if it continues, could cost Alaska’s lucrative Bering Sea fisheries; Price tag for Anchorage earthquake: $76 million. So far. More ->
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Ringing in the New Year with a bang, or a band
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Volunteers monitor Big Lake ice thickness as safety measure

Alaska News December 28, 2018

By Leroy Polk: Alaska home destroyed in gas explosion, sending roof flying 200 yards across the road
No one was home when the primary house exploded, but multiple other people said their homes were damaged in the blast. No one has reported any injuries.
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Jury finds Dominic Johnson guilty of murdering David Grunwald
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Anchorage earthquake put new mapping tool to the test DC police: Bus driver took call before striking Skagway mayor and her mother Haines Chamber of Commerce urges the borough to contract a lobbyist and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: 2 of 4 suspects charged in marijuana grow burglary
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: BPD Hunts For More Info On Missing Man Last Seen In Bethel In October and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Catching razor clams banned on east side of Cook Inlet
 
 
 
 
By Jennifer Summers: Bernie’s Pharmacy funds scholarship for UAA students
 
 
 
 
By Shawn Wilson: Teen artist painting the saints among us
 
 
 
 
Chugiak Problem Property Demolition

Alaska nNews December 27, 2018

By Chris Klint: 4.9 earthquake jolts southcentral Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Alaska business owner searches after police leave, finds suspect
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Jesuit list includes 33 priests accused of Alaska sexual abuse
Here are the 33 priests with Alaska service named by Jesuits West, along with when they stand accused of sexually abusing minors and where they served at those times. Links to some individual priests’ detailed records from bishop-accountability.org are included.
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: Why Alaska Senators Murkowski and Sullivan vote “no” on criminal justice overhaul bill
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Alaska Made: A new rule makes this easy-to-build gadget a required kit for the tackle box, Alaska Made: This Sitka inventor wants to ease the sore backs of baggage handlers everywhere, Hecla Greens Creek wants to close mine to hunters and more->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: ONC’s Peter Evon Talks About Goals For New Year, Sen. Lyman Hoffman Looks Ahead and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Highway News: Environmental and economic development choices split Canada’s First Nations, Dan Davies: Caribou recovery plans must be made transparent and more ->
 
 
 
 
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Houston Middle School set to launch new Youth 360 Pilot Program in February 2019, Butte resident’s bike stolen during earthquake and Community rallies to help him get a new one, Annual Christmas bird count released and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Sonic Drive-In coming to Wasilla in 2019
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Inside the Gates: Miniguns give Pave Hawks major punch

Alaska News December 26, 2018

By KTVA Web Staff: Troopers: Man killed in Christmas Eve disturbance
 
 
 
 
By Elizabeth Roman: AST: Intoxicated driver crashes, BAC over 3 times legal limit
 
 
 
 
Author: Shady Grove Oliver, The Arctic Sounder Woman with Northwest Arctic roots breaks silence on sexual abuse in memoir
 
 
 
 
By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media: Anchorage biz supplies military women with practical fashion
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Workforce Wednesday: New program aims to increase safety in health care
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Inside the Gates: Honoring the oath to serve
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Skeetawk gets funding for first ski lift
 
 
 
 
The Associated Press: The University of Alaska addresses public school teacher turnover
 
 
 
 
By Ariane Aramburo Spotlight on Youth: Budding Buddies at Grace Christian School

Alaska News December 25, 2018

By Steve Quinn: Delta diverts Seattle-bound flight to Aleutian Islands
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Another Lawsuit Filed In The Calista Board Battle, Newtok Is On The Move, Caribou On The Roof Christmas Night? And more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Publlic Media: Haines birders take part in 119-year-old Christmas bird count, New Alaska wildlife managers could revive old fights over federal protections, bear- and wolf-killing and more ->
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: #7nightsoflights Night 7: The reason for the season in Huffman
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: Snowy nights bring magic to botanical garden

Alaska News December 24, 2018

By Leroy Polk: MEA: Over 4,000 members without power in Eagle River area Monday
 
 
 
 
By Dave Goldman: Ron Abegglen, UAA coaching giant dies at 81
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: ‘Stay off the lakes’: Anchorage Snowmobile Club president after Pettigen deaths
Tips for snowmachiners hitting the backcountry
Never go by yourself: Cook says that he personally has had to rescue multiple people who went off riding alone.
– Always carry the necessary gear: Wear a helmet, carry a shovel and carry enough clothes to stay warm overnight if there is a breakdown or if the sled gets stuck.
– If you hit overflow, hit the throttle. Stopping means you’ll sink and get stuck.
– Cook always carries a dry bag filled with heavy duty mittens, a space blanket, a tarp, extra polar fleece top and bottom, a garbage sack and a way to make fire.
– Carry a backpack separate to your sled with enough supplies to last overnight if you lose your snowmachine.

 
 
 
 
By KTVA: North Pole man ordered to pay $100K in restitution for theft
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Ketchikan man sentenced to 10 years for assaulting woman
Superior Court Judge William Carey says the couple’s 4-year-old son witnessed the attack and called 911, “thinking his mom was dead.”
 
 
 
 
Congratulations Angela Major!
By Associated Press: Assembly member to resign seat to attend Air War College
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Alaska Made: Sea otter pelts are highly prized, tightly regulated and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Dave Goldman: ‘Hockey is for everybody:’ Alaska sled hockey team recruits new members
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: #7nightsoflights Night 6: The jewel of Taku-Campbell Lake

Alaska News December 23, 2018

By Jacob Mann Frontiersman.com: Annual Christmas Friendship Dinner set to feed thousands of people on Christmas Day
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations are not accepted at the door to ensure no one mistakes those donations as admission and everyone knows this is a free event.

“Of course, they’re always needing volunteers,” Ezelle said.

To find out more about the event and how to volunteer, call 907-315-6115 or visit www.christmasfriendshipdinner.org
 
 
 
 
By Bryan Dunagan: Cessna makes emergency landing on Big Lake
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Shooting death continues to raise questions, Two former Jesuit officials resign from Gonzaga University after revelations about abusive priests and more ->
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: #7nightsoflights Night 6: The jewel of Taku-Campbell Lake
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Earthquake forces more Eagle River families to move from their homes

Alaska News December 22, 2018

By Joe Vigil: JBER gets ready to track Santa Claus
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: UPDATE: Troopers say body of LaVerne Pettigen recovered Friday from Big Lake
 
 
 
 
By Jeff Bridges: Anchorage police charge murder suspect already in custody
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Man indicted for attempted murder for shooting at woman through her front door
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Fairbanks man, one of the ‘Fairbanks Four,’ faces assault charges
 
 
 
 
By Angela Krenzien: DHSS seeking feedback about Alaskans’ earthquake experiences
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Alaska Made: There’s only one Christmas tree farm in Alaska. It’s on Kodiak, and it’s thriving. Judge recommends Supreme Court should uphold House District 1 recount results More ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: In Bethel, No Public Transit Funds In Place For FY2020, CVRF Gives Bonuses For Youth More->
 
 
 
 
By Hank Davis: Bigger PFDs means bigger budget cuts across the board
 
 
 
 
By Jeff Bridges: State report details 31 years of Alaska drug arrests