adn.com — 12+ hour, 37+ min ago
After river otter attacks in Anchorage, Fish and Game is hunting for culprits
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2021/09/24/after-river-otter-attacks-in-anchorage-fish-and-game-is-hunting-for-culprits/
From left are Mike Harrington, Andy DeVeaux, Howard Peterson and Andy Zabel. ... Staff from Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Alaska State Troopers walked the trails at University ... (Marc Lester / ADN) The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is asking the public in Anchorage to be ... A sign warns of aggressive otters at University Lake Dog Park on September 23, 2021. ... According to Fish and Game, river otter attacks have happened in recent years, but are not commonplace ... ...
adn.com — 23+ hour, 59+ min ago
All Anchorage public schools closed Friday as snowfall makes roads slippery
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/09/24/all-anchorage-public-schools-closed-friday-as-snowfall-makes-roads-slippery/
(Marc Lester / ADN) The Anchorage School District has closed all schools for Friday as snowfall makes ... Snow falls on a trail near the Upper O'Malley Trailhead of Chugach State Park on Thursday, September ... in East Anchorage and Eagle River, according to the National Weather Service. ... Anchorage International Airport in West Anchorage was Sept. 24, 1981, Przeporia said. ... The earliest date with at least an inch of snow recorded at the weather service office near Ted Stevens ... ...
alaskapublic.org — 2+ hour, 27+ min ago
Was today a snow day in Anchorage? Not according to the National Weather Service
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/09/24/was-today-a-snow-day-in-anchorage-not-according-to-the-national-weather-service/
National Weather Service meteorologist Alan Shriver said South Anchorage saw the most snow fall: over ... (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Many Anchorage residents who live east of the Seward Highway awoke ... But official measurements are taken at the Ted Stevens International Airport in West Anchorage, which ... Road, near the intersection of Rabbit Creek Road and De Armoun,” Shriver said. “Basically ... The University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Pacific University were also closed for the day. ... ...
adn.com — 6+ hour, 59+ min ago
Why these workers at a popular Anchorage restaurant left a job they loved
https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2021/09/24/why-these-workers-at-a-popular-anchorage-restaurant-left-a-job-they-loved/
Bear Tooth Theatre Pub and Grill general manager Steph Johnson stands in an outdoor dining area at the ... Baumohl with the Economic Outlook Group, an economic forecasting firm in New Jersey. ... (Emily Mesner / ADN) Thinking about her 5-year-old son, Leighton Rathbun, she decided to cash out ... Realtor Chasity Huddleston sits with her son Leighton Rathbun, 5, at her office in Anchorage on Thursday ... Amara Liggett, the interim general manager at the Bear Tooth and an 18-year employee, said the restaurant ... ...
alaskapublic.org — 10+ hour, 46+ min ago
Anchorage school nurses are busier than ever as the coronavirus transforms their jobs
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/09/24/anchorage-school-nurses-are-busier-than-ever-as-the-coronavirus-transforms-their-jobs/
Therese Brennan checks 4th grader Natasha Heaths ear at Rogers Park Elementary School. ... Therese Brennan conducts a hearing test for Olivia Victoriano at Rogers Park Elementary School ... (Matthew Faubion/Alaska Public Media) It was shortly after 9:30 a.m. at Rogers Park Elementary School ... Nurse Therese Brennan on the phone with a parent in her office at Rogers Park Elementary School on Friday ... (Matthew Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Listen to this story: School nurses like Brennan across ... ...
alaskapublic.org — 1+ day ago
Snow expected: Anchorage could tie 40-year-old record for earliest snowfall
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/09/23/snow-expected-anchorage-could-tie-40-year-old-record-for-earliest-snowfall/
at Ted Stevens International Airport. ... (Matthew Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Parts of Anchorage could see up to a foot of snow starting Thursday ... Hillside and in the South Fork area of Eagle River. ... ; Weather Service Meteorologist Adam Przepiora said. ... It didn’t fall at the airport, the official weather station for the National Weather Service. ... ...
anchoragepress.com — 7+ hour, 19+ min ago
Beware of Aggressive River Otters Around Anchorage Waterways
https://www.anchoragepress.com/bulletin/beware-of-aggressive-river-otters-around-anchorage-waterways/article_2d04d044-1d8b-11ec-bdec-4fd74d89e502.html
On September 1, a child was chased and bitten by a group of four river otters near Dowling and Lake Otis ... The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) urges Anchorage residents to be alert around local lakes ... River otters are present in many areas of the Anchorage Municipality and removal of this group of river ... This week another woman was bitten while rescuing her dog from a similar group of river otters at University ... River otters may travel long distances over land or by utilizing interconnected waterways, and it is ... ...
news.yahoo.com — 23+ hour, 32+ min ago
She's an Anchorage nurse. Her brother died of COVID-19 at the hospital where she works.
https://news.yahoo.com/shes-anchorage-nurse-her-brother-134700984.html
Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska September 24, 2021, 9:47 AM? ... Harper, a nurse, was caring for cardiac patients at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage when ... She's an Anchorage nurse. Her brother died of COVID-19 at the hospital where she works. ... 5 min read Sep. 24--On the last day of August, Shanette Harper's brother died of COVID-19. ... her brother was rushed to the emergency room in cardiac arrest. ... ...
news.yahoo.com — 23+ hour, 33+ min ago
Two Anchorage football teams will sit this week to allow two Fairbanks schools to play each other
https://news.yahoo.com/two-anchorage-football-teams-sit-134600456.html
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross wants Deshaun Watson. ... And the Houston Hawks have the weekend free as their scheduled opponent, the Barrow Whalers, continues ... lineman Aanooali "Auno" Filoialli, who died in a car accident in 2002. ... Eagle River at Kenai Central, 2 p.m. ... Two Anchorage schools -- West High and Dimond High -- won't play this weekend in order to allow two Fairbanks ... ...
ktoo.org — 9+ hour, 59+ min ago
Anchorage school nurses are busier than ever as the coronavirus transforms their jobs
https://www.ktoo.org/2021/09/24/pandemic-transforms-school-nurse-jobs/
September 24, 2021 by Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media It was shortly after 9:30 a.m. at Rogers ... Park Elementary School last week, and nurse Therese Brennan was on the phone with a parent, telling her ... Alaska Public Media is our partner station in Anchorage. ... The coronavirus has transformed her job at the Anchorage School District. ... Back at Rogers Park Elementary, nurse Brennan said the school has had roughly 10 COVID-19 cases in the ... ...