Paul Choate
Digital Content Manager
Anchorage, AK
Paul Choate joined Alaska's News Source as the digital content manager in January 2022.
Prior to making the move to the 49th State, Paul worked as a digital content producer at WGHP in High Point, North Carolina, for more than eight years.
Originally from the small mountain town of Sparta, North Carolina, Paul is extremely excited to now call Anchorage home.
Paul is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Go, Mountaineers!
In his spare time, you can find Paul either exploring the outdoors or cheering on the Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Braves and Carolina Panthers.
A man was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon after an altercation with an Anchorage officer that resulted in the officer firing a shot.
A 72-year-old man was attacked by a bear along a trail on the Kenai Peninsula on Thursday morning.
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Tuesday announced she will run for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat in 2024.
The Anchorage man accused of defrauding people out of millions in a Ponzi-like scheme was in court Monday for the second day of his sentencing hearing.
A missing snowmachiner was found dead on a trail outside Selawik on Sunday evening.
A man was found dead after a house fire in Grayling on Friday morning.
An Anchorage jury on Monday reached a verdict in the trial of Anthony Pisano.
Two people are dead and five others were taken to the hospital after a fire at a four-plex in Northeast Anchorage on Saturday morning.
A Homer family and community is in mourning after a deadly shooting that took the life of a well-known young woman.
A man was shot and killed by an Alaska State Trooper outside a Tok motel early Monday morning.
The woman indicted after a viral video showed a boat circling dangerously close to a floatplane in Halibut Cove has entered a plea agreement, according to court documents.
One person is dead and a search is ongoing for a second after a boat capsized in the Kuskokwim River on Tuesday morning.
An Anchorage man was arrested after attempting to rob a bank on Monday morning, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
A suspect and an officer were shot during a police response to a domestic disturbance on Sunday evening, according to a news release from Anchorage police.
Two people are dead after an apparent boating accident in the Yukon River, according to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch.
A fuel tanker rollover closed the Glenn Highway in both directions for hours Thursday near Kings River, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Peruvian national accused of targeting Alaska, other states with more than 150 bomb threats arrested
A Peruvian national has been arrested and faces numerous charges related to bomb threats in multiple states, including Alaska, as well as for soliciting child pornography, according to authorities.
An Anchorage police officer was injured during a traffic stop on Wednesday and the suspect was later taken into custody, according to an Anchorage Police Department news release.
A Bartlett High School student has been charged after Anchorage police say he brought an airsoft gun and a knife to school Monday morning, according to a news release.
A teen was killed in an apparent hunting accident near Kaltag over the weekend, according to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch.
An Anchorage man has been indicted in connection with an October 2022 apartment fire that spread to multiple units, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
One person is dead after a fire at a Midtown four-plex on Wednesday morning.
Recovery efforts for a plane that crashed in a remote, mountainous region near Cape Yakataga last month have been called off.
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 man was killed in a crash on the South Tongass Highway Monday night.
An explosion destroyed a food truck and damaged a home and nearby businesses in Talkeetna on Tuesday morning.
A search is underway for an overdue plane near Cape Yakataga, according to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch.
The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday released a preliminary report on the deadly plane crash in Denali National Park and Preserve earlier this month.
An arrest has been made after a fire in Downtown Anchorage on Sunday afternoon, according to a news release from Anchorage police.
Anchorage police are searching for a shooting suspect who is considered “armed and dangerous,” according to a news release.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a double homicide in Dillingham.
Anchorage police are investigating after two people were shot Sunday night just hours apart in the Northeast and Russian Jack Park neighborhoods.
A hotel worker is accused of stabbing a co-worker to death at a Trapper Creek hotel.
A former elementary school teacher in rural Alaska was found guilty of 14 counts of sexual felonies.
The Juneau emergency operations center has recommended some residents evacuate over the flooding of Mendenhall River.
An Anchorage man was hit and killed by a vehicle in Happy Valley early Sunday morning.
A woman died after being hit by a vehicle on the Seward Highway on Sunday evening.
Alaska State Troopers have recovered the body of a man who had not been seen since a fishing trip earlier this month.
Anchorage police killed a black bear that was charging people in neighborhoods near Northern Lights Boulevard and Baxter Road on Sunday night.
A woman was arrested Sunday in connection with the shooting death of a North Pole man.
Two hikers were rescued just hours apart by helicopter Saturday on Flattop Mountain.
Three people were injured in a crash on the Seward Highway Sunday evening that closed the highway for hours.
A man is in custody after a stabbing at a Wasilla gas station on Monday.
The body of a respected North Slope scientist has been recovered after a rafting accident claimed his life earlier this month.
A multimillion-dollar grant to advance graphite mining near Nome was praised Monday by the Alaska Congressional Delegation and Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
The Alaska Wildlife Troopers located the body of a Wasilla man who was knocked out of his canoe on the Little Susitna River on July 4.
An investigation is underway after an Anchorage police officer fatally shot a man holding a rifle, according to a news release from Anchorage police.
The 95th running of the Mount Marathon Race takes place today in Seward.
Anchorage police are investigating a homicide after a man died from his injuries following an assault, police wrote in a news release.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook the Anchorage area on Monday morning.
