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Alaska ‘military assets’ surveyed suspected Chinese surveillance balloon

Alaska ‘military assets’ surveyed suspected Chinese surveillance balloon

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Nolin Ainsworth
The U.S. military in Alaska deployed “military assets” to survey the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon long before it was struck down in the Atlantic Ocean by down by an F-22 fighter jet on Saturday morning.

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Alaska Pacific University addresses swimming lesson shortage

Alaska Pacific University addresses swimming lesson shortage

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:21 PM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
Alaska Pacific University can no longer accept new students as general swim lessons and private lessons are at capacity. This raises concerns with Alaska being 2nd in the nation in drowning.

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Anchorage is the latest city in Alaska to adopt the lifesaving app

PulsePoint app debuts in Anchorage

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
In real-time, phones with the PulsePoint app receive notifications about how to help in ongoing, nearby cardiac crises.

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Veteran musher Jeff King leaves the Kaltag checkpoint during the 2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog...

Iditarod race gears up with busy February and March

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:44 PM AKST
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By Shannon Cole
The 51st running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will begin in downtown Anchorage just four weeks from now, but the work is already well underway.

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Public defender shortage means some Alaskans could lack state-appointed attorneys for felony cases in Nome, Bethel

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:18 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey and Carly Schreck
Alaska Public Defender Samantha Cherot said that staffing shortages in Nome and Bethel could leave some Alaskans without state-appointed attorneys in Class A felony and unclassified felony cases.

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Fairbanks man sentenced 50 years for murder

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:43 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
A Fairbanks man has been sentenced to 50 years in jail for the 2000 murder of his then-girlfriend.

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Fairbanks man convicted of 2017 murder using hatchet

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
A Fairbanks man was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder Wednesday after he swung a hatchet on another man at a nightclub in Fairbanks in 2017.

Crime

APD report shows homicide rates jumped in 2022

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:53 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
The report shows the total number of homicide victims in 2022 rising to 30 total, one year after 19 were reported. The largest jump came in the second quarter of 2022, when 11 homicides occurred.

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Vacant teacher housing building burns in Savoonga

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:24 AM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
No one was hurt in the blaze, according to a Bering Strait School District administrator, who told Alaska’s News Source that the building was a vacant teacher housing unit.

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Remains found in 1997 near Canadian border identified as hunter last seen in the 70s

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 9:48 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Cold case investigators have identified human remains approximately five decades old, according to the Alaska Bureau of Investigation.
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New research findings confirm rapid warming and melting of Alaska’s permafrost

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 8:14 PM AKST
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By Joe Bartosik
Alaska's permafrost is melting rapidly and causing the ground to sink noticeably across the Interior.

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Tourism boom projected in Anchorage

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 7:35 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
"We're looking at another great year in 2023. The phone has been ringing, the bookings are coming in, we just see a really positive future for tourism in Alaska," says the Director of Sales and Marketing for an Anchorage-based cruiseline.

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APD says body cameras are coming, but aren’t sure when

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 7:04 PM AKST
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By Georgina Fernandez
The union says that while body cameras are coming to the force, when the devices will be put into use is not yet known.

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Newtok school adjusting to new routine after fire

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:28 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
The Ayaprun School of Newtok is still without power and water after last week's fire, but help is on the way.

Investigative

Investigation exposes problems with how Anchorage monitors millions in federal grants

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:03 PM AKST
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By Mike Mason
Revive Alaska now selling church purchased partially with pandemic relief funds, while Anchorage audit shows 65% of fund recipients failed to report how money was spent.

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5.0 earthquake rattles Southcentral Alaska

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 8:10 AM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
The earthquake centered about 78 miles west of Anchorage, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center, and hit closest to the community of Tyonek on Cook Inlet’s western shore.

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Strike continues for Mat-Su bus workers as continued negotiations remain unscheduled

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 9:10 PM AKST
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By Carly Schreck
The drivers, monitors, and attendants at the picket line said safety is still their number one priority as negotiations stall.

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Troopers release body camera draft policy

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 7:41 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey and Lex Yelverton
The Alaska State Troopers released a draft policy for their body-worn cameras, which will be distributed in a pilot project starting this spring.

Education

Anchorage School District seeking community feedback in curriculum review

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:47 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
The goal is to meet the needs of each student while making sure they're performing at the appropriate grade level so they can succeed.

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Alaska to receive $2.6M in grants to improve roads, reduce traffic fatalities

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 2:13 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
It’s part of President Joe Biden’s massive 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that allocated $550 billion in new spending for the country’s roads, bridges and transit infrastructure.

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Final BLM report pushes for Willow oil and gas project

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 9:18 AM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
The statement tweaked previous proposed reports on the sustainability and legality of the project, which would produce hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil per day and billions of dollars in state revenue.

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Afterschool pickup plans changed after Durham School Services employees strike

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:30 PM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
Parents voice their opinions on the school bus driver strike affecting students at Matanuska-Sustina Borough schools.

Investigative

Anchorage unsheltered population counted

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:23 PM AKST
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By Mike Mason
Each year the federal government requires cities to estimate the number of unsheltered people living within their communities.

News

Nome community members voice concerns over musk oxen population

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:55 PM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
Community members in Nome are voicing their concerns about the musk oxen population in the region.

