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Alaska News March 28, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Coast Guard rescues Sitka hiker after falling hundreds of feet; Anchorage School District to provide CTE internship students with transportation and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Subsistence harvesters, seiners react to fuel spill north of Sitka and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Arctic Guardians Conduct Operations on Arctic Sea Ice; Two Perish in Kasilof Head-On Collision Sunday Evening; Pinniped Entanglement Group Brings Together a Worldwide Initiative; This Day In Alaska History March 28th, 1898 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Department of Transportation & Public Facilities to conduct independent Corridor Analysis over proposed ore trucking route and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Keel of the USS Ted Stevens authenticated; Fears of second avalanche prompt Alaska evacuation order and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Hospital board meets with SEARHC leadership and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Iditahell
 
 
 
 
Director Max Romey: Trailbound Alaska: A Night of Films for the Trails that Bring us Together
 
 
 
 
Lofty Minded in Alaska: Five-Acre Almanac: The Fullness of it All
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: A Mysterious Woodland Trail In Alaska Will Take You To The Original Fort Abercrombie Ruins
 
 
 
 

Alaska News March 26, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Police report pedestrian injured by car involved in race; Palmer Court to restart criminal jury trials in April; Mental health mosaics art show and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Juneau officials consider giving Lemon Creek ‘some love’ in the form of a new urban path; Snow pileup damages Alaska pipeline company’s massive Valdez oil tanks; Goldbelt is interested in financing Eaglecrest’s gondola and other expansion plans and more ->
 
 
 
 
AlaskaNative News: This Day In Alaska History March 26th, 1958 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Happy Seward’s Day. And more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: New Ketchikan police chief aims to address opioid abuse prevention and rehabilitation; Assembly to set aside money to ease housing crunch and more ->
 
 
 
 
Frontiersman.com: Uproar of reaction follows Palmer Chamber’s announcement about rebranding Colony Days and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Alaska’s overlords
 
 
 
 

Alaska News March 25, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport evacuated due to potential threat; University of Alaska speaker discusses impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on the state and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public News: Sheen continues to spread from tug grounded in Neva Strait; Federal investigators outline circumstances of fatal August 2021 Misty Fjords crash and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Hatchery Visitor Centers to Reopen; In the crosshairs of an atmospheric river; This Day In Alaska History March 25th, 1914 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Public memorial service for Congressman Don Young on April 2 and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Pack of wolves surround unarmed Kivalina fishermen; Kotzebue wind, solar farms power 75% of town and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Crews remove snow from damaged Alaska pipeline oil tanks; Hit and run driver indicted by Juneau Grand Jury; Bill to repeal 90 day legislative session limit discussed and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Advocates and assembly members make a plan to address childcare in Petersburg and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan’s school board approves security upgrades and district administrator contracts and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Unalaska school board considers adopting new calendar for fall 2023 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Riding into Wonderland
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Creepiest Hike In Alaska Takes You Through The Ruins Of A Ghost Town

Alaska News March 22, 23 & 24, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Woman has life-threatening injuries after being hit by van on 5th Avenue in Anchorage; Alaska leads nation in traumatic brain injury-related deaths and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s Public Media: Juneau police launch web page dedicated to missing people; With a ski plane and a plywood gurney, friends rescue Dillingham man badly injured in snowmachine crash; Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program to expand its high school program to Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: After nearly a month, Hooper Bay stops its sewer lagoon from leaking and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: ABI Arrest Carlie Alexie on Murder Charges in February Tuluksak Homicide Investigation; Hardy and ACLU settle case against Nome 5 years after police ignored her pleas for help; This Day In Alaska History March 22nd, 2020; March 23rd, 1933; March 24th, 1989 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Alleged Togiak robber faces 35 years; Egan Library to receive $10,000 in grant funding and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell moves toward $2.5 million deal to purchase former mill property and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal: March 23 to March 29, 2022
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan City Council rejects proposal to name park home to Tlingit carving after tourism promoter and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Proposal allowing all-purpose vehicles on Unalaska roads stopped in its tracks and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Playing favorites?
 
 
Craig Medred: Dog care victims
 
 
 
 
KTOO: AWARE’s 2022 Women of Distinction: Each has a story to share.
 
 
 
 
By Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY Women of the Year: Alaska honoree helps Spanish speakers
 
 
 
 
Everywhere Radio: From Arkansas to Alaska: Empowering Women Everywhere with Starre Haas The latest guest on Everywhere Radio talks about what it means to empower rural women at every level.
 
 
 
 
Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue: Tucker’s Legacy Auction
 
 
 
 
Welcome To The Alaskan Animal Rescue Friends website!
 
