Grant Robinson
Multimedia Journalist
Anchorage, AK
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Grant is a Multimedia Journalist and fill-in producer at Alaska's News Source.
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Updated: 4 hours ago
|By Daniella Rivera
The investigation into what happened to Andy Teuber and his helicopter will likely move forward without the wreckage.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Elizabeth Roman
The Coast Guard has called off the search for a helicopter that went missing Tuesday afternoon. A family member told the Coast Guard that the pilot, Andy Teuber, was bound for Kodiak.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 8:35 AM AKST
|By Associated Press
The Fat Boys' 1984 debut album, “Fat Boys,” went gold, their next two albums sold millions of copies and they were featured in the films “Krush Groove” and “Disorderlies.”
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 1:13 PM AKST
|By Associated Press
Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes, Motown’s first and most commercially successful girl group.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 11:02 AM AKST
|By Associated Press
Throughout his campaign and transition, President Joe Biden promised that his administration would keep issues of equity in the shaping of all policy considerations.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 1:30 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Eleven years into its fishing net recycling program, the Copper River Watershed Project is set to get more nets to recyclers.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 5:33 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Fishing rights and vessel ownership are transferring from a Seattle-based fishing company to two Alaskan regional economic development organizations and 30 communities
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 5:41 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Federal agencies have launched a project to assess broadband capacity in rural communities across four states, including Alaska.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 7:13 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
People in Wasilla are fundraising to commission a bronze statue of Chief Wasilla to place in front of Wasilla High School
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 5:27 PM AKST
|By DAVID KLEPPER and MATT O’BRIEN
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that President Donald Trump’s ban on Facebook and Instagram will continue “indefinitely.”
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 7:34 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
A citizen science project spanning more than a century has found four new species in Homer during the annual Christmas Bird Count.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 8:07 AM AKST
|By BERNARD McGHEE
Many of their names hold a prominent place in the collective consciousness — RBG, Kobe, Maradona, Eddie Van Halen, Little Richard, Sean Connery, Alex Trebek, Christo — but pandemic restrictions often limited the public’s ability to mourn their loss in a year that saw more than a million people die from the coronavirus.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 6:20 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
A diverse group of businesses, health care organizations and Alaska Native corporations are joining forces to help sustain the fight against COVID-19.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 at 8:01 AM AKST
|By Grant Robinson and Gilbert Cordova
A Palmer man is in custody after shooting at officers responding to a domestic disturbance call early Christmas morning in Wasilla.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2020 at 3:49 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Backpacks were stuffed with toys, clothes, and treats by volunteers.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 4:02 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
The new short film highlights the cultural and ecological importance of the Eklutna River and the progress on restoring the river in Southcentral Alaska, which had been dammed and blocking salmon migration for nearly 90 years.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 11:28 AM AKST
|By Associated Press
Scott Charmoli, 60, of Grafton, was charged Tuesday in federal court with eight counts of health care fraud and two counts of false statements.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 12:29 PM AKST
|By Associated Press
Major League Baseball said Wednesday it was “correcting a longtime oversight in the game’s history” by elevating the Negro Leagues.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 4:37 AM AKST
|By Associated Press
More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat. Foreign leaders joined the parade, too, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2020 at 11:37 AM AKST
|By Associated Press
Charley Pride, the first Black singer to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, died Saturday of complications of COVID-19 at age 86, his publicity agents confirmed in a news release.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 7:27 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
A bill to fund a first-of-its-kind program that will enable sportfishing charters to purchase Pacific halibut quota from the commercial sector is headed to the president’s desk after passing through both chambers of Congress.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 5:15 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
A $3.3 million federal grant is helping researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks improve hydropower systems that could help lower the cost of energy in rural Alaska.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 4:15 PM AKST
|By CNN staff
The Walt Disney Co. unveiled plans for 10 “Star Wars” series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on Disney+.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 10:02 AM AKST
|By Associated Press
It’s a response to a set of recommendations from a USOPC athlete group that seeks changes to the much-maligned Rule 50 of the IOC Olympic Charter.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 9:53 PM AKST
|By Kelly Kennedy, WOIO
Neighbors said this has been happening for about a month now.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 6:42 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