News

Final determination by EPA strikes blow for Pebble Mine

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 8:15 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka, Elena Symmes and Georgina Fernandez
The Environmental Protection Agency issued its final determination under the Clean Water Act. It’s a victory for conservation groups and a blow to advocacy groups for Pebble Mine, the proposed project in Southwest Alaska.

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2 men sail from Russia to US to flee persecution, settle in Tacoma

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:42 PM AKST
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By Lionel Donovan
Two men who sailed from Russia to Alaska's Saint Lawrence Island to flee persecution have settled in Tacoma, Washington

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Mat-Su school bus workers walk off job after Durham presents final offer

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:04 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka, Shannon Cole and Carly Schreck
The union representing the drivers, Alaska Teamsters Union - Local 959, announced that all students in the district — a student population of over 18,000 — were dropped off Tuesday morning at their respective schools before the bus drivers went on strike.

Investigative

Revive Alaska church building for sale amid questions over use of $750K in federal funds

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 5:35 PM AKST
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By David Bernknopf and Paul Choate
Anchorage Assembly members say they approved that grant to help the group rebuild a food pantry in South Anchorage but the group purchased a church in Midtown instead.

News

Strike ends for Kodiak crab fishermen

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 4:47 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Tanner crab fishermen in Kodiak have left the docks and gone fishing after receiving a modest increase in the price per pound of crab from the four cannery plants on Kodiak Island.

News

Munoz named acting labor commissioner

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 1:19 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Former Republican Rep. Cathy Munoz has replaced Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Tamika Ledbetter, who resigned Tuesday morning.

News

COVID emergency lift in May may cause disruptions for Alaskans, officials say

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:53 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
With the national COVID-19 emergencies set to be ended in May, there may be marked disruptions along with it, according to Alaska health officials.

News

4 Alaskans nominated for prestigious James Beard Awards

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:09 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare
Four Alaskans have received 2023 James Beard Award nominations.

News

‘It really is a calling:’ Fire department candidates up to the task

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:24 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
Months of rigorous instruction introduces new firefighters to all aspects of the job and the AFD family.

News

2 die in Kotzebue residential fire

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:56 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
Two people in Kotzebue died in a fire that left one single-family residential unit “a total loss” on Friday night.

News

Ayaprun School still without power, water

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
The village of Newtok has been without electricity since Jan. 26 when the building housing the power plant burned.

News

One dead after early-morning shooting in downtown parking lot

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
One man is dead and another is in the hospital with “what are believed to be” life-threatening injuries after an early-morning shooting Saturday in downtown Anchorage.

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Anchorage students and parents react to 30 extra minutes added to school days

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 8:14 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
Starting Monday, school days in the Anchorage School District will get a little longer.

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Police investigating East Anchorage shooting

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:11 AM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
Police said they found a man in an alleyway with a “gunshot wound in his lower body.” Police said he was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

News

Municipal candidates set for April election

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 6:11 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
The ballot is set for the upcoming Regular Municipal Election on April 4.

News

Alaska teachers hone their craft at education conference

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 11:19 AM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
A teachers conference at the Dena'ina center brings educators together to strengthen their understanding of teaching.

News

Wasilla motorist dies in collision

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 10:42 AM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
A Wasilla man died in a head-on collision on Saturday night along the Parks Highway in Wasilla.

News

Coast Guard rescues stranded Southeast boater

Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 5:49 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
An overdue boater was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday about 20 miles southwest of Wrangell in Steamer Bay.

News

Avalanche danger in Turnagain Pass heightened by weak layers

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:19 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center is warning people against visiting higher elevations in the Turnagain Pass area.

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FDA drafts recommendation to allow men with same-sex relations to donate blood

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:00 PM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
The FDA released a new draft recommendation that would allow men with monogamous same-sex relations to donate blood.

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Alaskans react to Tyre Nichols video

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:10 PM AKST
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By Georgina Fernandez
“The color doesn’t stop the performance of the job, and just because you are black, doesn’t mean you have the authority or the right to disregard the civil rights of human being,” Wyche said.

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Jyzyk Sharpe sentenced for 2014 death of 1-year-old child

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:54 PM AKST
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By Carly Schreck
Sharpe plead guilty to manslaughter as part of a plea deal taken last September after his trial had already been set to get underway. Friday, Superior Court Judge Gregory Miller accepted the terms and handed down sentencing.

News

Alaska Jewish Museum commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:12 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
Anchorage Rabbi Yosef Greenberg heralds the special day as one for "reflection."

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Nic Petit takes fifth Willow 300 victory

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 6:27 PM AKST
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By Shannon Cole
Veteran musher Nic Petit celebrated his fifth Willow 300 victory on Friday.

News

Fire in Newtok destroys village school’s power plant

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:39 PM AKST
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By Shannon Cole and Nolin Ainsworth
A fire destroyed the power plant at Newtok's Ayaprun School on Thursday evening.

News

Anchorage man indicted with attempted murder after shooting at officer

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 12:05 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka and Nolin Ainsworth
The man used a stolen handgun to fire at a police officer after being pinned in his Jeep against a snowbank in a Klatt neighborhood, according to police. The officer did not fire back and was not injured.
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