Paul Choate
Digital Content Manager
Anchorage, AK
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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.
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A climber died in a crevasse fall at the base of Mount Hunter’s North Buttress on Tuesday night.
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Alaska State Troopers on Wednesday released the cause of death for 7-year-old Sawyer Cipolla.
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The winners of the 2022 Nenana Ice Classic have been announced.
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Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Thursday announced the allocation of nearly $132 million to Alaska for fishery disasters.
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A woman faces multiple charges, including murder, after a deadly crash near Yakutat on Saturday night.
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Law enforcement made two drug busts this week that were “among the largest fentanyl seizures in Alaska history,” according to a news release from the Department of Public Safety.
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Alaska’s News Source’s Tracy Sinclare talked to Director of the Alaska Division of Elections Gail Fenumiai about everything voters need to know ahead of the election.
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The state of Alaska on Wednesday released its weekly COVID-19 update and is no longer the state with the highest rate of new cases.
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A public memorial service was held Wednesday in Virginia to honor the late U.S. Rep. Don Young.
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The state of Alaska has joined 20 other states in a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention challenging the federal mask mandate on public transportation.
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Congressional leaders on Tuesday honored the late Republican Rep. Don Young, the only congressman Alaska has known for nearly the last half-century.
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The annual Nenana Ice Classic was featured on an HBO late-night show Sunday night, with the host promising a big donation to the Food Bank of Alaska.
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Two people are dead and one person is injured after a crash in Kasilof on Sunday evening.
The state of Alaska again has the highest COVID-19 case rate among all states, and reported more than 500 new cases over the past two days.
The state of Alaska reported more than 500 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days.
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Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Monday announced a proposal to rename the Port of Alaska after Rep. Don Young, who died Friday at the age of 88.
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A person was found dead after a fire in Wainwright on Monday.
The state of Alaska reported more than 500 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan has tested positive for COVID-19 according to a statement from his press office.
The state of Alaska reported more than 400 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days.
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A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman in the village of Kotlik.
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A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a deadly shooting in Anchorage in 1995.
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Anchorage police are looking for a person of interest in a homicide case.
The state of Alaska reported more than 1,400 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days as cases trended up for the first time since late January.
The state of Alaska reported more than 600 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days as cases continue to decline.
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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting early Sunday morning in Anchorage.
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A man Juneau police say was pushed out of a second-story window last week has died, according to a news release.
The rate of COVID-19 in Alaska continues to decline, with fewer than 800 new cases reported over the past three days.
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A woman is facing charges after driving a school bus while under the influence with kids on board, the Sitka Police Department said in a news release.
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A man who was taken into custody after a stabbing at the Loussac Library in Anchorage on Sunday was previously found incompetent to stand trial in January for a felony assault case and released.
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Use this interactive map to see information on weekly COVID-19 case counts and where the 49th State is seeing the greatest weekly increases and decreases.
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A U.S. Army Alaska soldier died during an on-duty accident at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.