Megan Pacer
Digital reporter/producer
Anchorage, AK
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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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The body of a 35-year-old man that rangers were searching for has been found on Denali.
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The tripod is officially out on the Tanana River and this year’s Nenana Ice Classic has come to a close.
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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.
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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.
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The man arrested after a several-hour standoff at a downtown Anchorage hotel on Friday now faces a charge of terroristic threatening.
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Police arrested two men after finding a body hidden in a northeast Anchorage home over the weekend.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Former Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers, who retired from the Alaska Supreme Court in 2020, died on Thursday. He was 67.
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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.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy will deliver his fourth State of the State address on Tuesday.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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State case data shows a 66% increase in new cases this past week compared to the week before.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Anchorage health officials say a case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in an Anchorage resident.
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The board of trustees for the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. has removed Executive Director Angela Rodell.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has officially announced that she is seeking reelection to the U.S. Senate.
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Nicholas Begich III, the grandson of a former U.S. Representative for Alaska, has officially filed to run against Rep. Don Young in 2022.
Alaska reported 877 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and six additional COVID-related deaths. Hospitalizations remain high as well.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This year's Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,114, according to the Alaska Department of Revenue.
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Top health officials describe threats, attacks against health care and public health workers.
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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.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of a “drug kingpin” associated with the Sinaloa Cartel operating out of Sonora, Mexico.
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.
Alaska reports two additional COVID-19 deaths and sets another new record for the number of people hospitalized with the virus.
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.
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.
Over the weekend, the state tied its previous record for the highest number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 at one time — 151.
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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.
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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.
Searchers continued looking throughout the week until the discovery Friday.
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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.
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Musher Aliy Zirkle gave an account of the accident that forced her to scratch from her last Iditarod race this year.
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The second-place finish makes Jacoby poised to become the first ever Alaskan to make the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
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Former Republican Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux has been indicted on five charges of voter misconduct. She pleaded not guilty to all five charges on Thursday.
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A volcano in the Aleutian Islands is under a warning alert after erupting Tuesday night.
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