Russian bombers approach Alaska for second straight day

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 [Alaska News]( [Obituaries]( [Politics]( [Outdoors]( [Opinions]( [Sports]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Russian bombers approach Alaska for second straight day]( An AWACS radar plane was launched to track the bombers, officials said, but no fighters were launched for an intercept this time. [Chris Klint]( [Woman dead, boyfriend wounded in South Anchorage gunfire]( Investigators “believe they have made contact with everyone involved,” police said, and are not seeking any suspects. [Chris Klint]( [Bill O'Reilly is out at Fox News following allegations of sexual harassment]( The top-rated host has said he has been unfairly targeted by the allegations because of his public prominence. Paul Farhi, The Washington Post [Another Anchorage footbridge collapses, this one on Campbell Creek trail]( The bridge, located on the west side of the Seward Highway near the Peanut Farm, connects the trail on either side of the highway. [Devin Kelly]( [Former 'dirtbag' climber tells Alaska mountaineering stories in new podcast]( With his recently released series “The Firn Line,” Evan Phillips -- best known for fronting the rock band The Whipsaws -- is telling the stories of climbers who inspired him as well as a new generation of trailblazers. [Chris Bieri]( [The Arctic Ocean has become a garbage trap for billions of pieces of plastic]( Chris Mooney, The Washington Post [Ivanka Trump secures her global brand, now from a White House base]( Danny Hakim, Rachel Abrams, The New York Times [Alaska House and Senate dig in deeper in overtime as governor offers help]( [Nathaniel Herz]( [Sound spot shrimp are back -- why buy farmed?]( [Steve Edwards]( [Photos: Last Frontier Honor Flight of Alaska veterans departs for D.C.]( [Erik Hill]( © 2016 Alaska Dispatch Publishing. All rights reserved. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Alaska Dispatch · 300 W. 31st Ave. · Anchorage, AK 99503 · USA