Kyle Hopkins is special projects editor of the Anchorage Daily News. Through 2020, he is working with ProPublica on a project as part of the Local Reporting Network. Contact him at khopkins@adn.com.
The woman received hundreds of “uncomfortable” texts from Alaska’s attorney general, leading to his resignation, and says Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s staff knew of the misconduct for months but no investigation began until a whistleblower appeared.
A Kenai jury heard from a second woman who said Carmen Perzechino assaulted her in a vehicle. It was the first felony jury trial held in Alaska since March.
As scandals force Alaska politicians to resign, nowhere have the accusations been more severe than a remote rural district where male leaders are proving to be part of the very problems they’re supposed to be solving.
Ethan Berkowitz has so far refused to answer questions about whether he sent inappropriate messages to a news anchor during work time or using city resources.
An Eagle River woman said she went to an Anchorage TV station Friday for an interview about her book. Before she left, comments she made about Ethan Berkowitz — which she now says were incorrect because of a misunderstanding — triggered a series of events that included a death threat and his admission of a relationship with an anchor at the station.
Berkowitz’s resignation takes effect on Oct. 23.
In 2018, Jody Potts was the target of misconduct from then-Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott. He resigned two days later, but the details of what happened have never been publicly told until now.
An investigation by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found Kevin Clarkson texted a woman 558 times in one month, repeatedly commenting on her appearance and asking her to come to his house.
Kevin Clarkson texted a much-younger state employee to come to his house at least 18 times, often using kiss emoji and commenting on her appearance. He’s been on unpaid leave for weeks, but the state never told the public he was gone, or why.
In an isolated and sparsely populated region of Alaska, there were five domestic violence homicides in 10 days. The pandemic has limited emergency services, and without shelters, many say, these deaths are no surprise.
Ricki Dahlin turned to a life of crime and drug addiction after being sexually abused as a child. “We’re broken. We’re trying to fix ourselves.”
Nearly seven years ago, Cathleen stepped on a fishing boat expecting a week of hard work and good pay. Within hours of leaving shore, the captain began to touch her.
