Nolin Ainsworth
Digital Reporter/Producer
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Nolin is a digital reporter/producer for Alaska's News Source.
Nolin served as a sports reporter in Juneau for three years.
Nolin wrote many memorable stories for the Juneau Empire, including the tale of Juneau's four-time Guinness World Record holder and his record-setting tongue.
He has a keen interest in Southeast Alaska sports, looking forward every winter to covering basketball season and the long-running Lions Club Gold Medal Tournament.
He hopes to one day pen a book on the times and travels of Dr. Walter Soboleff, or at least remember to write postcards every November in honor of him.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 7:23 AM AKDT
|By Nolin Ainsworth and Debra Worley
Two people from Tennessee who were visiting Alaska were reported missing last week after not checking out of their vacation rental or making their return flight home.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 7:45 AM AKDT
|By Paul Choate, Nolin Ainsworth, Georgina Fernandez and Gray News staff
At least two structures were swept up into rushing waters, and other structures were evacuated on Saturday after the flooding event filled Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River to dangerously high levels.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2023 at 12:17 PM AKDT
|By Joe Cadotte and Nolin Ainsworth
The occupants of a helicopter that crashed Thursday on the North Slope are presumed to be deceased, officials say.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:40 PM AKDT
|By Nolin Ainsworth and Gray News staff
Surveillance video shows the moose sniffing around the concession stand before following its nose to a nearby tray of popcorn left by the trash can.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 5:05 PM AKDT
|By Nolin Ainsworth
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill on Friday that could accelerate the processing of thousands of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) cases.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 2:16 PM AKDT
|By Nolin Ainsworth
Two people died in a head-on collision on Wednesday evening on the Parks Highway, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 11:05 AM AKST
|By Paul Choate, Tim Rockey, Shannon Cole and Nolin Ainsworth
An infant for whom an Amber Alert was issued has been found safe in Anchorage and the suspect in the kidnapping — and a related homicide — has been arrested.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 5:34 PM AKST
|By Nolin Ainsworth
A regional drug task force in Southeast Alaska arrested several individuals last week after intercepting a large amount of methamphetamine on an Alaska ferry bound for Juneau.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 7:10 AM AKST
|By Nolin Ainsworth
Earthquakes in the Nenana Basin strike longer and harder when they enter the region, according to researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 6:06 PM AKST
|By Nolin Ainsworth
The U.S. military in Alaska deployed “military assets” to survey the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, according to Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:14 PM AKST
|By Nolin Ainsworth
Five white supremacist gang members and accomplices were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole this week.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 5:32 AM AKST
|By Nolin Ainsworth
Most of the network issues had been fixed by Sunday afternoon, according to a GCI spokesperson, with some areas still needing attention, and 911 access “has been largely restored statewide.”
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:09 PM AKST
|By Nolin Ainsworth
The Don Young Recognition Act was signed into law on Thursday, according to a joint press release by Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 9:09 PM AKST
|By Nolin Ainsworth
The Parks Highway was shut in both directions as authorities tended to a fatal crash near Willow, according to the Department of Public Safety.