Megan Pacer
Digital reporter/producer
Anchorage, AK
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Megan is a digital reporter and producer with a background in reporting, photography and pagination at daily and weekly newspapers in Alaska. She graduated from Central Michigan University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in anthropology and journalism and moved to Alaska shortly thereafter. She joined Alaska's News Source in 2021
Megan has spent the last several years reporting on a wide variety of topics including local government, sports, economic drivers, art, crime and education.
(Photo Credit: Freeze Frame Photography)
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy will deliver his fourth State of the State address on Tuesday.
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Two men in masks took an ATM from a retail cannabis store in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough community of Butte early Monday morning, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
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Due to hazardous weather and road conditions, most schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will start with a two-hour delay on Tuesday.
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The state of Alaska continues to report large numbers of additional COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations also continue to climb. The state health department reported an additional 21 COVID-19-related deaths on Monday as well.
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The Anchorage police are investigating a report of shots being fired in the Mountain View neighborhood, and people are asked to avoid the area.
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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Unalaska along the Aleutian Chain Friday evening.
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Clifford Armstrong III, the Municipality of Anchorage’s first chief equity officer, has settled in his case brought against the city claiming wrongful termination.
Alaska has once again shattered its previous record for the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day, with the state health department reporting more than 6,500 additional infections over the last two days.
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Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce has thrown his hat in the ring to run in Alaska’s gubernatorial election, as a Republican challenger to incumbent Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck about 30 miles northwest of Ninilchik on Thursday evening, across Cook Inlet from the Kenai Peninsula.
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A federal judge has ruled that Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his administration’s “loyalty pledge” firing of a former Alaska Department of Law attorney was unconstitutional and violated her free speech rights.
The state is still trending at near-record numbers when it comes to daily COVID-19 cases, according to the latest release by the state health department, with a five-day combined total of more 10,000 additional COVID-19 infections.
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Two northbound lanes of the Seward Highway have been closed due to icy conditions and reduced visibility, the Anchorage Police Department said.
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A doctor in Wasilla has been sentenced to close to three years in federal prison for illegally prescribing narcotics to patients, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
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The Anchorage Police Department is now investigating a vehicle collision in Northeast Anchorage last week as a fatality, after a passenger involved in the crash died of their injuries two days later.
The state of Alaska reported more than 5,500 additional COVID-19 infections over the last two days, breaking the previous record for the highest number of cases reported in a single day that had last been set on Tuesday.
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The Anchorage School District has extended its requirement that masks be worn by staff and students, as the omicron variant continues to spread and is causing COVID-19 cases within the district to rise.
The state of Alaska reported more than 4,000 additional COVID-19 infections over the last two days, breaking the previous record for the highest number of cases reported in a single day as the rapid spread of the omicron variant continues.
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Providence Alaska, which runs the largest hospital in the state, announced on Wednesday that Anchorage’s chief of police, Ken McCoy, has been named as its first region chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.
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Schools in Juneau were closed for the third day in a row and the roofs of two commercial buildings in Alaska’s capitol collapsed Tuesday under the weight of continued heavy snow that’s falling on the region.
The state has reported more than 3,200 additional COVID-19 infections among Alaska residents over the past three days. Hospitalizations also rose over the weekend.
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All schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will be open again on Monday, following several days of closures due to a dayslong windstorm that wreaked havoc on the area beginning over the New Year’s Day weekend.
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A plane from Yute Commuter Service based in Bethel made what the National Transportation Safety Board is calling a “precautionary landing” on a frozen lake near Pilot Station on Friday, due to an engine issue.
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Alaska reported more than 3,500 additional COVID-19 infections over the last two days, breaking the single-day case record previously set during the delta variant surge.
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In response to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Anchorage School District has reduced its own requirement for isolation following a positive COVID-19 case for students and staff.
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Edward B. Rasmuson, the chairman emeritus of the Alaskan foundation and an engaged philanthropist who served on myriad boards, has died at the age of 81.
The state of Alaska reported nearly 1,600 additional COVID-19 infections over the last two days, as the omicron variant continues to spur a sharp uptick of cases in the state and across the country.
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Partnering with Beechtree Molecular Lab, Beacon is opening a drive-through testing site at 701 E. Tudor Road.
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Those impacted by the days-long wind event that tore through the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and other extreme winter weather events around the state can now apply for disaster recovery grants, the state announced Tuesday.
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A Delta Junction man had pleaded guilty to threatening Alaska’s two U.S. Senators, leaving them profane voice messages at their Washington, D.C. offices and threatening to have Sen. Lisa Murkowski killed.
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Anchorage police are investigating a shooting in Midtown in which two people were injured and taken to the hospital, and one person has been taken into custody.
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough officials declared an emergency disaster declaration Monday after high winds ripped through Southcentral Alaska over the New Year’s weekend and continued into the work week.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 2,872 COVID-19 infections over the last five days, for Dec. 29 through Sunday.
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Members of the Alaska National Guard in the Fairbanks area are stepping in to provide assistance evacuating stranded residents as extreme winter weather conditions persist in Interior Alaska.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy has accepted an endorsement made earlier this week by former President Donald Trump for his reelection campaign, on the condition that he does not endorse Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her own race.
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The Anchorage Police Department reminds residents that fireworks are illegal within the municipality. They are allowed, however, on private property in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
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Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is proposing to amend the city’s charter to change the municipal clerk from an appointed position to an elected one.
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State case data shows a 66% increase in new cases this past week compared to the week before.
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A woman has been arrested and charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence in connection to a fatal collision Wednesday morning in Mountain View in which police claim she struck and killed a family member.
Two people from St. Paul Island have been arrested and are accused of killing a 2-year-old boy who was in their care, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
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The Anchorage Assembly passed a number of changes to the election code, but not before introducing new amendments.
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Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer announced during a press conference on Tuesday that he will not be running for reelection along with Gov. Mike Dunleavy in 2022, signaling an end to 30 years in politics.
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Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer discussed a bill that will be introduced in the coming weeks dealing with election security during a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
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Alyse Galvin, a candidate twice before for the U.S. House of Representatives, will run to sit in the Alaska Legislature.
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Alaska reported more than 800 additional COVID-19 infections over the last five days, and the state has now identified a total of five cases of the omicron variant.
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Joining several other airlines across the country faced with difficulties brought on by the omicron variant, Alaska Airlines has canceled several flights over the holiday weekend.
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One man is dead following a cabin fire in the Soldotna area and a woman is presumed dead after a house fire in Delta Junction, according to Alaska State Troopers.
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The Anchorage Assembly met Tuesday night to hear the final night of public testimony over the election code changes, and made several amendments to the original proposal.
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Alaska on Wednesday reported the second confirmed case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the state, in an Anchorage resident who had recently traveled out of state.
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Anchorage police have determined that a man who died in Airport Heights in September was killed by an accidental self-inflicted gunshot.