Alaska Dispatch News
"Arrow of the Light" by Clay Stephens
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- "Arrow of the Light" by Clay Stephens
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Clay Stephens says he used to enjoy performing for a crowd decades ago, but now he's more likely to seek out a quiet spot to play in solitude in an Anchorage Park. Stephens says he learned to play guitar as a child growing up on the Yukon River and the Alaska Peninsula. He's been writing his own songs since the '60s. "It's a way I can express what I'm feeling," he says. "It cleanses me, that's what it does." On Thursday, May 19, 2014, Stephens could be heard playing "Arrow of the Light" in Mountain View's Davis Park.
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- Alcohol & Me: Barry Hetlet
- Runtime
- 5:15
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Anchorage Police Officer Barry Hetlet patrols the downtown and Fairview districts of the city from 11 p.m to 9 a.m. four days a week. Hetlet describes his work and shares his thoughts about a side of the city many never see. Hetlet and other APD mid-shift officers were photographed over several nights in 2013 and 2014. (Video / Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News)
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- Mud Factor
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Nearly 7,000 people participated in the Mud Factor "Seriously Fun, 5K Obstacle Run" at Kincaid Park on Sunday, June 8, 2014.
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- Partly cloudy: Views from the Chugach
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- A time-lapse video explores the clouds as they roll over the peaks of Chugach State Park and over the city of Anchorage on June 2, 2014, from about 8-10 p.m. Photographs were made on top of Blueberry Hill with views of Flattop Mountain and Powerline Valley. (Video by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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- Alcohol & Me: John Binkley
- Runtime
- 6:42
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- As a state senator 25 years ago, John Binkley filed a several bills to combat fetal alcohol syndrome in Alaska. He describes an encounter that he says inspired his actions.
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- Alcohol & Me: Terri Telkamp
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Probation officer Terri Telkamp has a unique approach to her work in Barrow. She suspects many people who wind up on her caseload are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, and has adapted in ways she hopes will lessen the likelihood that felons will reoffend. (Video by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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- Alcohol & Me: Michael Jeffery
- Runtime
- 6:45
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Barrow judge Michael Jeffery has made several changes to the way he runs his court to try to provide fair treatment for defendants who may be affected by a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. (Video by Marc Lester and Kyle Hopkins / Anchorage Daily News)
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- Stop The Violence rally and walk
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- A "Stop The Violence" rally and walk through the heart of Mountain View was held on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in response to the recent shooting death of 15-year-old Precious "Nae-Nae" Alex who died while asleep in an Anchorage bedroom.
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- Kulluk tow connection parts from Aiviq (File video)
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Video clip of the Kulluk tow connection parting from the Aiviq that was shown during the Coast Guard's formal marine casualty investigation hearing on Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Anchorage.
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- Alcohol & Me: Art Ivanoff
- Runtime
- 3:56
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Art Ivanoff remembers his best friend, Gregory Jack, on the day of Jack's memorial service at Bean's Cafe. Ivanoff, who Jack called "Big Man," were inseparable, he says. Jack's body was found on a warehouse loading dock just blocks from Bean's in March 2014. (Video by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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- Anchorage Cabela's
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Cabela's the "World's Foremost Outfitter" of hunting, fishing, and outdoor gear will celebrate the grand opening of its Anchorage store, the company's first in Alaska, on Thursday, April 10, 2014.
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- Q&A: Senator proposes free pregnancy tests in 'war' on FASD
- Runtime
- 4:22
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Senate Finance co-chair Pete Kelly, who says he is declaring war on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Alaska, this week described his plan of attack. The tactics include free pregnancy tests in Alaska bars and restaurants and multi-million dollar media FASD awareness blitz. Read the full interview at http://bit.ly/1kWvK30.
Interview and video by Kyle Hopkins, khopkins@adn.com. Edited by Marc Lester, mlester@adn.com. On Twitter: @adn_kylehopkins and @marclesterphoto.
Read more Daily News special coverage of alcohol in Alaska at adn.com/alcohol.
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- Alcohol & Me: Devon Hilts
- Runtime
- 9:39
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Like many teens, Devon Hilts was anxious about moving out on her own and starting college after her high school graduation in Seldovia. What she overcame was less commonplace. In this video, Devon and Laurel discuss the challenges fetal alcohol syndrome presented in Devon's formative years and those that will continue into adulthood. (Video / Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News)
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- Watch Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey realize he won
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- He didn't know it at first, but Willow dog musher Dallas Seavey had won the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, running with his dogs into the 1,000-mile race's finish in Nome less than three minutes in the lead, the second-closest finish ever. (Casey Grove/Anchorage Daily News)
(Note: Video cuts out at end due to cold freezing iPhone)
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- Aliy Zirkle mushes into Unalakleet, wins Gold Coast Award
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- As the first musher to arrive in Unalakleet in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Aliy Zirkle won $2,500 worth of Nome-area gold. (Casey Grove/Anchorage Daily News)
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- 5th Avenue and Karluk Street shooting
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Jennifer Castro of the Anchorage Police public affairs unit describes the department's response to the scene of a shooting just east of Karluk Street along 5th Avenue in Anchorage on Monday, March 10, 2014.
