By Liz Thomas: Former corrections officer sentenced in child porn case
By Annie Zak: Anchorage police, other agencies made dozens of arrests in joint operation this week
By Derek Minemyer: Crime prevention forum brings Anchorage locals and officials to talk about solutions
By Erica Martinson: Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan says no to Trump’s proposed ‘Space Force’
By Richard Mauer: Advocates praise Obamacare’s preexisting condition rule
By Annie Zak: Alaska-based Coast Guard cutter detains Chinese-flagged vessel for suspected illegal fishing
By Associated Press: Ship with reported norovirus outbreak stops in Alaska
By Bob Hallinen: Is anything better than ski jumping under the midnight sun?
By Scott Gross: New fishing app gives anglers the info they want on the go
Class teaches bear safety techniques
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: After 3 ‘trash bears’ are shot dead in Eagle River, what can a homeowner do?
By Megan Mazurek: Mic Check in the Morning: Eli-Mac
Tag Archives: AK News
Alaska News June 22, 2018
By Chris Klint: Man badly hurt after being thrown from stolen SUV
By Annie Zak: Two Anchorage bike shops burglarized in two days
By Matt Tunseth Alaska Star: ‘I’ll never forget him’: Alaskan husky rescues injured hiker crossing frigid Eagle River along Crow Pass Trail
By Daniel Kirby & Leroy Polk: New drug charges filed, warrant issued for former Anchorage attorney after missed bail hearing
By Associated Press: Former lawmaker Fansler sentenced on harassment count
By Chris Klint: State ferry struck by whale near Kodiak
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Man missing after raft flips in Katmai National Par
The Park Service has not released the man’s name, but says he had extensive experience rafting Alaskan rivers. The man was not wearing a life jacket when the raft flipped.
By Daniella Rivera: Third trial in Grunwald murder case scheduled for March
By Richard Mauer: Here’s what’s happening at culture camp: building two kayaks
By Donna Freedman: Tundra creator back with second feature-length film, ‘Sudsy Slim Rides Again’
By Jeff Lowenfels: This Alaska gardening writer kills forget-me-nots whenever he can – and thinks you should too
Will Alaska unions lose power?
By Megan Mazurek: Medical professionals to learn Nuka Care System
RoadTrippin’: A visit to the Arctic Interagency Visitors Center
Alaska News June 21, 2018
By Michelle Theriault Boots, ADN – Matt Tunseth, Alaska Star: Man killed, member of search party injured in Eagle River bear attacks
By Zaz Hollander: Over pleas of victim’s family, man accused in fatal Mat-Su boat collision gets lower bail
By Leroy Polk: Airport authorities say pilot uninjured in Lake Hood float plane crash
By Kortnie Horazdovsky & Leroy Polk: UPDATE: ‘Person of interest’ sought in midtown homicide investigation
By Daniel Kirby: Anchorage clinical psychologist indicted on child pornography charges
By Chris Klint: APD: Neighbor flees with woman’s TVs
By Lauren Maxwell: Woman who drowned with son in Mat-Su was mom to 5
By Yoshina Okamoto: Celebrating summer solstice: Here are parties and events around Alaska
By Justin Greiser, The Washington Post: Five things to know about the longest day of the year
By Derek Minemyer: Vet Village, AK would connect homeless veterans to work and shelter
By Nathaniel Herz: Alaska regulators assess damage to tundra and permafrost after 240-mile fiber-optic installation
Land, time run out for Matanuska River buyouts
By Kari Bustamante: Alaska joins first ever World Fishing Day
By Kyle Midura: Toxic water contaminant could be slipping through regulatory cracks
By Megan Mazurek: Non-profit offers kids arts, theater education
Alaska News June 20, 2018
By Anchorage Daily News: Eagle River man who likely went for a hike is missing off Hiland Road, friends and police say
By Leroy Polk: Woman, child killed after falling into Matanuska River Tuesday night
By Associated Press: Wrangell car crash kills mother, daughter; 2 girls injured
By Derek Minemyer: Citizen’s arrest of alleged Concord Lane car thief caught on camera
By Richard Mauer, Daniel Kirby: Reports of shots fired draw heavy police presence to Penland Park
By Laurel Andrews: U.S. attorney seeks death penalty against Palmer man charged in double homicide
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Track Palin pleads guilty to reduced charge, enters Anchorage court program for veterans
By Dan Joling: BLM offers reward for stolen 100-lb mammoth tusk
By Nathaniel Herz: Rocket launches and alleged government waste: The hidden story behind the Glenn Highway bridge wreck
Bean’s Cafe want restraining order against business owner
By Associated Press: Alaska Native artifacts to be distributed to local groups
By Makayla Clark: New artwork unveiled as part of the 1% For Art program
By Loren Holmes: Officials are racing an Alaska glacier that threatens to swallow what’s left of a 1952 plane crash that killed dozens
By Matt Tunseth Alaska Star: All king salmon fishing on the Kenai River closed starting Wednesday
By Sean Maguire: Mitch Seavey’s dog kennel goes tetherless, socializing dogs in large pens
By Cameron Mackintosh, Eric Sowl: RoadTrippin’ Alaska: The long haul to Prudhoe Bay
By Shannon Ballard: Man road trips to Alaska on mission to break 2 world records
By Christine Cunningham: How the Cow Face Pose can make you a better duck hunter
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Grilled kabobs with smoked sausage and veggies
Alaska News June 19, 2018
By Laurel Andrews: Police: One man dead, another injured in shooting
By Matt Tunseth Alaska Star: Biologists say trash bears in Eagle River will be killed — but people are the problem
By Leroy Polk: Man indicted for Mat-Su boat collision that killed Anchorage woman
By Daniella Rivera: APD on Citizen’s arrest: When should you step in?
