Tim Rockey
Digital producer/reporter
Anchorage
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Tim Rockey focused much of his recent reporting on local government and also covered hundreds of local sporting events from the sidelines. He spent time coaching baseball in Palmer before becoming a reporter full-time.
He joined Alaska's News Source in October 2021 as a digital reporter and producer.
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Anchorage police are asking for help from the community to locate an Dmitri Christensen.
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The Roaming Root Cellar was awarded the Golden Carrot by the Department of Agriculture
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Avalanche danger has been forecasted as considerable at all elevations in Turnagain Pass.
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Ski areas are opening earlier than usual with ample early-season snowpack
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The body of the second boater who was reported missing on Wednesday has been found near Whittier.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced from Kodiak that the M/V Tustumena will be replaced by a new state ferry, which will cost between $200-250 million and take five years to build.
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A Wasilla man has died after a fatal car crash on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway.
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A broken water main has closed Beaver Place in Northeast Anchorage while crews work to repair it.
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An Anchorage man is scheduled to be arraigned in Anchorage Superior Court on charges including attempted murder stemming from an incident in February.
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Two Seward men were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly disposing of an oily substance at the Granite Creek Recreation Area in the Chugach National Forest.
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Federal sentencing handed down for Anchorage couple on drug trafficking and money laundering charges
An Anchorage couple that was arrested in 2018 was sentenced on Tuesday to federal prison for distributing drugs and money laundering.
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The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Redistricting Board challenging their drawing of House districts.
The Coast Guard has recovered the remains of one boater and are searching for another person missing after a boat overturned near Whittier Harbor.
The Glenn Highway was closed for approximately three hours Wednesday morning after troopers received a report of a man firing a rifle towards neighboring houses in Sutton.
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Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard filed a letter of intent to run for the Alaska House of Representatives in the newly created District 22.
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One death and over 300 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday. Hospitalizations declined slightly.
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Troopers have released the identity of remains that were discovered in 1989 on Fire Island.
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Oil leaking from Indian River did reach Sitka Sound on Nov. 19, but has not been observed leaking since then according to the DEC.
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The Anchorage Fire Department responded to a fire in Bear Valley Sunday morning.
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Some snowmachine-triggered avalanches were reported following the opening of motorized use in Turnagain Pass.
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Power has been out for about 200 people in downtown Anchorage since early Saturday morning.
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A Fairbanks Police Department detective has been arrested after an investigation into a fight at Harding Lake near Salcha on July 5.
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Avalanche danger is considerable in Turnagain pass as the season for motorized users begins along the west side of the Seward Highway.
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Anchorage Police are investigating a suspicious death in the Spenard neighborhood.
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The star on Mount Gordon Lyon will not fully illuminate. Crews from JBER will continue attempting to troubleshoot the issue on Monday.
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Parking is sparse at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport due to an influx of Thanksgiving travelers.
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Alaska dropped out of the top 10 for highest case rates in the nation.
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Local businesses are preparing for an influx of shoppers on Small Business Saturday.
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A Yute Commuter Service plane caught fire and conducted an emergency landing near Bethel on Saturday night, but no one on board was injured.
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Mile 64 of the Sterling Highway will be closed for the next several ours due to a serious vehicle accident.
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Human triggered avalanches are possible at upper elevations this weekend, according to local avalanche forecasters.
Alaska State Troopers report that a woman died in a house fire in Tanana on Wednesday night.
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There were 526 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 newly reported deaths from COVID-19 reported by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Friday.
Following a string of violent crimes in the Yukon River village of Russian Mission, one teenager and four adult men are in custody.
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The state health department reported at 56.1% increase in Alaskans receiving their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine compared to late September and early October. The state also reported two additional deaths on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday that the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies will be located in Anchorage as the sixth such type of regional facility.
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The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people fram a raft last week near Sitka after their vessel began taking on water and they had to abandon ship.
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A Palmer slaughterhouse established in the 1930s will reopen next week under new ownership.
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With recent snowfall, local avalanche forecasters help backcountry enthusiasts stay safe in the mountains.
Over 500 new COVID-19 cases and nine new deaths were reported by Alaska's state health department Wednesday.
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Alaska joined nine other states in a lawsuit filed against a mandate for health care workers to be vaccinated. It is the third lawsuit filed against vaccine mandates in as many weeks.
One person is dead and other has been charged with murder following a shooting in Fairbanks Sunday evening.
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The Canadian border will reopen Monday to nonessential travel.
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Born in Koyukuk an instrumental in helping to pass Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Emil Notti was inducted into the Native American Hall of Fame.
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Senator Lisa Murkowski praises Don Young for his vote on a historic infrastructure bill.
Alaska reported another COVID-related death and over 800 additional COVID-19 infections on Friday. Hospitalizations continue to drop and Alaska has not seen a level of COVID-related hospitalizations this low since late August.
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Alaska is one of 26 states that have officially filed lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees.