Shannon Cole
Digital Multimedia Journalist
Anchorage, AK
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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.
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The body was located in a wooded area next to a small shopping center.
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NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is offering up to $5,000 as a reward for information about the killing of seven Steller sea lions that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction.
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State lawmakers are responding to a report that there are Chinese spies in Alaska posing as tourists and trying to access military sites.
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A former Iditarod Elementary teacher has been sentenced to 40 years to serve, 40 years suspended, and 15 years of probation.
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A press release from the Department of Law says an agreement between the State and Luimariamofoa Polu will have him serving a sentence of 60 years with 33 suspended and 10 years on probation.
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As one of the few places in the community with free access to internet, the library is a vital resource for many.
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Two people were arrested following an altercation in the Turnagain neighborhood.
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The special session was called at the end of the 33rd Legislature’s term on Wednesday after the House failed to concur with the budget passed earlier that day by the Senate.
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Anchorage police officers were called to the scene of a shooting on Thursday where they found the body of an adult man.
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The House will meet in a special session beginning Thursday at 10 a.m.
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The director of the Municipality of Anchorage's department of Maintenance and Operations has announced his departure.
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The Anchorage Police Department and Anchorage Fire Department responded to a barricaded subject in Mountain View on Friday.
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The Yukon River's rising waters resulting from an ice jam has prompted a flood warning for the community of Eagle.
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Though a popular hiking spot in the summer months, the area was closed to skiers and hikers at the time of the avalanche.
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Anchorage police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in the city's Russian Jack neighborhood.
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The holders of 10 winning tickets will split the $222,101 2023 Nenana Ice Classic jackpot.
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The top fiscal officer for the Municipality of Anchorage submitted his resignation on Wednesday.
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The former employee filed a complaint with the Alaska Superior Court that claims that the Municipality of Anchorage did “breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, as well as discrimination based on sex, retaliation, and negligence."
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The former owner of an Anchorage nail salon has been convicted of the murder of a former employee.
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One woman was killed in an early-morning collision on a Mat-Su road on Thursday.
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Tyler Andrews has been named director of human resources by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson.
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According to a press release from the Nome Police Department, five officers responded immediately to the call and, with the help of school staff, were able to detain two suspects without incident.
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Army aviators have been given an order to stand down following a spate of deadly crashes across the country.
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Three members of 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion's 25th Aviation Regiment were killed and another was injured in the crash.
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An attorney for Martz said the jury was courageous in their thoughtful contemplation of the verdict.
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The Western Alaska village of Emmonak was placed on lockdown for most of Monday afternoon while authorities searched for a man armed with a rifle who stole a vehicle from a funeral procession.
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Three members of the Anchorage Assembly are spearheading an effort to keep the shelter at the Sullivan Arena open beyond the scheduled closure date of April 30, and are requesting $326,000 to provide care for those who will stay.
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The passage of HB 141 will establish June 9 as Don Young Day in the state of Alaska.
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The decision to settle the case comes in part from concerns regarding the monetary costs of taking the case to trial.
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The Coast Guard announced the search for three missing sailors, including two from Girdwood, has been suspended.
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Former chief of the Anchorage Police Department Kenneth McCoy is set to become the chief of the Tempe, Ariz. force later this year.
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Juneau resident Mitchell Thomas Watley, 47, was indicted for second-degree terroristic threatening earlier this month.
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A serial rapist will now serve 50 years in custody for the sexual assault of 10 women, the Department of Law reports.
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A 23-year-old man has been indicted in the death of his own stepfather at the man's North Pole home.
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According to a press release from the Fairbanks Police Department, officers were called to the area around the Alaska Motel located on South Cushman Street due to reports that someone had been shot outside the motel.
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A student at Anchorage’s Central Middle School was arrested on Monday for allegedly bringing a handgun to the school.
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A moose wandered into a Providence hospital lobby in Anchorage on Thursday.
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More than a dozen members of the House minority left chambers on Wednesday, stalling proceedings on the House floor and leaving even the House minority leader wondering where they were.
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A man from Russian Mission has been convicted by a Bethel Superior Court jury of a variety of charges — including attempted murder — stemming from a robbery attempt in July of 2021.
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As word spread that a New York grand jury moved to indict former President Donald Trump on undisclosed charges, political figures representing Alaska in both Juneau and Washington D.C. are reacting.
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An Eagle River man has been sentenced for possession of one of the state's largest collections of child sexual abuse material.
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The full list of award winners for the 51st running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was finalized at the awards banquet in Nome on Sunday.
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In a meeting on Thursday, the Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development adopted a resolution to urge the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports.
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Minnesota Drive and the Hillcrest Drive overpass were closed for hours on Tuesday afternoon due to a fatal incident involving a heavy equipment transporter.
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Governor Mike Dunleavy announced education-focused legislation on Tuesday that he hopes will find new solutions to problems facing Alaska’s public education system.
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A DPS alert released shortly after 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon stated that northbound lanes were closed at the Knik River Bridge due to a vehicle collision.
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An infant for whom an Amber Alert was issued has been found safe in Anchorage and the suspect in the kidnapping — and a related homicide — has been arrested.
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A musher's dog trailer disconnected from the truck he was driving southbound on the Seward Highway near mile post 105, with the trailer landing in the northbound lane.
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Two Alaska State Troopers fired their weapons at a man in North Pole on Wednesday.
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