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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Man crossing Seward Highway fatally struck by SUV near Dowling Road

Police say the man was hit by a vehicle headed north on the highway Thursday evening. He was treated by medics, but died at the scene.
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Man injured in Houston moose trampling

Troopers say the man was treated and released at a hospital, after he stepped outside his home to investigate dogs barking late Wednesday night.
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Woman lying in Anchorage Walmart parking lot run over and killed

Police say the woman, who was run over by a minivan, died outside the South Anchorage Walmart Wednesday afternoon. No charges have been filed.
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Man arrested in fatal Anchorage hit-and-run, police say

Marsean Hadley, 29, faces manslaughter and DUI charges in Sunday's death of 30-year-old Brian Pederson, according to police.
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Man with knife in Wasilla fight shot and wounded by responding trooper, agency says

Troopers say the man refused to drop the knife early Wednesday, continuing to approach until the trooper shot and seriously injured him.
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Southcentral, Southwest Alaska to see deep subzero wind chills through the weekend

Subzero Arctic air funneling into the region along with wind gusts could produce wind chills of 50 degrees below zero, meteorologists say.
The view from Point Hope, early winter 2015. (Photo by Ellen Chenoweth/University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Teen suspect charged with murder after Point Hope shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded

According to charging documents, 16-year-old Guy Nashookpuk shot four people Sunday, two of them fatally, before allegedly confessing to police.
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Wasilla man dies in Big Lake snowmachine crash

David Nose, 26, died Sunday night when his snowmachine struck a parked Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck, troopers said.
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Palmer teen trampled by moose as deep snow puts animals under greater stress

Troopers say the teen escaped with only minor injuries Wednesday. The moose was shot and killed, as heavy snow has forced the ungulates into Anchorage.
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Chugach forecasters warn of dangerous avalanche conditions after 1 death, 2 close calls

A heli-skier died after a slide pushed him into rocks. A snowboarder captured a separate avalanche on video.

Anchorage fire that left 2 dead may have been arson, police say

The deaths of two people after a fire early Thursday at a Young Street multi-family residence are now being investigated as homicides.
A police car marked as Anchorage Police.

Woman, unborn child die after Mountain View shooting

Police say they detained a suspect at the scene of Sunday's shooting on North Park Street. Both deaths are now being investigated as homicides.
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2 found dead after residential fires in Mat-Su

Troopers say a Sutton man escaped one of Tuesday's blazes but died outside afterward, with a Wasilla trailer fire victim still unidentified.
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Gas leak triggers chain of power outages spanning from Anchorage to the Mat-Su

Utilities say a 25-minute outage early Thursday at the Eklutna Generation Station triggered outages across the Railbelt to prevent a blackout.
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2 Anchorage commercial roof collapses reported in 2 days

No injuries were reported in Tuesday's Raspberry Road collapse or Wednesday's on the Old Seward Highway, firefighters said.
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Anchorage’s C Street reopens in Midtown after vehicle fatally strikes pedestrian

Police say the man was crossing outside a crosswalk Tuesday when he was struck between West Fireweed Lane and West Northern Lights Boulevard.
A woman wearing a beanie and blue coat shovels her driveway.

Overnight snow dump closes Southcentral Alaska schools, sets Anchorage seasonal record

More than a foot of snow blanketed Anchorage during Sunday night's storm, with snowfall set to taper off Monday and give way to subzero cold.
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Glenn Highway reopens after 37 vehicles crash on Knik River bridges, injuring 13

Troopers say the series of collisions in poor visibility began at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday. According to medics, none of the injuries were life-threatening.
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Anchorage homeless shelters under strain amid statewide cold snap

Staff at Anchorage's Brother Francis Shelter have seen cases of hypothermia and frostbite, during a subzero chill expected to continue next week.
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Anchorage man accused of attempted murder in domestic violence strangling

Police say dispatchers heard Derek Schraffenberger, 45, threaten to kill the female victim in a 911 call made during the Jan. 14 assault.