Nolin Ainsworth

5 days ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Nolin Ainsworth

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In one of his last — if not final — interviews as the leader of the University of Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball team, Ryan McCarthy spoke about the person who will replace him. True to form, McCarthy’s response did not mince words. “You’re going to have to give your life to this program, because I did,” said McCarthy, the sixth-winningest active coach (.801) in Division II women’s basketball.

1 week ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Nolin Ainsworth

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show returned to the Menard Center in Wasilla this weekend. Over three days, thousands of Alaskans snaked their way through the rows of outdoor goods and services booths, which filled every square inch of the sports complex. All told, almost 200 vendors participated, according to the event’s sponsor, MATSU Events. “All the customers love coming just because there’s so much variety,” MATSU Events owner Matt Rowley said.

2 weeks ago | kktv.com | Nolin Ainsworth |Quinn White |Dorothy Sedovic

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A famous reindeer in Alaska has died as authorities investigate security footage of someone spraying an unknown substance in his pen. Star was euthanized on Tuesday due to his “serious deteriorating health.” The reindeer was eight years old. “We had hoped he would survive, but that was not the case,” said Star’s caretaker, Albert Whitehead. Star is the seventh reindeer Whitehead has cared for. His reindeer have become a fixture of downtown Anchorage.

2 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Nolin Ainsworth |Quinn White |Dorothy Sedovic

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A famous reindeer in Alaska has died as authorities investigate security footage of someone spraying an unknown substance in his pen. Star was euthanized on Tuesday due to his “serious deteriorating health.” The reindeer was eight years old. “We had hoped he would survive, but that was not the case,” said Star’s caretaker, Albert Whitehead. Star is the seventh reindeer Whitehead has cared for. His reindeer have become a fixture of downtown Anchorage.

4 weeks ago | fox5vegas.com | Nolin Ainsworth

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A pilot and two children have been found alive after the plane they were on went down over the weekend. Alaska State Troopers said the group was on a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser on Sunday before it reportedly crashed in Tustumena Lake. Good Samaritans helped rescue the trio after rescue volunteers spotted the plane’s wreckage in the lake near the toe of a glacier.