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- Jeff King mushes toward Safety, then Nome
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Jeff King left White Mountain leading the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race with his fifth first-place finish all but locked up. Here he is mushing from White Mountain to Safety, the last checkpoint before the finish in Nome. (Casey Grove/Anchorage Daily News)
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- Jeff King: 'I've been here before. Things are going great, but they don't always stay great'
- Runtime
- 4:43
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- With nearly an hour lead in White Mountain, four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Jeff King is 77 miles away from another win, which would tie Rick Swenson for the most first-place finishes ever. "I've been here before. Things are going great, but they don't always stay great," he said. (Casey Grove/Anchorage Daily News)
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- Raw video: Iditarod leader Jeff King arrives in White Mountain, 77 miles from a 5th title
- Runtime
- 12:25
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Pulling into White Mountain, 77 miles from Nome and his fifth Iditarod win, Jeff King talked to reporters after bedding down his dogs. (Casey Grove/Anchorage Daily News)
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- Dallas Seavey in Kaltag
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- After an eight-hour layover in Kaltag, Dallas Seavey talks about his chances of catching the leaders in the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the successes and failures of his type of dog team and thanks his supporters.
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- Hold tight! Take a wild sled dog ride with 4-time Iditarod champ Jeff King
- Runtime
- 4:05
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- The 2014 Iditarod trail includes some of the toughest mushing in the history of the race, veterans said. Especially early along the trail, mushers were battered and bruised on snowless ground. Four-time winner Jeff King shot this footage using a helmet cam between Rainy Pass, in the Alaska Range, and the Rohn checkpoint on Monday, March 3. The video was provided to the Anchorage Daily News (adn.com/Iditarod) by Iditarod Insider (www.iditarod.com.) The talk of the trail this year, it's one of the first-ever looks at what a musher sees while crossing some of the trickiest corners of the 1,000-mile race.
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For more on the race, including additional Jeff King footage and other exclu...
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- Sled dogs howl as Aliy Zirkle departs Takotna
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- As Aliy Zirkle prepared to leave the Takotna checkpoint on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, after her mandatory 24-hour break, husband and kennel partner Allen Moore helped her look over the dogs, then told the team to "fire up," leading them in a howl that got the rest of the dogs in the village howling, too.
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- "Mushing Mortician" injured during 2014 Iditarod
- Runtime
- 5:20
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Iditarod Musher Scott Janssen, who is also a funeral director, says he made it through dangerous trail conditions in the Dalzell Gorge and on the Farewell Burn, but was forced to scratch after slipping on ice and injuring his foot. Janssen describes the events before he was rescued by an Air National Guard helicopter. He spoke from his Anchorage home on March 5, 2014.
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- 2014 Iditarod musher Charley Bejna in the Farewell Burn
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Iditarod rookie Charley Bejna of Addison, Illinois, talks about the trail conditions from the Farewell Burn during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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- 2014 Iditarod rookie Christian Turner, from Australia, in Nikolai
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- After a stretch of trail that veteran Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers called the worst they'd ever seen, Australian rookie Christian Turner talks about surviving the stretch from Rohn to Nikolai and sends a message to his family, friends and fans back home.
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- Jake Berkowitz scratches from Iditarod 2014
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Stuck next to his broken sled, veteran Iditarod musher Jake Berkowitz describes what led to his scratching from this year's race on March 4, 2014. Snowless conditions on the Farewell Burn led to several mushers removing themselves from the competition.
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- MDA Alaska vandalism
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Kristin George, president of the MDA Alaska board of directors, talks about the damage done to the MDA Alaska office on Fireweed Lane on Monday, March 3, 2014. Anchorage Police have remanded a juvenile suspect in the Sunday morning vandalism.
