KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening Newscast: Aug. 26, 2025

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published August 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM AKDT

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A woman is mauled by a bear while jogging in Kenai. A former Homer firefighter sues the Kenai Peninsula Borough after she says it retaliated against her for reporting discrimination by her boss. Plus, the federal government seizes control of an Anchorage hotel it says was used to distribute illegal drugs.

KDLL Evening Newscast

Ashlyn O'Hara

Prior 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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