NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Alaska is lone holdout with Flock cameras
The city of Anchorage is building a similar system, with lawmakers pushing for more safeguards.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Small plane crashes in water near Alaska coastal town, killing 4
The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage.
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Three Dan Sullivans and one Alaska Senate seat: how a same-name challenger turned a primary into a legal and federal mess
Former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan has endorsed incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan over a third Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate race, a contest now tangled in court rulings, a federal investigation, and unresolved vote counts. The former mayor posted on social media ahead of the primary, branding himself "the OG Dan Sullivan" and urging […] The post Three Dan Sullivans and one Alaska Senate seat: how a same-name challenger turned a primary into a legal and federal mess appeared first on American Almanac .
Former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan has endorsed incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan over a third Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate race, a contest now tangled in court rulings, a federal investigation, and unresolved vote counts. The former mayor posted on social media ahead of the primary, branding himself "the OG Dan Sullivan" and urging Alaskans to back the sitting senator. His endorsement landed in a race that already featured two candidates with nearly identical names on the same ballot, a situation Republicans say was engineered by Democrats to siphon votes from the incumbent. The third man in the mix, Dan J. Sullivan, is a retired teacher from Petersburg, Alaska. He filed to run as a Republican, and his presence on the ballot set off…Open
YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - WATCH: NTSB officials give update on fatal plane crash in western Alaska
On Thursday, National Transportation Safety Board officials held a virtual press briefing to provide the latest information on a fatal charter plane crash in western Alaska. The aircraft, carrying eight people, crashed near a remote military radar site at Cape Newenham, approximately 450 miles west of Anchorage. All eight people on board were killed, according to the U.S. military.
YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - BREAKING: 8 dead after charter plane crash in western Alaska
All eight people aboard a charter plane have died after it crashed in western Alaska on Thursday, according to the U.S. military. The crash happened at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles (725 km) west of Anchorage. Officials noted that the plane had taken off from Anchorage. Two pilots and six passengers were on board. LiveNOW's J Russell has more.
YOUTUBE (O’Keefe Media Group) - BREAKING NEWS: O'Keefe Offered Senator Murkowski's Brother Ballot at Alaskan Polling Location; No ID
BREAKING NEWS: O'Keefe Offered Senator Lisa Murkowski's Brother Ballot at Alaskan Polling Location With No ID Required Anchorage Polling Worker Also Offers Lisa Murkowski’s State Director, Karina Waller's Ballot Without ID on August 18th, Primary Election Day Murkowski Opposes the SAVE Act, Arguing Voter Documentation Requirements Could Be Difficult for Rural Alaskans Lisa Murkowski Calls For Prosecution of O'Keefe I asked the poll worker, “Would it be possible to vote without it [ID]?” They confirmed, “Absolutely possible.” “You can vote if you’d like to.” The poll workers reassured me that I would still be able to vote without having to show ID. Poll workers stated, “We’re trying to figure this [voting system] out.”…
AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Alaska runner fights off brown bear with spray after attack on popular Anchorage trail
A woman running alone on a popular Anchorage trail fought off a brown bear with bear spray and walked herself out to safety, the latest in a string of bear attacks across Alaska this summer. The unidentified runner was on the Wolverine Bowl Trail near the Prospect Heights trailhead when a brown bear attacked her […] The post Alaska runner fights off brown bear with spray after attack on popular Anchorage trail appeared first on American Almanac .
A woman running alone on a popular Anchorage trail fought off a brown bear with bear spray and walked herself out to safety, the latest in a string of bear attacks across Alaska this summer. The unidentified runner was on the Wolverine Bowl Trail near the Prospect Heights trailhead when a brown bear attacked her Thursday. She deployed bear spray during the encounter, drove the animal back, and made it to the trailhead on her own before being transported to a hospital for treatment. Officials have not disclosed the extent of her injuries. Alaska's Fish and Wildlife Department said biologists interviewed the woman and went to the attack site to look for signs of bear activity. They collected samples but found no bears at the scene.…Open
NYTIMES (Anna Griffin and Kerry Tasker) - The Allure and Peril of Riding an Alaskan Wave for Six Miles
The tidal bore that rockets up the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage can carry a surfer for an hour; it can also kill. Now that the secret is out, how long will authorities allow surfers to catch the wave?
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - First age-progression image of Mason Roberson released | NewsNation
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released the first age-progression image of Mason Roberson, who disappeared from his Anchorage, Alaska, home in May 2024. NewsNation’s Marni Hughes has the details.
AI:The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released the first age-progression image of Mason Roberson to assist in the search for the boy who disappeared from his Anchorage, Alaska, home in May 2024.Open
ABCNEWS - 2 Alaska-based soldiers injured in encounter with brown bear during training exercise
Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear during training in Anchorage