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.

24 photos of Alaska’s massive and bright aurora show

Scientists expect the strong solar activity to continue with more sightings this week.
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Selawik man accused of murder after body found in a tote

Lance Brickey faces charges of murder, evidence tampering and weapons misconduct in the death of Timothy Snyder, troopers said.
a trooper car

Wasilla man dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Troopers said a living area inside an attic space had both a gas generator and a propane heater running without ventilation.
The front of a building with a line of street lights lead to a building. The sign above the entrance reads "Federal Building US Courthouse."

Feds charge 2 Anchorage women in $150K identity-theft scheme

Valerie Calip and Jennifer Haydu face numerous federal charges including conspiracy, fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.
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Contract negotiations to resume after striking Mat-Su bus drivers pack school board meeting

“This bus company does not care about the safety of these children as much as we bus drivers do,” Alice Smith told the school board.
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No new offer in Mat-Su school bus drivers’ strike as parents’ anger builds

The bus strike has tangled transportation in a district that serves roughly 19,000 students across a region about the size of West Virginia. 
Mat-Su Borough school bus drivers picket

Mat-Su bus drivers declare midday strike after dropping students off at school

The school district said parents and guardians must now pick up their students at the end of the day.
a fatal Kotzebue house fire

Kotzebue house fire leaves 2 dead

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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1 man killed and another injured in downtown Anchorage shooting

The shooting happened outside of the Gaslight Lounge. It’s the second fatal incident in the area in two months.

Newtok’s school loses power plant in fire

The Western Alaska village of Newtok has lost power at its local school due to a Thursday fire, according to state officials.
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Man killed in late-night Midtown Anchorage homicide

Police say a man was found dead with upper-body trauma late Wednesday on the 2300 block of Eureka Street.
the Glenn Highway

Mat-Su schools closed Tuesday amid Southcentral rain, icy roads

Light rain is expected to fall across much of the region Tuesday, with a storm possibly bringing more rain to Anchorage on Wednesday.
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Anchorage police seek driver after Spenard Road crash kills pedestrian

Police said the crash happened near the 4800 block of Spenard Road, just south of Wisconsin Street.
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Search in progress for 2 snowmachiners overdue between Kotzebue and Noorvik

Josiah Ballot of Selawik and Thomas Brown of Ambler told friends on social media they were leaving Kotzebue at midnight Monday.
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Man charged with attempted murder for shooting at APD officer, police say 

Police say they found 32-year-old Joseph R. Fagundes hiding under a trampoline in Anchorage, next to a gun.
Lotto Alaska winner George Tagarook

Anchorage man wins $3.5M in Lotto Alaska game on lucky card 49

It’s the largest prize ever distributed by the company.
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Anchorage driver killed in Palmer car-semi crash

An Anchorage man died on the Glenn Highway Thursday night after Alaska State Troopers say his car struck a semi truck in Palmer.
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Former Mat-Su substitute teacher charged with sexually abusing 2 children

Court records show Scott Anthony Pezzini, 31, of Wasilla is charged with three counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Alaska’s population steady amid COVID, departures

More people left Alaska in 2022 than moved here, and COVID-19 led to higher death rates.
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2 Anchorage New Year’s house fires leave 1 dead, 1 injured

Anchorage firefighters say two house fires over the New Year’s holiday weekend left one person dead and a second critically injured.