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  • 2 months ago | adn.com | Chris Bieri |Josh Reed |Emily Goodykoontz

    Verona Williams spotted her daughter’s bright shoes in the distance and rose to her feet in the stands. “Let’s go Analina! Let’s go baby!” she yelled. “Let’s go, let’s go!”Her daughter, eighth grader Analina Henderson, cruised toward the finish line. Moments later, Henderson jogged over to the stands, where she received some words of encouragement and a congratulatory hug from her mom before joining her teammates on the Begich Middle School track and field team.

  • 2 months ago | adn.com | Emily Goodykoontz

    Several Alaska Head Start programs were thrust into confusion and uncertainty this month when a federal regional office was abruptly shuttered as part of sweeping layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by the Trump administration. The Head Start Region 10 Office in Seattle oversaw more than 70 federally funded Head Start programs across Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

  • 2 months ago | yahoo.com | Emily Goodykoontz

    Apr. 4—Editor's note: This story was updated Friday to add further comments from UAA Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Deanne Woodard. Some University of Alaska Anchorage students are pushing back on a recently announced "reorganization" of the Native Student Services program, saying the changes will ultimately dismantle a program that's critical for Native students.

  • 2 months ago | adn.com | Emily Goodykoontz

    Some University of Alaska Anchorage students are pushing back on a recently announced “reorganization” of the Native Student Services program, saying the changes will ultimately dismantle a program that’s critical for Native students.

  • Mar 28, 2025 | adn.com | Emily Goodykoontz

    A 21-year-old Sutton man accused of fatally shooting his father Thursday evening faces murder and other charges. Alaska State Troopers found 56-year-old Nicholas Wells dead in the driver’s seat of an SUV while conducting a welfare check at a residence on North Jonesville Mine Road, troopers investigator Kenton Mayfield wrote in an affidavit in support of the criminal complaint.

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Emily Goodykoontz
Emily Goodykoontz @sharkasaurusX
5 Nov 24

RT @kylehopkinsAK: In other election news, @adndotcom just became Alaska’s only unionized newsroom 🖊️ 🗡️

Emily Goodykoontz
Emily Goodykoontz @sharkasaurusX
5 Nov 24

We just won our union election by an overwhelming majority! I am so proud of my colleagues @adndotcom... We've worked so hard for this win!

AnchorageNewsGuild
AnchorageNewsGuild @ancnewsguild

We did it! A majority of @adndotcom newsroom staff voted to unionize. The @nlrbgov counted our ballots today via Zoom after receiving a few mail-in ballots. This makes the ADN the only unionized newsroom in Alaska. Thank you for your support! #ADNunited https://t.co/abn35JYFs7

Emily Goodykoontz
Emily Goodykoontz @sharkasaurusX
13 Sep 24

RT @nyguild: Voluntary recognition or not, this group is already a union. They will win this fight.