Rebecca Palsha

Anchorage

Senior Anchor and Investigative Reporter at KTUU-TV (Anchorage, AK)

Senior Anchor and Investigative Reporter at KATH-TV (Juneau, AK)

Senior Anchor and Investigative Reporter at KTVA-TV (Anchorage, AK)

Senior Anchor and Investigative Reporter at KYES-TV (Anchorage, AK)

Senior Anchor and Investigative Reporter at KSCT-TV (Juneau, AK)

Edward R. Murrow award winner. Assistant news director, Anchor, Senior Reporter @AKNewsNow Reports on climate change, politics, cannabis. #ONAWLA 2021

Articles

‘If not this, what?‘: Assembly drops plan to hold parents liable for students with guns in schools

2 weeks ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Rebecca Palsha

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After facing pushback, East Anchorage Assembly member Karen Bronga will postpone indefinitely her ordinance making parents legally responsible if their student brings a deadly weapon to school. The ordinance was scheduled for public testimony Tuesday night as part of the Assembly’s regularly-scheduled public hearings. “I was not going to see support from my peers to get it across the line,” Bronga said.
Alaska’s general crime rate rises while rapes drop

Sep 26, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Rebecca Palsha

ShareANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - New state data shows Alaska’s overall violent crime rate continues to fall, following national trends across the country that have trended downward since the coronavirus pandemic spike. The number of criminal offenses reported in Alaska has increased and the state’s reported crime rate also increased, according to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program summary for 2023.
New legislation challenges CDC rule on dogs traveling into Alaska

Sep 19, 2024 | msn.com | Rebecca Palsha

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New legislation challenges CDC rule on dogs traveling into Alaska

Sep 19, 2024 | msn.com | Rebecca Palsha

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‘They took my girl’s life’: Family wants answers after 16-year-old daughter dies in police shooting

Aug 14, 2024 | ky3.com | Rebecca Palsha |Jordan Gartner

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A family in Alaska says the police department killed their teen daughter just a month after they celebrated her 16th birthday. Easter Leafa turned 16 in July but she died Tuesday night in a shooting involving Anchorage police - the same week she was going to start her junior year of high school at Bettye Davis East High. “They took my girl’s life,” her mother, also named Easter Leafa, said.
‘They took my girl’s life’: Family wants answers after 16-year-old daughter dies in police shooting

Aug 14, 2024 | fox5vegas.com | Rebecca Palsha

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A family in Alaska says the police department killed their teen daughter just a month after they celebrated her 16th birthday. Easter Leafa turned 16 in July but she died Tuesday night in a shooting involving Anchorage police - the same week she was going to start her junior year of high school at Bettye Davis East High. “They took my girl’s life,” her mother, also named Easter Leafa, said.
Police arrest Anchorage suspect in fatal hit-and-run

Jun 8, 2024 | alaskasnewssource.com | Rebecca Palsha

Anchorage police arrested a man in connection to a fatal hit-and-run that led to a short road closure Monday night.
Nature enthusiast killed by moose while taking photos in Alaska

May 21, 2024 | wesh.com | Rebecca Palsha

Dale Chorman, a nature enthusiast and experienced wildlife photographer, was tragically killed this weekend when a moose charged at him on his property. "Dale was already on the ground and the moose was standing over Dale," said Tom Kizzia, a friend of the victim. Chorman had taken photos of a mother moose giving birth on his property earlier in the day. He returned with a different friend to see if they could find the moose for more pictures.
Nature enthusiast killed by moose while taking photos in Alaska

May 21, 2024 | wlwt.com | Rebecca Palsha

Dale Chorman, a nature enthusiast and experienced wildlife photographer, was tragically killed this weekend when a moose charged at him on his property. "Dale was already on the ground and the moose was standing over Dale," said Tom Kizzia, a friend of the victim. Chorman had taken photos of a mother moose giving birth on his property earlier in the day. He returned with a different friend to see if they could find the moose for more pictures.
Wildlife photographer identified as man killed by moose: ‘He died doing what he loved most’

May 21, 2024 | wtoc.com | Rebecca Palsha |Emily Van de Riet

HOMER, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) – The man killed by a moose in Alaska this weekend was identified as a well-known wildlife photographer who “knew the risks,” his son said. Family members of 70-year-old Dale Chorman said he died “doing what he loved most” – photographing wildlife. Chorman was killed Sunday after being charged and kicked by a female moose, known as a cow moose, that had just given birth. Chorman was able to snap a few pictures of the mother moose giving birth.