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Donovan out as Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced a leadership change in its women’s basketball program, concluding the tenure of head coach Amy Donovan. A national search for the next head coach for the 2025-26 season will begin immediately. Statement from Alaska Nanooks Director of Athletics:. “I want to sincerely...
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Anchorage judge rules state’s brown-bear killings are unconstitutional
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s decision to kill almost 200 brown bears in order to boost a struggling caribou herd violated due process and was unconstitutional, an Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled Friday. Judge Andrew Guidi’s 10-page decision means at least a temporary end to the state’s controversial bear-killing program, which was intended […]
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‘A full room:’ Community remembers lost Iron Dog racer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A community of hundreds remembered one of their own Saturday at a memorial for Wasilla resident and Iron Dog racer Skye Rench. Rench was one of two who went missing in an ATV accident in early March, when the vehicle broke through the ice. A memorial was held at Teeland Middle School on Saturday, followed by a dinner at a local restaurant where family and friends reminisced about Rench’s life.
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2A Girls State: Seward caps 28-game winning streak with state crown
A trip to Bethel in January prepared the Seward girls basketball team for March Madness in Anchorage. It was on the road in Western Alaska where the Seahawks built their championship chops, winning a tournament that proved to the players that the team had what it took to go all the way.
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Alaska Airlines Eagle Strike Raises Wildlife Concerns
The Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport recently removed an eagle’s nest in the Sand Lake neighborhood. Carrie Olsen, the airport’s wildlife biologist, says the nest was inactive and posed a risk to air traffic. Specifically, it was located within two-thirds of a mile of the nearest runway. Olsen...
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This Volcano Is ‘Likely’ to Erupt Within Weeks
Alaska’s Mount Spurr is an active volcano that has been showing signs that it might pop in the coming months or even in a matter of weeks. Located about 75 miles west of Anchorage, Mount Spurr has been emitting elevated levels of volcanic gases alongside increased seismic activity and ground deformations and has seen increased activity of fumaroles, aka gas vents.
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Snow Machine Rescue in Alaska Saves a Man Trapped in 60 Feet of Snow
A snowmachine survived a 60-foot fall into a glacier crevasse near Paxson, Alaska, after good Samaritans executed a dangerous rescue. The accident happened Saturday north of Paxson near Gakona Glacier when the rider unexpectedly hit a deep crevasse. Shortly before 6 in the evening, authorities got an emergency call and...
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‘Pigging out’ in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Two animal rescues - one for potbelly pigs and one for guinea pigs - collaborated in an appropriately titled event called “Pigs and Pigs.”. Alaska Potbelly Pig Rescue and Juniper’s Guinea Pig Rescue invited Alaskans out to Green Connections greenhouse so they could admire their beloved piggies and potentially adopt an animal themselves.
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Alaska Rifle Places Third at 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships
The Alaska Nanooks secured a bronze medal with a third-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships held on March 15 in Lexington, Kentucky. They achieved an aggregate score of 4726, maintaining their podium presence for the fourth consecutive year, marking their fifth third-place finish in program history. This performance was highlighted by Rachael Charles, who earned the NCAA Rifle Championship Most Outstanding Performer title for her exceptional aggregate score.