All Christmas lights are a joy to see, but when music is in the mix it adds another dimension.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 4:46 PM AKST
|By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Two general officers are among those being removed from their jobs, as top Army leaders on Tuesday announced the findings of an independent panel’s investigation into problems at the Texas base.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 8:54 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
The alternative approved by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council was introduced by the State of Alaska’s representative on the council, but was vehemently opposed by all but one person, group or government entity that provided public testimony or written comment.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 8:15 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Changes are coming to the management of the commercial salmon fishery in Cook Inlet, and fishermen, processors and related businesses fear that federal regulators could close commercial salmon fishing in federal waters and cause an industry that has sustained families for generations on the Kenai Peninsula to collapse.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 7:04 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is accepting public comment on four draft resolutions, including one to expand the spill area from its original boundaries to an ecosystem-based boundary to facilitate restoration and conservation.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2020 at 2:59 AM AKST
|By Associated Press
Mike Tyson stepped through the ropes in his signature black trunks and heard the opening bell in a boxing ring for the first time in 15 years.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 4:26 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Throughout the pandemic, flattening the curve and other attempts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have been intended not only to save lives but also to keep hospitals operating below capacity.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2020 at 4:32 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
This holiday season, organizations are hoping to see the community once again rally to meet the needs of its neighbors.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 7:44 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Wednesday morning the Army Corps of Engineers released its long anticipated decision on the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, denying the project the vital permit it needed to move forward.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020 at 11:33 AM AKST
|By Associated Press
Boynton was arrested 60 years ago for entering the white part of a racially segregated bus station in Virginia and launching a chain reaction that ultimately helped to bring about the abolition of Jim Crow laws in the South.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 at 6:14 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
From visitor policies to extensive personal protective equipment requirements, the COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the way health care providers care for patients.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 5:24 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Community leaders in Cordova are gauging the public interest in starting a greenhouse cooperative for the city.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 5:47 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Citing the large number of new positive cases of COVID-19 and the manual verification required to provide real-time numbers, the state’s COVID-19 Dashboard stopped showing the number of active and recovered cases Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2020 at 2:29 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
The company hopes its mitigation plan will help it secure a federal permit while Sen. Murkowski eyes permanent protections for the area.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2020 at 1:17 PM AKST
|By Marlise Irby
There have been 867,382 total tests given according to DHSS.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2020 at 12:49 PM AKST
|By Marlise Irby
DHSS reports 736 new COVID-19 cases among residents.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 12:46 PM AKST
|By STEVEN WINE
Ng became the majors' highest-ranking woman and Asian American in baseball operations when she was hired Friday as general manager of the Miami Marlins.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 8:18 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is accepting public comment on the second draft of a spend plan to distribute $50 million of CARES Act funds for fisheries relief.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 7:56 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Hackney says that while a closer examination may or may not influence the outcome of the election, giving the ballots closer scrutiny is good for democracy.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2020 at 9:02 AM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Communities across Alaska are awaiting a ruling from the state Supreme Court on the constitutionality of a tax which provides a major chunk of revenue for coastal cities.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 8:08 AM AKST
|By Alaska's News Source Digital Team
Read the latest election night updates as they come in.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 5:33 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
Election Day 2020 has come and gone, but the signs of the races still stand across Anchorage.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 5:09 PM AKST
|By Grant Robinson
After more than a year of campaigning and raising around $17 million, Dr. Al Gross enters election day as one candidate with a viable shot at unseating one Republican in the U.S. Senate.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 7:28 AM AKST
After a season of charged political rhetoric and months of protests, including looting in some places, it’s the uncertainty of how people will react to the results of the presidential election that has business owners on edge yet again in 2020.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 5:01 PM AKDT
|By Grant Robinson
The MatSu Borough is rolling out tools for the public to help improve response times to emergencies in the valley.