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Jun 27 2018

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Ex-Alaskan charged with nearly 150 felonies in PFD fraud case

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Southcentral, State Government

An arrest warrant for Sheila Mary Rose McMahon, 44, was issued last week after a grand jury indictment, which includes 15 pages just listing the charges against her.

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | June 27, 2018 7:08 am

Jun 23 2018

Around 100 uniformed and undercover officers, including aerial support from Alaska State Troopers, were split into eight teams and conducted a variety of crime suppression activities all over Anchorage in “Operation Midnight Sun.” (Photo courtesy of the Anchorage Police Department)

Anchorage police arrest dozens in ‘Operation Midnight Sun’

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Southcentral

Police say uniformed and undercover officers worked with state and federal law enforcement agencies over the course of several days during the coordinated, street-level crime suppression operation.

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | June 23, 2018 4:18 pm

Jun 22 2018

Southcentral king salmon sport fishing closures continue

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | Fisheries, Southcentral, Wildlife

Sport fishing for king salmon is looking bleak in Southcentral after recent closures announced by the Department of Fish and Game.

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | June 22, 2018 7:19 am

Jun 20 2018

One dead, another injured, after Eagle River brown bear attacks

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | Public Safety, Southcentral, Wildlife

The same brown bear attacked two men this week, killing one who had last been seen Monday before setting off on a hike, according to Anchorage police. The second man was injured Wednesday as a group searched for the missing hiker, police said.

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | June 20, 2018 2:51 pm

Jun 20 2018

Someone stole a 10,000-year-old mammoth bone from the Campbell Creek Science Center in March. They’re now offering a $500 reward for information. (Photo by Erin McKinstry/Alaska Public Media)

Campbell Creek Science Center offers reward for information on stolen mammoth tusk

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | Arts & Culture, History, Southcentral

In March, someone stole a 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk from the Center. Bureau of Land Management, which owns the Center, announced Tuesday that it’s offering a $500 reward to anyone with information leading to the recovery of the missing 100-pound tusk.

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | June 20, 2018 7:43 am

Jun 20 2018

Accused in 2016 murders, Palmer man faces possible death sentence

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Southcentral

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Anchorage said it’s only the third time in the past 25 to 30 years that a formal intent to pursue the death penalty has been filed in an Alaska case.

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | June 20, 2018 6:57 am

Jun 18 2018

Scientists find respiratory pathogen in Alaska animals

By Associated Press | 2 Alaska, Southcentral, Wildlife

A respiratory pathogen that scientists previously believed to be restricted to sheep and goats has been detected in moose and caribou in Alaska.

By Associated Press | June 18, 2018 6:41 am

Jun 15 2018

The population of beluga whales that live in the Cook Inlet has been steadily declining in recent years. (Photo courtesy Marine Mammal Commission)

Wildlife biologist discovers possible factor in Cook Inlet beluga population decrease

By Robert Hannon, KUAC-Fairbanks | Oceans, Science & Tech, Southcentral, Wildlife

Recent research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student has turned up a shift in diet in the Cook Inlet belugas that may help explain part of the decline.

By Robert Hannon, KUAC-Fairbanks | June 15, 2018 2:05 pm

Jun 15 2018

New Anchorage museum exhibit hopes to shed light on pingoes

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | Arctic, Arts & Culture, Southcentral

The sculpture’s scale is impressive. The mound is 42 feet tall and almost as wide. It’s light brown and formed with different-sized panels made of salvaged Alaskan yellow cedar. They’re curved and splattered with small holes.

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | June 15, 2018 8:18 am

Jun 15 2018

Jill Yordy and her daughter Raven, 5, are waiting for an application for Denali KidCare to be completed. The family is moving to Colorado. (Photo courtesy Jill Yordy)

State backlog means long wait for health coverage for some Alaskans

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | 2 Alaska, Federal Government, Health, Juneau, Southcentral, State Government

Jill Yordy has been waiting since January to learn whether her 5-year-old daughter Raven has qualified for Denali KidCare.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | June 15, 2018 6:37 am

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Ex-Alaskan charged with nearly 150 felonies in PFD fraud case

Anchorage police arrest dozens in ‘Operation Midnight Sun’

Southcentral king salmon sport fishing closures continue

One dead, another injured, after Eagle River brown bear attacks

Campbell Creek Science Center offers reward for information on stolen mammoth tusk

Accused in 2016 murders, Palmer man faces possible death sentence

Scientists find respiratory pathogen in Alaska animals

Wildlife biologist discovers possible factor in Cook Inlet beluga population decrease

New Anchorage museum exhibit hopes to shed light on pingoes

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