Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
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Chris Klint is a web producer and breaking news reporter at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cklint@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Chris here.
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Alaska leaders condemn attack on Israel

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said “my heart is heavy” after Hamas' attack Saturday, as her colleagues backed Israel's right to defend itself.
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Anchorage gets 4.2 wake-up jolt from Friday quake

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 6:01 a.m. temblor struck about 2.5 miles west of Anchorage at a depth of about 24.6 miles.
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Anchorage man shoots himself and 1 officer, bites another in struggle

Christopher James Nickalaskey, 32, faces nine assault and weapons-misconduct charges after a Sunday fight with police.
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Looming government shutdown could put Fat Bear Week on pause

Katmai National Park and Preserve staff say a federal government shutdown would postpone this year's Fat Bear Week, set to start next week.
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NTSB: Plane in crash that killed Peltola’s husband was heavily laden with moose meat, antlers

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Thursday on the Sept. 12 crash that killed Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., 57.
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Alaska State Troopers arrest 2 men in roadside fake-gold scam

The men were arrested in Fairbanks. Troopers warn that more suspects may remain at large.
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Police dispatcher helps ID man accused of robbing 2 Anchorage banks, FBI says

Tyler Harold Ching, 34, faces federal charges of credit union robbery and bank robbery in Tuesday and Wednesday’s holdups.
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Army soldier gets 18 months in deadly drunk-driving crash on JBER

Pfc. Andy Ramos pleaded guilty to military negligent-homicide charges in the May 28 death of Pfc. Arath Esau Martinez-Arguelles.
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2 dead in East Anchorage weekend vehicle fires

Firefighters responded to a Klondike Court blaze in a parked vehicle Saturday night, with police responding to a fiery crash near JBER early Sunday.
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Congresswoman Peltola’s husband was flying out moose meat in crash that killed him

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board flew to the remote and mountainous crash site Friday.
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Military jet intercepts small plane in restricted Anchorage airspace during Biden visit

An F-16 fighter jet launched flares to get the pilot’s attention, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
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A forecast of ‘excessive rainfall’ prompts flood watch for much of Southcentral Alaska

The flood watch is in effect from 4 p.m. Friday through Saturday evening.
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‘We were all amazed’: Air Guardsmen save 2 hunters in precarious cliff rescue near Tonsina

A Guard helicopter pilot says the two hunters spent about two hours on the 6,000-foot cliff Friday before they were safely rescued.
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No suspects arrested in 3 Anchorage shootings within 24 hours, police say

A police spokeswoman said Tuesday morning that they're still investigating if any of the shootings are connected.
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Mountain View fight ends with 1 woman fatally shot, 1 man wounded

Juliana Khatthamane, 31, is charged with murder and assault in the Friday shooting that left 24-year-old Leimarliana Popoalli dead.
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Missing Anchorage woman’s husband charged with her murder

Zarrius Hildabrand, 21, faces murder and evidence-tampering charges in the death of Alaska Army National Guardsman Saria Hildabrand.
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Anchorage police search for missing Alaska Army National Guardsman

The 21-year-old woman was last seen leaving her Midtown home on Sunday.
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Kitchen employee killed colleague in Trapper Creek lodge restaurant, charges say

The stabbing happened in the restaurant at Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, troopers said.
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Anchorage assisted-living home operator charged in Medicaid fraud case

Abdoulie Lowe, 47, allegedly made nearly $800,000 in fraudulent billings for four patients at his Anchorage assisted-living home.
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Man accused of assaulting Anchorage hikers is back in jail

Sean Ahmed was initially arrested Friday on charges of assaulting hikers. He was released the next day.