
Emily Goodykoontz
Reporter at Anchorage Daily News
Reporter covering city government @adndotcom. Previously @Oregonian & @registerguard. Handy with words and a Nikon. Send tips to [email protected]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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