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- Iditarod Mushers answer Anchorage Daily News reader questions
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- The 2014 Iditarod is off and running. Right before the race, we asked readers if they had questions they'd like us to ask their favorite mushers. Here are three questions, and three answers from Aliy Zirkle, Mike Ellis and Kristy Berington. Video by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News
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- Martin Buser on starting fast
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- The 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has just begun, and once again four-time Champion Martin Buser is making a big move, rushing ahead of the pack with little rest. We spoke with the Big Lake musher just before the race about the tactic, which he tested last year, and his current roster of Olympian-themed sled dogs. Video by Kyle Hopkins / Anchorage Daily News
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- Willow Iditarod restart flyby
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Flying with Talkeetna Air Taxi, in a Robinson R44 helicopter over the restart of the 2014 Iditarod in Willow. (Casey Grove/Anchorage Daily News)
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- Mitch Seavey sled-cam 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonial start
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- 16:59
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Take a tour through Anchorage, Alaska, from the sled of two-time Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey and Idita-Rider John Radtke during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
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- Marilyn Pierce-Bulger: Why an FASD diagnosis is important
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, a nurse practitioner working with one of Alaska's six fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic teams, talks about why a diagnosis is vital.
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- Alcohol & Me: Helen Benson
- Runtime
- 6:39
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Helen Benson's daughter was diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Anchorage. Helen shares her story. (Video by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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- Hide and Horn Auction
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Auctioneer Arnie Hrncir works the Fur Rondy crowd gathered for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's annual Hide and Horn Auction on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014.
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- Junior National Ski Jumping
- Runtime
- 0:05
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- The team jumping competition portion of the USSA Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Junior Nationals was held on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at the Karl Eid Ski Jumps in Anchorage.
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- Alcohol & Me: Heidi and Jared Case
- Runtime
- 9:35
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Heidi and Jared Case's son was diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Anchorage in 2012. They share their experiences from their home in Utah. (Video by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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- Alcohol & Me: Deb Evensen
- Runtime
- 5:09
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Deb Evensen has been educating school districts and other organizations about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders for more than 30 years in Alaska and beyond. She shares a few things she wants every Alaskan to know about FASD. (Video by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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- South Fork house fire
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Anchorage Fire Department Capt. Steve Kostlin of Station 11 in Eagle River describes the scene of a house fire in South Fork on Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014.
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- Egil Ellis dog sled view of the 2014 ExxonMobil Open
- Runtime
- 20:34
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News
View of the trail from the dog sled of Egil Ellis, a 5-time winner of the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship and a 7-time winner of ExxonMobil Open, who drove his sprint dog team to a second place finish on Day 2 of the ExxonMobil Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.
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- Paws & Taws square dancing group
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News
The Paws & Taws square dancing group performed inside the community center during the Willow Winter Carnival, a two weekend event, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. The dance group meets every Friday evening at the Salvation Army in Palmer.
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- Snowslide Gulch avalanche
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Aerial view of the massive Snowslide Gulch avalanche on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, that covered the Richardson Highway near Keystone Canyon last week closing road access to the city of Valdez, Alaska.
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- Keystone Canyon avalanche flyover
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News
Aerial view of the receding flood waters covering the Richardson Highway on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, where ice removable has begun at Mile 16. The massive avalanche from Snowslide Gulch near Keystone Canyon and the Lowe River has closed road access to Valdez, Alaska.
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- Franz Bakery
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Bread making at the Franz Bakery off Spenard Road in Anchorage on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014.
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- Alcohol & Me: Larry Berg
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Larry Berg submits breath samples to an alcohol monitor in his home twice a day as he awaits a court hearing on his fourth DUI charge, he says. Berg explains how his drinking has affected his life, his job and his future. (Video by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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- New Year's partiers guess their blood alcohol content
- Runtime
- 4:17
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Five Anchorage people, who were celebrating New Year's Eve 2013-14 in downtown Anchorage, take a guess at their blood alcohol content. We test it with a store-bought device. None said they intended to drive that night. (Video by Marc Lester and Kyle Hopkins / Anchorage Daily News)
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- Alcohol & Me: George McBee
- Runtime
- 6:02
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- George McBee, who works at Bean's Cafe in Anchorage, knows what it's like to be homeless on Anchorage streets. (Video by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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- Wasilla Burglary Suspect
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Wasilla burglar caught on camera, ID sought.
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- Meet Holly Brooks, your online ski instructor
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Holly Brooks is an Olympian and ski coach who moved to Alaska to ski. Nordic skiing is affordable and Anchorage's extensive trail system makes it very accessible. She will cover classic skiing, skate skiing and the equipment in this series (Anne Raup/Anchorage Daily News)
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- Beginning Classic skiing
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Holly Brooks teaches the beginning techniques for classic skiing. In this lesson she covers poling and weight shift motions. (Anne Raup/Anchorage Daily News)
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- Double Pole
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Holly Brooks teaches double polling technique used for higher speeds on flats and downhills. (Anne Raup/Anchorage Daily News)
