KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening News — Aug. 17, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published August 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM AKDT

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A brown bear attacks a woman near Anchorage. Scientists float a new tool to study the impacts of ocean acidity on Bering Sea crabs. Plus, the next installment in Alaska Public Media's interview series with candidates for governor.

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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