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.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Paul Choate
A climber died in a crevasse fall at the base of Mount Hunter’s North Buttress on Tuesday night.
Updated: 6 hours ago
|By Paul Choate
Alaska State Troopers on Wednesday released the cause of death for 7-year-old Sawyer Cipolla.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 4:37 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
The winners of the 2022 Nenana Ice Classic have been announced.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 11:07 AM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire and Paul Choate
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Thursday announced the allocation of nearly $132 million to Alaska for fishery disasters.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
A woman faces multiple charges, including murder, after a deadly crash near Yakutat on Saturday night.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 12:22 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 12:09 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 1:09 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 8:37 AM AKDT
|By Paul Choate and The Associated Press
A public memorial service was held Wednesday in Virginia to honor the late U.S. Rep. Don Young.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 1:02 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 11:43 AM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
Congressional leaders on Tuesday honored the late Republican Rep. Don Young, the only congressman Alaska has known for nearly the last half-century.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 8:29 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 12:02 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
Two people are dead and one person is injured after a crash in Kasilof on Sunday evening.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 1:03 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 2:18 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
The state of Alaska reported more than 500 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:26 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 12:37 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
A person was found dead after a fire in Wainwright on Monday.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 9:43 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
The state of Alaska reported more than 500 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 10:50 AM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
Sen. Dan Sullivan has tested positive for COVID-19 according to a statement from his press office.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 9:03 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
The state of Alaska reported more than 400 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 3:29 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman in the village of Kotlik.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 2:09 PM AKDT
|By Paul Choate
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a deadly shooting in Anchorage in 1995.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 11:33 AM AKST
|By Paul Choate
Anchorage police are looking for a person of interest in a homicide case.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 2:24 PM AKST
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 12:28 PM AKST
|By Paul Choate
The state of Alaska reported more than 600 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days as cases continue to decline.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 2:21 PM AKST
|By Paul Choate
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting early Sunday morning in Anchorage.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 1:29 PM AKST
|By Paul Choate
A man Juneau police say was pushed out of a second-story window last week has died, according to a news release.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 4:13 PM AKST
|By Paul Choate
The rate of COVID-19 in Alaska continues to decline, with fewer than 800 new cases reported over the past three days.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 11:32 AM AKST
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 2:35 PM AKST
|By Paul Choate and Megan Pacer
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.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 12:27 PM AKST
|By Paul Choate
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.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 10:03 AM AKST
|By Paul Choate
A U.S. Army Alaska soldier died during an on-duty accident at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.