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Homicide suspect critically hurt in Anchorage officer-involved shooting; Name of victim released by APD
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A suspect in a recent homicide was shot and injured by Anchorage police Friday evening on the outskirts of downtown. The man is accused of shooting and killing another man — identified Monday by police as 48-year-old Carl Washington — Thursday along a busy stretch of road near Downtown Anchorage.
Dahlstrom drops out of congressional race
(The Center Square) - Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom said Friday she was withdrawing from the race for the state's sole congressional seat. Dahlstrom, a Republican, finished third in Tuesday's primary with 19.96% of the 96,491 votes cast, according to the unofficial election results from the Alaska Division of Elections. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola finished first with 50.36% of the votes. Republican Nick Begich finished second with 26.95%, according...
Bethel Warriors claim podium at Valdez XC Invitational
The Bethel Cross Country Team won both the girls and boys divisions at the Valdez Cross Country Invitational this past weekend, August 17th. They also took the top three spots on the podium. Teams participating included Bethel, Cordova, Unalaska, and the host team the Valdez Buccaneers. Winning the girls division...
Surveillance video captures deadly police shooting of Anchorage teen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska’s News Source has obtained home surveillance video showing the Anchorage apartment balcony where a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot by Anchorage police on Aug. 13. “This right here, that glint is the knife,” the woman who has the home video said. Alaska’s News Source...
NOAA says Bering Sea snow crab collapse is result of human-caused climate change
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The snow crab population in the southeastern Bering Sea has been drastically reduced in recent years due to human-caused climate change, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Scientists with NOAA say there’s been an ecological shift from Arctic to sub-Arctic conditions since the...
Youngest Alaskan woman to be convicted of murder could see case reexamined under new Court of Appeals ruling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After the murder of three Anchorage residents — a husband, wife and the wife’s sister — in 1985, Winona Fletcher was sentenced to 135 years in prison for her role in the grisly killings. She was charged in the case when she was...
Public Safety Employees Association critical of trooper commissioner statements on alleged wrongful assault by troopers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Public Safety Employees Association released a long statement on Thursday in response to disparaging remarks made last week by Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell regarding two troopers charged with assault for beating a man in Kenai who turned out to be the wrong person.
HOMETOWN HERO: Captain Matthew Herman, Anchorage Fire Department
Congratulations to Captain Matthew Herman with the Anchorage Fire Department on receiving his Anniversary Award for 25 years with the department. Have a Hometown Hero in your life who deserves to be recognized? Email their name with a photo to news@youralaskalink.com. And to all our heroes: thanks for all that...
Suspect wanted in Anchorage shooting death near camp
The Anchorage Police Department wants the public’s help finding a suspect at large in the shooting death of a man near a homeless camp on Thursday morning. Police did not provide a name or description of the suspect. They did share this photo. A spokesperson said they think it’s a man.
Anchorage leaders wrestle with how to respond to spree of police shootings
Anchorage leaders are weighing how best to respond to the high number of police shootings in recent months, but not everyone is in agreement over what should be done, and how quickly to do it. Anchorage Assembly members, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and Police Chief Sean Case all gathered at a...
JBER’s Fisher House receives piece of art with a purpose
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (KTUU) - Nearly 5,000 drywall screws — carefully painted and intentionally spaced across a canvas — make up an image of an American flag, waving in front of a sky bursting with green and purple streaks of the northern lights. Editor’s note: The 988...
Trump-backed Nancy Dahlstrom withdraws from Alaska House race
Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom withdrew from the state’s House race Friday after she came in third place in the primary this week, leaving Nick Begich as the leading GOP candidate to take on Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK). “I entered this race because Alaskans deserve better representation than what we have received from Mary Peltola […]
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