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KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening News — Aug. 4, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara
Published August 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM AKDT
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Three people die in unrelated Kenai Peninsula incidents over the last week. Negotiations between the University of Alaska and its newest employee union get off to a rocky start. Plus, the final federal report says the Bering Air plane that crashed into sea ice last year was overweight and experienced severe icing conditions.

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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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