Alaska Dispatch News

• Wasilla father and son sentenced for bear poaching that was caught on game camera January 24, 2019
  A Wasilla father and son who pleaded guilty to illegally killing a black bear sow and its two newborn cubs were sentenced Tuesday to months of jail time and thousands of dollars in fines, among other penalties.Andrew Renner, 41, and Owen Renner, 18, were convicted in a plea deal on multiple charges over a poaching […]
• Zoe Hickel scores a goal but her team loses all-star hockey game January 24, 2019
  Anchorage’s Zoe Hickel scored a goal in a losing cause Sunday in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League all-star game in Toronto.Hickel, a forward in the six-team professional league, furnished a third-period goal at Scotiabank Arena, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. She was playing for Team Purple, which lost an 8-4 decision to Team Gold.Hickel […]
• Senators hope defeat of dueling plans produces shutdown solution January 24, 2019
  WASHINGTON - The Senate plans to hold dueling votes Thursday to end the longest government shutdown in history. Like many, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., thinks both proposals will fail.That, in the eyes of Rounds and others, is the point."I think this is basically a public statement of what all of us know to already be […]
• Decade of heavy storms has helped Northwest glaciers, but don’t expect that to last, studies show January 24, 2019
  SEATTLE — Glaciers in western North America over the past 18 years have lost some 117 gigatons of ice — enough that if it was melted and spread across the state of Washington it would come up our knees, said David Shean, co-author of a recent study cataloging glacial loss.“It would be about 2 feet […]
• Put people before politics January 24, 2019
  During the past month, I’ve spent my nights and weekends on a listening tour throughout Midtown neighborhoods. We talk about the issues facing our communities and about my bid for the Anchorage Assembly’s Midtown seat. During these chats, I’m often asked: “What are you?” Meaning: Are you Democrat or Republican?The question shows how deeply partisan […]