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Alaska News February 23, 2021

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Former state Rep. Katie Hurley dies at 99 Hurley was chief clerk to the state’s Constitutional Convention.; Fairbanks man indicted in murder-for-hire plot against woman; Every penny counts: Businesses across Fairbanks offer senior discounts and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Man dies following an assault on Kasiana Island near Sitka; Formal hearing begins into the sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose; Anchorage police chief no longer in top running for California job and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: After mishandled investigations, advocates are cautious as Nome police try to rebuild trust; Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation misses deadline for seismic work in Arctic refuge this winter; Shipping container kitchen could lower construction costs for rural Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: YKHC Board Opposes Calista’s Efforts To Form Regional Tribal Government and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Air National Guard Airmen Rescue Possible Stroke Victim at Stoney River Lodge; Disagreement over Stolen Pickup Leads to Delta Junction Man’s Arrest; This Day In Alaska History February 23rd, 1916 and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Aaska: Walk Through The Wetlands On Auke Bay In Alaska On This Easy, Family-Friendly Trail.
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: This One Destination Has The Absolute Bluest Water In Alaska

Alaska News February 22, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: 4 officers named in Dillingham shooting that sent man to an Anchorage hospital and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Avalanche warning for Juneau: Large, dangerous avalanches expected; Even without a gun, Alaska’s Rep. Young tells congressional committee, his hands can kill and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Starry Flounder-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 21st; This Day In AlaakaHistory February 22nd, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Bankruptcy pays
 
 
 
 
Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Starrigavan Birds on a Rainy Day
 
 
 
 
Cutter Light: Chignik Lake in 29 Photos: Blues & Pinks
 
 
 
 
Alaska Redistricting Board
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: 10 Amazing Alaska Hikes Under 3 Miles That Are Ideal For A Little Adventure
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: One Of The Oldest Airports In The U.S., Merrill Field In Alaska Is Now 90 Years Old

Alaska News February 21, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: INFANT Act would expand food options available for purchase under the WIC program; Businesses expect to cash in on extra state tournaments coming to the Mat-Su and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History February 21st, 1924
 
 
 
 
Farbanks News Webcenter 11: The link between allergy season and climate change, and why sneezing could get worse; Alaska says 3,000 virus vaccine doses delayed due to weather and more ->

Alaska News February 20, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Police search for armed man who stole vehicle, broke into home in South Anchorage; Whistleblower calls for change within Sitka Police Department; In response to community concerns, APD to retire ‘What Not To Do Wednesday’ social media campaign; Housing group to purchase 3rd Avenue land, buying out Bean’s Cafe and promising improved homeless services in the area and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: SEARHC offers additional doses for Juneau’s next mass vaccination event and more ->
 
 
 
 
AlaskaNative News: This Day In Alaska History and more->

 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fire Wire: Faulty wiring in winterization can cause vehicle fires; Sci Friday: UAF Ph.D Candidate works to deliver a lander to the surface of Venus and more ->

Alaska News February 19, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Released from jail to meet with his attorney, man bolts days before federal trial; TOTE to deliver 30,000 books to 40 villages; Seward Parks & Recreation gets creative with scavenger hunts to get people outdoors and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Aleutian Falcon, 1 of Trident’s 2 floating Alaska seafood processors, burns in Tacoma; NTSB: Cessna ran out of fuel between Ketchikan and Port Angeles in fatal crash; Petersburg sets aside differences for 13-year-old battling cancer and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel COVID-19 Mandates Hold After State Emergency Declaration Expires and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Four Jailed after 50-Mile Ice Road Chase Between Bethel and Akiakchak Thursday; Officer Involved Shooting Investigated in Thursday Dillingham Incident; ‘Ghost Forest’ Got Run Over by a Glacier; This Day In Alaska History: ebruary 19th, 1902 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Cultural ‘big deal’: Seal oil makes menu at Alaska care home; Driver in custody after an ‘exchange of gunfire’ with law enforcement in Dillingham; Authorities warn of thin ice on Chena River, offer ice safety tips and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: OPINION: ‘Fighter in velvet gloves’ remembered for profound influence civil rights movement in Alaska, nation and more ->
 
 
 
 
Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Sitka Nature Show #230 – Kitty LaBounty
 
 
Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Wind, Waves, Gulls, and Crows
 
 
 
 
STORIES FROM NORTHERN CANADA AND ALASKA: Routine, Not Easy
 
 
 
 
Alaka Highway News, Hillel Italie / The Associated Press: Longtime editor Genevieve Young left legacy in publishing
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Press: Alaska women’s to men’s earnings ratio near national average
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Gaze At The Aurora From Your Very Own Cozy Yurt In Alaska This Winter
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Rent An ATV And Go Off-Roading Through The Forest And Mountains Of Alaska

