Alaska man convicted of child sex abuse flees on sailboat, remains at large
Phillips remains missing after authorities said he sold property, bought a satellite phone and left Whittier by boat before his conviction.
Jul 11, 2026Open source
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SWAT team kills man fleeing harbor after sex abuse conviction
A man who fled Whittier on a boat after failing to appear for his trial, where he was found guilty of committing child abuse, was shot and killed by members...
Jul 11, 2026Open source
Troopers fatally shoot Wasilla man on boat near Whittier after conviction for child sexual abuse
Alaska State Troopers say Philip Phillips, 58, fled Palmer on July 6 after a jury was selected for his trial. He was believed to have set out from Whittier o...
Jul 11, 2026Open source
SWAT officers fatally shoot man convicted of child sex abuse who fled Whittier in boat
Philip T. Phillips, 58, was convicted Thursday by a Palmer jury in a case involving a 12-year-old boy, according to the Alaska Department of Law.
Jul 11, 2026Open source
Navy Announces the Future USS Ted Stevens to be Commissioned in Whittier
The U.S. Navy will commission the future Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) in Whittier, Alaska.
May 8, 2026Open source
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Woman attacked by brown bear while hiking with friend and 3 dogs near Alaska state park
A woman was attacked by a brown bear Saturday while hiking with a friend and three dogs near a state park in Alaska, authorities said.
Jul 23, 2026Open source
Opinion: Fiscal stability is the starting line, not the finish line
For too long, Alaska’s political debate has been stuck on the same treadmill: How do we pay the bills? Year after year, we argue over deficits, the Permane...
Jul 22, 2026Open source
Team Alaska wrestling returns trio of champions and six All-Americans from 2026 Junior Nationals
Anchorage’s Jacob Morris, Trestin Houck and Shane Ostermiller finished atop their respective podiums at one of the nation’s premier tournaments.
Jul 22, 2026Open source
Unions sue Alaska Gov. Dunleavy over vacant seats on state’s pension-management board
According to the complaint, two seats on the Alaska Retirement Management Board that are designated for the teachers’ and public employees’ unions have b...
Jul 22, 2026Open source
Supreme Court will review Alaska's bid to seize plane over 6-pack of beer The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, argues...
The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, argues that taking his 1969 Cessna would violate the Eighth Amendment's "Excessive Fines Clause."
Jul 21, 2026Open source
Supreme Court Takes Up Case Of Most Expensive Six-Pack Of Bud Light Ever — See Also
Just ‘Plane’ Wrong: Alaska wants to take a man's $95,000 plane because he didn't notice a passenger bringing a six-pack of Bud on board. By the state's r...
Jul 21, 2026Open source
SCOTUS To Decide If Cops Can Steal 82-Year-Old’s Plane Over Passenger’s Bud Lights
Smokey and the Bandit 4's extended Supreme Court oral argument scene is going to be LIT!
Jul 21, 2026Open source
$95K plane seizure over a six-pack of beer heads to Supreme Court
Alaska wants to seize a bush pilot's Cessna after a passenger on a flight to a dry community was caught with a six-pack of beer.
Jul 20, 2026Open source
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Alaska doesn't mess around when it comes to illegal alcohol, authorizing severe penalties for anyone who allows it to be brought into communities where it's...
Jul 20, 2026Open source
We’re Investigating Alaska Internet Companies. We Need Your Help.
Alaskans pay the most for phone and internet but get the slowest service. Please fill out our quick survey to share how much it costs you to get online and w...
Jul 20, 2026Open source
This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.
Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet...
Jul 20, 2026Open source
On This Nearly Deserted Alaska Island, You Pay to Keep Hundreds of Empty Buildings Wired for Internet
U.S. phone customers pay more than $340,000 a year for an Anchorage company to keep homes and buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island wired for obsolete internet...
Jul 20, 2026Open source
Alaska Man Monday: Bears, Bad Guys, and Baby Birds
Alaska news: bear fights, a cold case murder solved, and migrating baby birds updates.
Jul 20, 2026Open source
Indigenous violence survivors see fewer services after federal cuts
Organizations serving American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for hel...
Jul 19, 2026Open source
2026 WEIO wraps up after bringing family, friends together
The four-day event serves as an opportunity for friends and family from around the State of Alaska to get together.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
Nonstop Spokane-Honolulu service begins in December
Alaska Airlines is expanding its lineup of nonstop flights, offering Inland Northwest passengers seasonal service from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to...
Jul 19, 2026Open source
907 Friyay: ‘Rock the Hill’ music festival brings 13 Alaska bands to Hilltop
The Anchorage Concert Association is hosting Rock the Hill, a two-day music festival at Hilltop, with Friday marking the first day of the event.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 17, 2026
Three decades after a Fairbanks man went missing, troopers say a man is jailed in his murder.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
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Whittier is in Valdez Cordova County, Alaska.
Region: Alaska
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99693
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Opinion: As Alaska grapples with noticeable changes, the need for practical leadership is clearly evident
Alaska’s changing conditions are creating problems that require equally pragmatic responses from those entrusted with addressing them.
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Opinion: Alaska’s healthcare decisions must be guided by science, not politics
The Senate’s consideration of the next FDA commissioner carries big stakes in a state where access to care is already limited.
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Alaska’s Dan Sullivan joins candidates in key Senate races calling for a pause on diesel exports
Alaska’s Dan Sullivan joins candidates in key Senate races calling for a pause on diesel exports
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Democrat Mary Peltola Backed Tax Plan That Would ‘Protect the Rich,’ According to Alaska’s Largest Ne...
Mary Peltola backed new taxes for Alaskans in 2002 and 2004 before making lower taxes a focus of her 2026 U.S. Senate campaign.
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Battle of the bulge: Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska's heavyweight crown
Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for...
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Alaska hunting guide and teen employee killed in Wrangell Mountains plane crash
Since last month, 16 people have died in four plane crashes in Alaska, including two hunting-related flights just last week.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?
Fat Bear Week was started in 2014 as an interactive way to inform the public about brown bears, the coastal cousins of grizzlies.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
2 pilots killed in firefighting helicopter crash near Yosemite
One of the pilots was Greg King, who used to work for the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection and fought several wildland fires in that state.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Meet the bears competing to be the 2026 Fat Bear Week champion in Alaska national park
Fat Bear Week is back at Katmai National Park in Alaska and this year, the competition is fiercer than ever.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
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