By Nathaniel Herz: Murkowski and Sullivan call for halt to separation of parents and children at U.S. border
By Jack Carney: $100 million project at Ted Stevens will boost Anchorage economy and pump up the volume of air traffic noise
By Associated Press: Alaska fights runway vandalism with awareness campaign
By Annie Zak: China is the biggest market for Alaska seafood exports. The tariff war is raising concerns.
By Megan Mazurek: Meet Miss Alaska 2018, Courtney Schuman
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Middle Eastern-inspired bean salad
Alaska News June 18, 2018
By Sean Maguire: Wasilla man runs into burning home to try and save a stranger’s dogs
By Mary Simton: REDDI caller detains suspected drunk driver
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Alaska’s secretive parole board has almost unlimited power to release prisoners before their sentences are up. It has never been busier.
By Dave Leval: Peninsula Oilers pitcher turns blind eye to disability
By Sean Maguire: Alaskan fishery could be voted nation’s top mom-approved fishing spot
By Mary Simton: Bear appears at Bird Ridge Race, a year after fatal mauling
By Matt Tunseth Alaska Star: Norris, Yeaton fastest racers up Bird Ridge
By Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce: Interior Alaska gold mine gets new life, $100M expansion
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Hey, Alaskans, the circus is in town
One Alaska Update June 18, 2018: Public Safety Action Plan, Qagruq: Celebrating whale in Point Hope, Touring Red Dog and more ->
By Heather Hintze: Harvesting Alaska: Spruce tip foraging
By Laurel Downing Bill: Weddings of the gold rush era
Moms Everyday Alaska KTUU: Loving parent-child relationships boost brain development
Alaska News June 17, 2018
By Chris Klint: Taser, K-9 help end Eagle River standoff
By Tegan Hanlon: Man arrested after using pliers to smash the windshield of a tour bus on the Parks Highway, troopers say
By Michelle Theriault Boots: An unlikely friendship brought the daughter of a slain Dillingham police officer to Alaska
By Chris Klint: ‘Don’t try to run:’ Carpentry class nails truck thieves in video
By Scott Gross: Anchorage middle schools may get resource officers
By Anchorage Daily News: Katmai National Park drama: Bear vs. Eagles
By Associated Press: Black bear cub mortally injured by illegal wolf trap
By Beth Bragg: 150 years ago on St. Paul Island, Knock Down and Skin ‘Em became Alaska’s first baseball team
By Tegan Hanlon: First place in Ship Creek king salmon derby goes to angler with a nearly 29-pounder, the smallest winning fish in the contest’s history
By Sean Maguire: Alaska Native Heritage Center hosts model fish camp
By Kalinda Kindle: Garden looks to grow food security and business opportunities for refugees
By Kalinda Kindle: Summer program explores history of neighborhood parks
By Dave Leval: Sullivan Arena shifts to seeking smaller events
Alaska News June 16, 2018
By Anchorage Daily News: Woman killed by pickup truck in hit-and-run, police say
By Leroy Polk & Mike Ross: UPDATE: Suspect named in Spenard homicide
By Chris Klint: Carpentry students cut short attempt to take truck
By Joe Vigil: Police: Man wanted for throwing rocks at ex-girlfriend
By Tegan Hanlon: Anchorage School Board wants more police in schools
By Laurel Andrews: Alaska marijuana board fines cannabis competition for illegal sales
By Victoria Taylor: Radon warning: Homeowner urges others to test for gas
Airstrip, not in the lake
By Chris Klint: Plane flips in Big Lake landing
By Chris Klint: Movi bacteria move into Alaska moose, caribou
By Derek Minemyer: Mat-Su expanding services for opioid and heroin addicts
By Mary Kate Burgess: Delta-Junction’s Hailey Williams posts PR in 100m dash at nationals
Meet Rasmuson Foundation’s new program officer Todd Shenk
By Scott Gross: Family of pilot James Poelman share their father’s story
