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.
Joshua Oktoyak

Anchorage police arrest suspect in woman’s Mountain View murder

Police arrested suspect Joshua J. Oktoyak, 34, Wednesday night in the woman's July 12 death at a North Flower Street home.
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Suspect sought in East Anchorage credit-union robbery

The FBI says the male suspect "displayed what was believed to be the handle of a handgun" during the DeBarr Road robbery on Monday.
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Man held on attempted-murder charges in stabbing at Wasilla gas station

Antjuan Walker, 24, faces a second-degree count of attempted murder in the stabbing.
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Bush pilot Jim Tweto’s plane struck tree before deadly crash near Shaktoolik, NTSB says

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Tuesday on the June 16 wreck which killed Tweto and guide Shane Reynolds.
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1 dead, 5 injured in motor homes’ head-on Seward Highway collision

Monday afternoon's fatal collision south of Anchorage closed the highway for more than four hours.
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Idaho felon charged with murdering man in 2011 Alaska cold-case shooting

Keenon Leland Keyes, 36, faces first-degree and second-degree murder charges in the 2011 death of Loy Suthammavong.
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Wasilla man found dead after his canoe capsized on the Little Susitna

Troopers say a friend saw Stephen Craig, 67, get knocked out of his canoe by overhanging branches Tuesday afternoon.
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Police arrest suspect in deadly South Anchorage home invasion

Phillip M. Barger, 33, faces murder charges in the death of his 88-year-old neighbor during a Saturday evening home invasion.
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Fourth of July festivities set across Alaska

Many Alaskans are marking America’s founding with Fourth of July events across the state. Here’s a look at what’s going on Monday and Tuesday.
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Police fatally shoot armed man on Glenn Highway off-ramp

Police say one of two officers shot a man with a rifle who "advanced on the officers while holding the rifle" near South Birchwood early Sunday.
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Anchorage awakened by 4.6 quake in Eagle River

The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude 4.6 temblor struck at 6:47 a.m. Monday, at a depth of 17.5 miles.
Jim Tweto

NTSB responds to crash that killed longtime Bush pilot Jim Tweto

Tweto, 68, and 45-year-old Shane Reynolds of Idaho died Friday after crashing on takeoff from a hunting camp near Shaktoolik.

Suspect held in homelessness advocate’s South Anchorage murder

Ryan Dummler, 32, faces murder charges in the West Dimond Boulevard shooting early Thursday of 51-year-old John Martin III.
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Minnesota woman dead in Parks Highway crash near Talkeetna

Troopers learned of the collision near Mile 91 of the highway, which killed 62-year-old Tamela Kringlund, at about 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Man dead in South Anchorage shooting

Officers responding to a report of shots fired early Thursday found the victim dead in a West Dimond Boulevard parking lot, police said.
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Cut cable causes internet and cellphone outages in Arctic Alaska

Quintillion President Mike McHale said a full restoration of internet and some cellphone service could take up to two months.
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Man drowns in Mat-Su lake after canoe capsizes

Word that Devon Betker was presumed dead on Finger Lake reached troopers just after 7 p.m. Saturday. His body was recovered later that night.
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Anchorage murder suspect, girlfriend arrested in Memorial Day shooting

Police say two men got into an argument outside of a hotel and then one opened fire.
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Driver was high on THC during deadly 2022 Seward Highway crash, charges say

Lester Wilde Jr., 47, is charged with manslaughter, DUI and assault in the Aug. 8 crash that left Anchorage resident Jeffrey Andrews dead.
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Missing East Anchorage hiker found dead; no foul play suspected

Police say there are no initial signs of foul play in 28-year-old Juan Toscano’s death, after his body was found Friday night in Campbell Creek Gorge.