 
 
 
By Ben Jones, Only In Your State Alaska: An Easy But Gorgeous Hike, Bartlett River Trail, Leads To A Little-Known River In Alaska

Alaska News March 21, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Late Rep. Don Young to lie in state at US Capitol; Gov. Dunleavy holds press conference to address split of DHSS; Alaska filmmakers win Netflix and Adobe competition and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Chilkoot Indian Association launches traditional arts apprenticeship program and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History March 21st, 1913 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: UAF releases snow activity kits; State warns of unemployment text message scam and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Joe Slowinski, Anchorage Press: Lu Young’s Children’s Fund can keep Don’s legacy alive
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Alaska’s Most Easily Accessible Waterfall Is Hiding In Plain Sight At Nugget Falls
 
 
 
 

Alaska News March 19, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Taxidermy, presidential pictures, and bipartisanship: remembering Don Young
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Man accused of shooting Anchorage police officer in early morning standoff taken into custody Officer expected to survive after being shot while executing a search warrant; Charges forwarded for student after report of firearm discharge at Redington Jr/Sr High School; Saying goodbye to news anchor Alexis Fernandez; Craig Campbell named interim airport manager at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: State fines Juneau’s Bartlett Hospital for COVID safety violations after whistleblower report and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History March 19th, 1963 and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Northwest Alaska mushers enjoy clear skies and auroras during Taaqpak 120 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Former Green Beret medic from Skagway headed to help out in Ukraine and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Navy warship stops in Dutch Harbor on way to Arctic military exercise and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Good news

Alaska News March 18, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage police officer hospitalized in shooting, SWAT team on scene in Ingra Street standoff Officer expected to survive after being shot while executing a search warrant; Ingra Street closed from 9th to 15th Avenues and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Togiak Convenience Store Robbed at Gunpoint Tuesday, Suspect Taken into Custody Wednesday; Man Commits Suicide in Front of Troopers after they Respond to Mat-Su Hospital Trespass Call; UPDATE: AST Reveals Name of Victim Found Deceased at the Big Lake Elementary School Playground Tuesday; This Day In Alaska History March 18th, 1918 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Space company to launch new internet satellite, slated for use in Alaska; Mat-Su school put in lockdown after student discharges gun on property; Homemade heating device determined to be cause of parking lot car fire and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell officials will stop announcing new COVID cases and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD City Council to consider renaming Ketchikan City Hall, council chambers, downtown park; Ketchikan’s next Superior Court judge, among Alaska’s youngest, says he aims to treat all fairly and more ->
 
 
 
 
Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16, 2022
Anchorage Spring Fling for Women and Health & Wellness Expo

The 2022 Spring Fling for Women/Health & Wellness Expo is once again coming to Anchorage’s premier meeting facility, the Alaska Airlines Center. The 10th Annual show will be held on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16. This retail selling show provides an affordable and cost effective opportunity for local and regional businesses to showcase their products and services and interact with the active and engaged ready-to-buy consumers of Anchorage and the surrounding area. For more information call 907.344.1007 or visit http://www.dammstraightproductions.com

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

March 17, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Kotlik man indicted on charges after woman strangled, dog stabbed and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Volunteers help monitor Cook Inlet’s endangered belugas; ‘Molly of Denali’ explores Filipino Athabascan identity and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Senate State Affairs Committee to hear Tribal recognition bill on Mar. 17; A proposed Tribal education compacting bill could overhaul education for Alaska Natives and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History March 17th, 1912 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Joshua Butcher pleads Not Guilty in court arraignment and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Board of Fish backs some Dungeness crabbing sanctuaries for Southeast communities and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Authorities charge five people in two separate recent Ketchikan drug busts and more ->

Alaska News March 16, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Troopers identify body found near Big Lake Elementary as 16-year-old, call death suspicious and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Body found belongs to Clifford White, missing in Juneau since October 2021; $2.5M from Congress a ‘game changer’ for planned Mendenhall Valley social services hub; Safety board makes recommendations to curb mid-air plane crashes in Alaska; Storytime returns to Juneau public libraries and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel man loses home in fire, but saves daughter and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Tsunami Preparedness Week raises awareness of one of Alaska’s major natural hazards; Federal Jury Convicts Anchorage Man on Murder and Drug Charges; This Day In Alaska History March 16th, 1915 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Remembering the disappearance of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 as the 60th anniversary approaches and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell partners with state Office of Children’s Services to fund a local caseworker and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal: March 16 1o March 22, 2022

 
 
 
 
Learn about architect and researcher Amana Aman’s Alaska-based mapping and design project “Ephemeral Geographies: Migration of Design, Identity, and Senses of Place.”
Amanda’s work and research crosses over typical boundaries with documentation and exploration of conceptual architecture in northern places integrated into her work with emerging professionals as architecture faculty at the University of Texas Arlington.

Noon. Wednesday, March 23. Free. Online via Crowdcast. Join the event live to participate in a Q&A, or access the recording after the event. https://bit.ly/3t5HXgs

This presentation is a collaborative program from the Anchorage Museum, the Alaska Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects, and the University of Texas Arlington School of Architecture in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs. Part of a series of programs launched through Anchorage Design Week. #unitedbydesign
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Better than dollars?
 
 
 
 
Alaska SeaLife Center
 
 
 
 
Mug Up: The Language of Cannery Work
 
 
 
 
By Katie Stavick, Frontiersman.com: Women’s History Month: Cornelia Templeton Hatcher
 
 
 
 
Claudette Covey, Travel Pulse: Holland America Line Unveils ‘Alaska Up Close’ Programming
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: The Ultimate Bucket List For Anyone In Alaska Who Loves Waterfall Hikes