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: Sankofa Dance Theater Alaska
Alaska News June 15, 2018
By Alex DeMarban: Shooting in Spenard Road parking lot leaves one person dead
By Daniel Kirby: UPDATE: Suspect in Fairview baseball bat attack found by police
By Daniella Rivera: Walker signs crime bills into law
By Chris Klint: Naked man on Mat-Su mudflats again arrested in standoff
By Laurel Andrews: Alaska pilot killed in midair crash remembered as respected flight instructor
By Beth Bragg: A year after fatal bear attack, family will return to Bird Ridge for ‘Jack’s Run’
By Loren Holmes: Anchorage’s newest park has its grand opening Saturday
By Richard Mauer and Leroy Polk: Large crowd shows up at debate of statewide Democratic primary candidates
By Chris Klint: REI to be new Mall at Sears tenant, docs show
By Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce: Startup aims to revolutionize the air cargo industry, starting with Alaska
By Tegan Hanlon: Study reveals shift in diet of Cook Inlet’s endangered belugas
By Tegan Hanlon: 12 Anchorage-area hikes you can do in about 5 hours or less
By Shawn Wilson: JBER and Japanese paratroopers participate in Arctic Aurora training
Soldotna moose rescue, courtesy Val Ischi
Alaska News June 14, 2018
By Tegan Hanlon: Police locate family of 3-year-old found walking alone in Anchorage
By Tegan Hanlon: Driver badly hurt in collision with truck stopped at Seward Highway construction zone
By KTUU Staff: UPDATE: Pilot of downed plane identified
By Laurel Andrews: ‘I’m starting to lose this airplane’: One pilot lands safely, another dies after collision
By Chris Klint: ‘Get an abortion:’ Man kicked pregnant woman in stomach, APD says
By Beth Bragg: Roped together for nearly 2 weeks, mom and teenage son summit Denali
By Beth Bragg: Cycling’s race of truth states the obvious: Sheryl Loan, 59, is amazing
By Daysha Eaton, APRN Contributor: NOAA law enforcement researches sexual harassment, assault among fisheries observers
APRN: Retired Ketchikan teacher, pastor charged with sexual abuse of a minor
DoD News, Defense Media Activity: DoD Recognizes Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinators
Air Force: Capt. Lauren McGuire, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany;
— Army: Sgt. 1st Class Kacey Kitner, Fort Sill, Oklahoma;
— Coast Guard: Eric Barreras, Coast Guard Base Alameda, California;
— Navy: Hilda Ruby Godley, Joint Base Charleston – Naval Weapon Station, South Carolina;
— Marine Corps: Christina Chavez, Marine Corps Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia; and
— National Guard Bureau: Nicholas Gonzalez, Joint Forces Headquarters, Alaska National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska.
ECHO By Contributors: By the Numbers: Addressing Veteran Suicide
ECHO Contributors: Thank You for Your Service: The Effort Behind the Words
By Paula Dobbyn: Study: Alaska fishermen suffer high rate of health problems
Legislative News Juneau: C-SPAN roadshow will visit Juneau next week
By Marc Lester: Spreading their wings: Bird TLC is finally getting a home of its own
By Shawn Wilson: Can you guess what the L Street flower bed design is this summer?
By Leroy Polk: Alaska seal, sea otter pups rescued after being found alone and stranded
By Rebecca Palsha: Citing black market competitive advantages, legal marijuana industry pushes for tax reform
By Liz Raines: City special election scheduled for August 7
By Mary Simton: Wolverine vs. wolf video gives narrative to battle
By Carey Seward: The One Beach In Alaska That You Absolutely Must Visit At Low Tide
ECHO Eagle River Nature Center: Little Explorers – June 1, 2018 @ 11:00 am – August 31, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Moms Everyday Alaska Whitney Kent: DIY grass heads
By Tracy Sinclare: The best way to get rid of dandelions