Shannon Cole
Digital Multimedia Journalist
Anchorage, AK
Shannon Cole grew up in San Jose, California and became obsessed with Alaska and the north after reading Jack London books in elementary school.
She studied journalism and broadcasting at City College of San Francisco, where she worked for The Guardsman student newspaper as a reporter and editor. As an intern at the San Francisco Examiner — the newspaper Jack London once wrote for — she covered Olympic trial events and Bay Area sports.
In 2019, she moved to Alaska to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks for the Arctic & Northern Studies program and worked as the News Director of the student media website Polaris News.
Shannon's interests include gymnastics, auto racing and Alaska history. She hopes to write a book on arctic history.
APD says northbound lanes of the Glenn Highway are closed near the South Birchwood exit.
A Piper Super Cub crash near Anchor Point killed one person and injured another on Friday.
The new contract covers the period between July 1 of next year through June 30 of 2025. It reflects an increase in compensation as well as working conditions for the approximately 3,000 educators working within the Anchorage School District.
A fire at a Rogers Park condo left one unit uninhabitable, but the residents and fire crews escaped injury.
Caleb Allen Russell Leyland, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of second-degree murder in the killing of 19-year-old Cynthia Hoffman.
From robotics to meteorology, aerodynamics to biology, the students learned about new technologies and try out some cool experiments. Not bad for a school day!
The Anchorage Assembly released a report that suggests changes to Municipal code following an investigation into covert changes made to election code during the April 2023 election.
Raymond Landlord, now 21, was convicted in the 2018 murder of his murder of 18-year-old classmate Coy Bryan on April 24, 2018 when he was just 16 years old.
Anchorage School District campuses will be open on Thursday after several days of remote learning.
After a winter storm dumped over 2 feet of snow last week, follow along as another winter storm heads toward Southcentral Alaska.
According to a dispatch from troopers, three men were served felony arrest warrants on Nov. 14 and Nov. 15 after a Fairbanks grand jury issued them in relation to child pornography investigations.
The Municipality of Anchorage announced Saturday plans to coordinate with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to clear state-maintained roads in Anchorage.
Another storm is headed for Southcentral, this one brining 6 to 12 inches of snow for Anchorage, Eagle River, Indian and Eklutna from late Sunday night through Monday afternoon.
Herrick was found guilty in July of attempted murder of a trooper, as well as three counts of first-degree assault, one count of third-degree assault for raising his pistol at another trooper, second-degree escape, resisting arrest, and two counts of violating conditions of release.
The 61.6-foot-long tug boat Frances Snow sank on Oct. 30 about 2.37 miles southeast of Bethel according to a situation report issued Wednesday by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
The Interior community of Hughes is mourning the loss of mayor and First Chief Wilmer Beetus, who died Thursday at 62 years of age.
According to a dispatch from troopers, 49-year-old Spring Thibaudeau and 47-year-old Brook Hale were detained at the Alcan port of entry on active warrants.
According to charging documents filed in Nome District Court, 31-year-old Allison Ivanoff shot and killed 37-year-old Donald Johnson with a small-caliber rifle while intoxicated.
For the second time in as many months, a community in Southeast Alaska came together to render aid to a whale in need.
Alaska State Troopers took 27-year-old Jesse Jones into custody early Thursday morning in connection to a shooting that left a man dead earlier this week.
An Anchorage jury found Marley Jolie Marque guilty for the 2020 murder of her own son.
Resolutions must address statewide issues in order to be considered for support from AFN and will be used to set the priorities for the federation’s work throughout the year.
A steady stream of shoppers crowded the Anchorage Farmers Market last day of the season on Saturday.
The meeting served as a way for leaders and officials to better understand what improvements are needed in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Connections homeschool program.
The small Prince of Wales Island community of Coffman Cove rallied together to save a couple of unexpected visitors — two orcas in Barnes Lake.
No injuries were reported and no one has been charged after a bullet struck a school bus in Wasilla Friday.
A motor vehicle collision is delaying traffic near the intersection of Baxter Road and East Northern Lights Boulevard in Anchorage.
Noatak resident Jim Adams, 44, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, 31-year-old Rhonda Adams, and of first-degree assault of his cousin, Charlie Bailey III.
Nearly a month after its discovery, a golden orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is still confounding scientists across the globe.
The annual boost to Alaskan bank accounts is just around the corner — the first payments of the 2023 Permanent Fund dividend will be deposited on Oct. 5.
Anchorage Fire Department have confirmed a fire occurred at the building formerly known as the Golden Lion Hotel in Midtown on Thursday afternoon.
Anchorage Police made an arrest on Wednesday evening after searching for a suspect with a felony warrant near Midtown.
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to extensive flooding in the eastern portion of the borough.
Alaska’s four recipients will collect a total of $5,105,244 to support community forest programs.
Alaska State Troopers are still searching for a man reported missing on Monday who had not arrived at his destination when expected.
A 30-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy were killed in a head-on collision near mile 57 of the Sterling Highway.
Jewel Lake's Tastee-Freez owner Rich Owens served up his final sundae on Saturday, but plans to enjoy retirement here in Alaska.
Alaska Railroad is monitoring the situation and has already prepared for potential delays caused by a crested glacial lake.
The Alaska Sea Life Center has taken in a young northern sea otter pup found near a road on the Kenai.
One person was killed and multiple others were injured in a head-on crash on the Sterling Highway on Monday afternoon, according to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch.
A 7-day cruise from Seward has been cancelled, according to passengers, due to propulsion issues on the Radiance of the Seas.
An email from the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve stated that the decision to shift from rescue to recovery was made due to “difficult terrain, extremely remote location, and developing winter conditions.”
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an additional $113 million in Housing Choice Vouchers to assist families in meeting rising rent costs.
During a visit to Kenai, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced that the Kenaitze/Salamatof Tribally Designated Housing Entity will receive the grant as part of a larger $128 million effort to invest in affordable housing for Tribal communities.
A man with four existing warrants who was wanted in connection to a shooting earlier this week has been taken into custody,
The allocation of ice time at municipal arenas was the primary topic of conversation at an Assembly worksession concerning a new contract to operate the Sullivan Arena.
Three members of the late Sen. Ted Stevens’ family joined the ranks of more than 300 women who have taken part in the special U.S. Navy ceremony.
A pair of Tennessee tourists missing near Chena Hot Springs Resort have been located, Troopers say.
A search located Saudith Rendon, a wildland firefighter who went missing at a camp Thursday morning.
Defense attorney Rex Butler, who says his kids grew up with Norman, said that the public only knows part of the story.
