Megan Pacer
Digital reporter/producer
Anchorage, AK

Megan is a digital reporter and producer with a background in reporting, photography and pagination at daily and weekly newspapers in Alaska. She graduated from Central Michigan University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in anthropology and journalism and moved to Alaska shortly thereafter. She joined Alaska's News Source in 2021.
Megan has spent the last several years reporting on a wide variety of topics including local government, sports, economic drivers, art, crime and education.
(Photo Credit: Freeze Frame Photography)
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Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 5:59 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
The body of a 35-year-old man that rangers were searching for has been found on Denali.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 8:52 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
The tripod is officially out on the Tanana River and this year’s Nenana Ice Classic has come to a close.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 3:44 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
A Fairbanks man is facing charges of murder and assault in the death of a North Pole man earlier this year, according to charging documents in the case.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 3:51 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Alaska Airlines announced Monday that wearing masks on its planes will be optional, following a federal judge voiding the requirement that masks be worn on all public transit.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 1:56 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
The man arrested after a several-hour standoff at a downtown Anchorage hotel on Friday now faces a charge of terroristic threatening.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 4:17 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer, Joey Klecka and Jordan Gartner
Police arrested two men after finding a body hidden in a northeast Anchorage home over the weekend.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 9:48 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
A natural gas leak at a ConocoPhillips Alaska-operated oilfield on the North Slope is ongoing after being detected more than a week ago, with both the cause and the amount of gas released still unknown.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 9:13 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
A natural gas leak detected last week at a North Slope oilfield operated by ConocoPhillips Alaska is still ongoing. The cause has not yet been identified.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 8:39 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
The natural gas leak that was detected at a North Slope oilfield operated by ConocoPhillips Alaska on Friday is still ongoing, and the cause is still being investigated. The company evacuated employees from the area on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 9:57 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Former Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers, who retired from the Alaska Supreme Court in 2020, died on Thursday. He was 67.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 6:05 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
An Alaska legislative committee has approved a $100,000 contract to hire a third-party law firm to investigate the circumstances around the ousting of Angela Rodell, the former executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 8:18 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire and Megan Pacer
Gov. Mike Dunleavy will deliver his fourth State of the State address on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:01 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Alaska has once again shattered its previous record for the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day, with the state health department reporting more than 6,500 additional infections over the last two days.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 4:37 PM AKST
|By Joey Klecka and Megan Pacer
The state is still trending at near-record numbers when it comes to daily COVID-19 cases, according to the latest release by the state health department, with a five-day combined total of more 10,000 additional COVID-19 infections.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 7:15 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
A doctor in Wasilla has been sentenced to close to three years in federal prison for illegally prescribing narcotics to patients, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 5:12 PM AKST
|By Tim Rockey and Megan Pacer
The state of Alaska reported more than 5,500 additional COVID-19 infections over the last two days, breaking the previous record for the highest number of cases reported in a single day that had last been set on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 4:28 PM AKST
|By Tim Rockey and Megan Pacer
Alaska reported more than 3,500 additional COVID-19 infections over the last two days, breaking the single-day case record previously set during the delta variant surge.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 10:59 AM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Edward B. Rasmuson, the chairman emeritus of the Alaskan foundation and an engaged philanthropist who served on myriad boards, has died at the age of 81.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 6:04 PM AKST
|By Joey Klecka and Megan Pacer
Matanuska-Susitna Borough officials declared an emergency disaster declaration Monday after high winds ripped through Southcentral Alaska over the New Year’s weekend and continued into the work week.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 8:33 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
State case data shows a 66% increase in new cases this past week compared to the week before.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 4:01 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Two people from St. Paul Island have been arrested and are accused of killing a 2-year-old boy who was in their care, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 7:16 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer and Sean Maguire
Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer announced during a press conference on Tuesday that he will not be running for reelection along with Gov. Mike Dunleavy in 2022, signaling an end to 30 years in politics.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 7:19 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Alaska reported more than 800 additional COVID-19 infections over the last five days, and the state has now identified a total of five cases of the omicron variant.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 4:43 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Alaska on Wednesday reported the second confirmed case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the state, in an Anchorage resident who had recently traveled out of state.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 at 5:30 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Anchorage health officials say a case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in an Anchorage resident.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 7:10 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer and Sean Maguire
The board of trustees for the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. has removed Executive Director Angela Rodell.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 5:42 PM AKST
|By Megan Pacer
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has officially announced that she is seeking reelection to the U.S. Senate.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 1:54 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Nicholas Begich III, the grandson of a former U.S. Representative for Alaska, has officially filed to run against Rep. Don Young in 2022.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 4:28 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Alaska reported 877 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and six additional COVID-related deaths. Hospitalizations remain high as well.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 3:32 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Interim University of Alaska President Pat Pitney has denied a request from the University of Alaska Fairbanks chancellor to make COVID-19 vaccines a requirement for all in-person students and staff at that campus.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 2:43 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Alaska Day commemorates the official transfer of the former Territory of Alaska from Russia to the United States, which took place on Oct. 18, 1867.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 7:54 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Meet Fat Bear Week's 2021 champion: Otis.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2021 at 4:35 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
As Alaska’s current surge of COVID-19 continues and resources start to run short in hospitals, the state has activated a crisis standards of care document to help guide decision making for 20 hospitals and health care facilities.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 3:33 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
This year's Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,114, according to the Alaska Department of Revenue.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 4:02 PM AKDT
|By Jay Luzardo and Megan Pacer
Top health officials describe threats, attacks against health care and public health workers.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 5:43 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Months after it was the target of a cyberattack that disabled several services, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is providing an update.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 2:55 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer and Jay Luzardo
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of a “drug kingpin” associated with the Sinaloa Cartel operating out of Sonora, Mexico.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 9:16 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday used the strongest language so far to refer to Alaska's current surge in COVID-19 cases, urging residents to get vaccinated as COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high and putting stress on hospitals.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 4:30 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Alaska reports two additional COVID-19 deaths and sets another new record for the number of people hospitalized with the virus.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 6:24 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Two state operated pioneer homes have had a number of new COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks — seven at a facility in Palmer and eight in Fairbanks.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 4:46 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
The state reached another new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations on Thursday, with at least 169 patients, as the delta variant continues to push Alaska's current surge of cases.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 9:35 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Over the weekend, the state tied its previous record for the highest number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 at one time — 151.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 at 2:51 PM AKDT
|By Jay Luzardo, Megan Pacer and Ed Payne
Julie Fair with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the killer whale was able to refloat with the rising tide after getting stuck on the rocky beach.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 2:02 AM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer and Gray News staff
A preliminary 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Aleutian Chain late Wednesday night, generating a small tsunami and prompting a tsunami warning and evacuations for several communities along the Gulf of Alaska coast.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2021 at 12:07 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer and Gilbert Cordova
Searchers continued looking throughout the week until the discovery Friday.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 10:25 PM AKDT
|By Jackie Purcell and Megan Pacer
A landslide has shut down traffic on the Richardson Highway after mud and debris covered the roadway near Paxson at mile marker 187 to 188.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2021 at 8:22 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
Musher Aliy Zirkle gave an account of the accident that forced her to scratch from her last Iditarod race this year.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2021 at 6:08 PM AKDT
|By Austin Sjong and Megan Pacer
The second-place finish makes Jacoby poised to become the first ever Alaskan to make the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 4:46 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire and Megan Pacer
Former Republican Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux has been indicted on five charges of voter misconduct. She pleaded not guilty to all five charges on Thursday.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 1:52 PM AKDT
|By Megan Pacer
A volcano in the Aleutian Islands is under a warning alert after erupting Tuesday night.