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Alaska News May 30, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Man arrested in connection with death of woman found near Eklutna Lake Road; Groups sue state over regulation change allowing personal watercraft in critical habitat areas of Kachemak Bay; Breaking up on Alaska river systems and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Cruise company offers $10 million in ‘humanitarian relief’ to Alaska’s port towns; Coast Guard scuttles Juneau’s troublesome tugboat Lumberman and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Former Kongiganak Postmaster Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History May 5th, 1898 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Public Works talks safe needle disposal methods as spring melt reveals hidden trash and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Threatened salmon?
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Editor, Must Read Alaska: Wednesday Newsletter – Final 7 days of Anchorage mayoral marathon; These simple bridges over Matanuska River may become Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Memorial bridges and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDoald, Only In Your State Alaska: Travel Over Boardwalk Bridges When You Hike Up Into The Mountains On The Cope Park Trail In Alaska
 
 
 
 

Alaska News May 29, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Newborn harbor seal pup admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center; Sinkhole that closed lanes of 5th Avenue was caused by decades-old wooden septic system; Crews make progress on 2 remote wildfires; Study of local creeks looks for toxic chemical that could be killing fish and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Frustration mounts as CDC keeps face mask rules for commercial fishing crews; Winning design at Juneau Wearable Art Extravaganza features discarded COVID-19 vaccine vials; Vaxxed, unmasked and ready to party: Juneau Drag brings hundreds out for live show and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Visiting Construction Workers Extinguish Fire In Crooked Creek and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Lawmakers remember Albert Kookesh’s life of service to Alaska; Alaska Permanent Fund Reaches Record High of $80.1 Billion; This Day In Alaka History May 29th, 1943 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Expect detours: Fort Wainwright main gate to close over summer for upgrades; Longtime Fairbanks radio broadcaster Pete Van Nort dies at 66; Gardening Report: Protecting gardens & outdoor plants from unexpected cold and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Old dangers return
 
 
 
 
Alaska Highway News: Heart inflammation after virus is rare in Big Ten athletes
 
 
 
 
BEAR and MOOSE SAFETY Slide pack from AK Dept of Fish and Game.

Alaska News May 28, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Beluga whale found dead south of Anchorage provides valuable scientific opportunity; ASD releases community survey results on how to spend COVID-19 funds; Soldotna for Summer Concert Series offers music, sun and COVID-19 vaccinations ad more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Norwegian Cruise Line signs agreement to return to Alaska; Anchorage rabbi calls for acts of kindness as police, FBI investigate swastika stickers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: City Of Bethel Welcomes 14 to 17-Year-Olds To City Committees And Commissions; Slow Federal Funding Could Mean Another Year Without Water And Sewer Infrastructure For Some Tribes and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Air National Guard, civil SAR partners rescue injured hiker from snow slide; New tools will help prospective businesses navigate aquaculture permitting; This Day In Alaska History May 28th, 1867 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital launches ‘Water Watcher’ program to help improve kids’ safety during water activities; ‘Blood, sweat and tears’: Fort Wainwright Soldiers compete to earn the title of expert and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: GCI announces plans to bring 1-gig service to Nome, Kotzebue; New president of ConocoPhillips Alaska takes helm after stint in Texas and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Hike Into Alaska’s Chugach Forest And See Resurrection Falls Up Close

Alaska News May 27, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Muldoon homes have numerous bullet holes; police continue investigation; News Large sinkhole closes lanes in Mountain View and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Sullivan breaks with Republican senators to champion trails; Swastika stickers found at Anchorage gay bar, Jewish museum, police say; Aleutian volcano sees first major eruption since 1974; Dutch Harbor named nation’s top fishing port for 23rd consecutive year and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Osprey Nest Atop Bethel Utility Pole Destroyed; Tundra Brush Fire Started In Bethel; COVID-19 Can’t Keep Art Off Bethel’s Dumpsters and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Holy Cross Barricade Ends with Death of Homicide Suspect Dead of Apparent Gunshot Wound; California Man Convicted by Alaska Jury of Multiple Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses; This Day In Alaska History May 27th, 1905 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Expansion of Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility completed nearly doubling its size; Fairbanks experiences housing price inflation amid shortage and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Dangerous love
 
 
 
 

Alaska News May 26, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: AFD: Brush fire reported on Flattop Mountain; Forestry contains small grass fire in Wasilla area; Acting mayor ends Anchorage emergency declaration; Anchorage Fourth of July parade is a go; COVID-19 farm loan fraud crops up in Anchorage; From $6,400 to about $11: APD’s price tag on public records and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Climber in critical condition after falling almost 1,000 feet on Denali; Researchers roll out new erosion tracking tech in Bristol Bay and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Wildfires Have Started Near Akiachak And Scammon Bay and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Suspect in Homicide Investigation in Barricade Situation in Holy Cross; Fighting for Clarice ‘Bun’ Hardy: Case stalls after defendants fail to cooperate with legal proceedings; This Day In Alaska History May 26th, 1917 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Across Alaska: The pandemic fueled decline and rebirth of tourism in Fairbanks; Alaska sees rising gas prices ahead of Memorial Day weekend and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Editor, Must Read Alaska: Wednesday Newsletter – Hope Center for battered women targeted by Anchorage Assembly and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Fall Asleep To The Sounds Of The Creek Outside Your Alaskan Cabin In Talkeenta This Summer

