Ashlyn O'Hara
ReporterPrior to joining KDLL's news team in May 2024, O'Hara spent nearly four years reporting for the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai. Before that, she was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a statehouse reporter for the Columbia Missourian and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. You can reach her at aohara@kdll.org
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Voters narrowly killed an effort to sell the city’s electric utility to Homer Electric Association during a special election two years ago. -
Seward residents debate the future of the city-owned electric utility — again. Plus, what would a federal government shutdown mean for Alaska? -
One candidate has suspended his campaign, another is battling the borough in federal court over public access and the third is a retired school principal looking to dip his toe into local politics. -
Three candidates will be on the ballot for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly's Soldotna seat. University of Alaska Anchorage researchers seeks proposals for community projects that would benefit from artificial intelligence. Plus, thousands of Alaskans could see health insurance subsidies go up absent Congressional intervention.
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Alaska State Troopers fatally shoot a man at an Anchor Point campground. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski criticizes the Federal Communications Commission chairman over comments about "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Plus, Katmai National Park's annual "Fat Bear Week" competition boasts fans around the globe.
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Troopers say 30-year-old Tyler Moyer, of Anchorage, was wanted on a $50,000 felony arrest warrant. -
For both the teachers’ union and the support staff union, the district is proposing a three year contract that includes a 2.5% pay raise the first year and a 1% pay raise for each of the next two years. That’s less than what the two unions asked for. -
Two hikers suffer non-life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a brown bear in Seward. Plus, Alaska medical providers make sense of conflicting vaccine guidance.
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Alaska State Troopers say the hikers were roughly a quarter of a mile up the Exit Glacier Trail when they were attacked. Both sustained non-life-threatening injuries after fighting off the bear. -
The Alaska LNG Project nets two more agreements as project owners prepare to make a final development decision. Plus, one Alaska centenarian shares secrets to a happy life.