Alaska News February 18, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s New Source: Anchorage church food pantry now making home deliveries; ‘To me, it’s Black history life’: The story of longtime Anchorage business owner Tracey Parrish; Alaska teen launches ‘AK Kind Challenge’; Founder of “Mask Mission AK” honored as one of Alaska’s Top Youth Volunteers; State regulators to considerer doubling the legal THC limit for retail edible products and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: ‘Something just immediately bit me in the butt’: Haines woman survives outhouse bear; Finding activism through art: A Q&A with Tlingit illustrator Michaela Goade and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: No Need To Quarantine After Exposure To Someone With COVID-19 If You Meet These Criteria; Snowmachine Accident In Bethel Leaves 1 Man Dead; Another Is Medevaced and more->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Congressman Don Young Announces 2021 Service Academy Nominations; this Day In Alaska History February 18th, 1907 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Meet Ron Dupee: Incoming Chief at the Fairbanks Police Department; Alaska Congressman chosen to be Republican Leader on Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples and more ->
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Memories.com: Mukluk Telegraph by Gary Smith (Grand Junction, CO USA)

Alaska News February 17, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: New website made by local YouTubers is bringing worldwide customers to Alaska stores; ‘Nobody is too young to help’: 5th grader named one of Alaska’s top youth volunteers; Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to host a virtual conference to give answers, guidance to those impacted by the disease and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: ‘Use words to make a difference’: The legacy of Elizabeth Peratrovich; State issues preliminary decision for Petersburg’s land entitlement; Dozens of homes, water treatment plant are without power in Selawik and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Governor Dunleavy Recognizes Elizabeth Peratrovich Day; This Day In Alaska History February 17th, 1914 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska celebrates the life and legacy of activist Elizabeth Peratrovich; Health Report: Fairbanks Public Health to vaccinate homebound seniors in mobile event and more ->
 
 
 
 

 
 

Alaska News February 16, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s New Source: Healthy Living: Cervical Health Awareness; COVID-19 Q&A: Should I wait to get a mammogram after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?; Anchorage Market is moving to the Dimond Center this summer; New bill targets Alaska’s process for appointing district and appeals court judges and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Listen: The sound of water droplets freezing at 42 below zero; Haines Beer Fest canceled again due to pandemic restrictions and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK, Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Local English News: February 16, 2021 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Ketchikan Caller Reporting Daughter was Kidnapped Jailed on DV Assault; Intoxicated Soldotna Snowmachiner Flips Machine on Way to Check on Friend; As tax filing season begins, IRS Criminal Investigation reminds taxpayers to file accurate returns; Choose a tax preparer carefully; This Day In Alaska History February 16th, 1851 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Ice Alaska kicks off 2021 season in Fairbanks Ice Alaska and the World Ice Art Champeionships kicked off their 2021 season on Monday,… and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Emily Hofstaedter, KNOM – Nome: Change the law to make prosecution for rape more possible in Nome and across Alaska, experts say
 
 
 
 
By TCR Staff: Alaska Native Women Suffer Highest Sexual Assault Rates in the Country
 
 
 
 
KCAW Raven Radio: Exhibit puts faces to Alaska’s crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
 
 
 
 
Fortunately the woman from Alaska was not seriously injured.
By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald: Hilo woman accused of carjacking tourist from Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Pack Your Snowshoes For A Trek With Stunning Denali Views On The Curry Ridge Trail In Alaska

Alaska News February 15, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Ice Alaska’s ice park is opening for the 2021 World Ice Art Championships; Community volunteers work through the winter to restore abandoned boat in Knik and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: 8 months later, family of Kodiak man killed at naval base is still seeking answers; From vaccines to telemedicine, changes are coming as state loses emergency powers; Skagway’s first Native Youth Olympics program gets off the ground and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History February 15th, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Dogged COVID risk
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: The Hidden Beaches Road Trip That Will Show You Alaska Like Never Before

Alaska News February 14, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s New Source: APD looking for suspect in stabbing investigation; Two suspects arrIron Dog Day 1: Team 6 fastest to McGrath checkpoint and more ->ested for January shooting;
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Aniak’s Richie Diehl Wins His First K300 In Record Time and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Kenai Drunk Driver Gathers Multiple Charges after Attempted Getaway in Nikiski; Nome Man Sentenced To 42 Months in Federal Prison for Federal Firearms Offense; Mystery of the Dancing Wires Revealed; This Day In Alaska History February 14th, 1909 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Program launched to help Alaska Natives find missing; Small cruise ship operators prepare for scaled-back season in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Unleashed