Alaska News May 24 & 25, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Longtime detective leaves Fairbanks Police Department, citing toxic workplace; 1 dead, 2 injured in car crash with moose in Southcentral Alaska; Wisconsin woman rescues drowning bear cub on May Alaska trip; Crews tackling Pilot Point wildfire from the air and on land and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Public Media: ‘One of the craziest things I’ve ever signed up for’: Meet Unalaska’s new bald eagle wrangler; Remembering Kurt Brodersen, the ‘MacGyver of Union Bay’; Pandemic leads to boom in Alaska backyard poultry sales and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: KYUK Wins 5 Society of Professional Journalists Awards; US Department Of The Treasury Changes Submission Information For Alaska Native Tribes; Bethel City Council Could Drop Mask Mandate For Vaccinated People and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Nikiski Woman Trampled by Moose when approaching Calf in Distress; Remains of Tuntutuliak Man missing since Friday found Monday; This Day In Alaska History May 24th, 1922; May 25th 1799 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska courts making technology upgrades after cyberattack and more ->
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Press: Show us the money, redux: Alaskans respond to the chance to balance the budget and more ->
 
 
 
 
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: It’s that time of the year again. Best of the Valley is back.
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The 470-yard shot
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Editor, Must Read Alaska: Monday Newsletter – Tourism in Southeast still in turmoil as anti-ship petition circulates in Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Stay Overnight In One Of These Cozy Public Cabins On Eklutna Lake In Alaska
 
 
 
 

Alaska News May 23, 2021

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Remembering The One And Only Lillian Atmak Michael; Here’s Who Qualifies For A $75 Monthly Internet Subsidy; KYUK’s 50th Anniversary – Looking To The Future and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Kodiak teen accused of blackmailing minor for sexual acts; National Safe Boating Week begins May 22 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Digitizing Native museum collections and the future of repatriating sacred objects; For one Sitkan, a dream of debt-free home ownership came in the form of a trailer and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Remains of Elderly Juneau Woman Discovered after Five-Day Search; Convicted Sex Offender Arrested on Child Pornography Charges; Kodiak Volunteer Volleyball Manager Arrested on Multiple Charges following Sexual Abuse of a Minor Investigation; Bringing the world to a standstill; Study forecasts a more fiery future for Southcentral Alaska; This Day In Alaska History May 23rd, 1922 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: GCI announces plans to double internet speeds for much of Alaska in the next year; Regenerative Agriculture: Delta family farm hopes to address food insecurity, help the environment; Fairbanks residents walk ‘out of the darkness’ in support of suicide prevention and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Suzanne Downing, Editor, Must Read Alaska: We declare Dave Bronson mayor-elect of Anchorage; Legendary pilot, big game guide Urban Rahoi: 1919-2021 and more ->
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Editor, Must Read Alaska Wednesday Newsletter: Courtview is back; But DHSS is sick with a case of cyberattack; Interior reversal: Alaska Native Vietnam vets can pick their land again and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The way we were
 
 
Craig Medred: Sky-high prices
 
 
Craig Medred: Furry friends
 
 
 
 
By David James, ADN: This book’s authors list ‘100 things to do in Alaska before you die.’ Did they get it right?
 
 
 
 
Eureka Alert, University of Alaska Fairbanks: New tool factors effects of fossil-fuel emissions on ocean research
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kuhn, The Alaska Science Forum: Alaska Science Forum: Wolfvirus Research Shows Space Virtues
 
 
 
 

Alaska News May 18, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Thefts at Sullivan Arena may delay hockey team return; Fish and Game: Enjoy baby wildlife from afar to be safe; Colony High senior recognized for community service and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: A proposal for a contentious ATV trail in Juneau is out for public comment; Seward 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby prepares for Olympic trials; ‘Thankful for everything they’ve done’: Anchorage students turn health workers’ selfies into art and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Five Alaska Guardsmen compete for title of “Best Warrior”; Bill to increase support for children, dependents of unemployed for first time in 40 years passes House; Measure supporting Alaska’s aquatic farmers unanimously passes Legislature and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Troopers say death of Eagle man was homicide; This Fairbanks fiber mill owner spins a yarn about wool and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Natalie Clunan, Only In Your State Alaska: This Alaskan Crab Boat Tour Adventure Is Like None Other In The World

Sandra “Sandy” Olibrice
In 1993, she moved to Valdez, AK, to work for the state’s battered women’s shelter programs. She traveled by small plane to remote villages throughout Alaska as part of her work. She experienced firsthand the rugged beauty of Alaska. She also experienced the pain of the people she worked so hard to help. Sandy later moved to Anchorage, AK, where she met Phaniel Olibrice. They married in 2005. Together they shared their love for oceans, people, different cultures and travel. They later divorced but remained close friends. Sandy retired in 2017 due to health problems and moved back to Little Falls.
 
 
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Alaska News May 17, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Alaska Legislature passes bill protecting Unangax̂ cemetery at WWII internment site; Truck catches fire along Seward Highway; Division of Forestry explains some odd things that start fires and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: LISTEN: Anchorage-raised journalist seeks to unmask monsters in Hulu series ‘Sasquatch’; Fifth graders lead effort to change Dillingham road name marked by racist, sexist word; Anchorage man arrested at US-Canada border refuses to leave Fairbanks jail and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: On This Day In Alaska History May 17th, 1906; Wolf-virus study shows the virtue of space and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Cold-hot science
 
 
 
 
By Melissa Hardesty, MD, Targeted Oncology: Modern Treatment of Ovarian Cancer in the Community Setting
 
 
 
 
By Scott Dylan, Only In Your State Alaska: The Ultimate Guide To The Best Restaurants In Alaska — Pizzas, Tacos, Ice Cream, And More!