Steffi Lee
KTVA 11 News
Contact Steffi
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Steffi:
Anchorage mayor says leaders are working to combat crime
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said the city is working to grow the Anchorage Police Department. → Read More
Police Chief addresses latest crime at Assembly meeting
Chief Justin Doll said the two events from this week are contained and there is no outstanding threat to public safety. → Read More
ASD sees slight increase in four-year graduation rate
Dr. Deena Bishop said the slight increase in the four-year graduation rate is due to schools working to close the achievement gap. → Read More
Community reacts to Butte fire that killed five children
After hearing the news of the trailer home fire in Butte that killed five children, people in the community are doing what they can to help. → Read More
Vandals destroy six surveillance cameras at Nunaka Valley Elementary
In two separate incidents, a total of six surveillance cameras were destroyed at Nunaka Valley Elementary School. → Read More
Fair officials retract statement on Confederate flag merchandise sales
Alaska State Fair asks vendor to cease sales of Confederate flag after it was found in violation of vendor handbook. → Read More
National leader to share results of latest U.S. transgender survey
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, will share statistics from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey and where Alaska's numbers are Tuesday evening. → Read More
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center applies for behavioral health certificate of need
Officials at Mat-Su Regional Medical center have applied to add 36 inpatient beds for adult psychiatric services and substance abuse services within the hospital. → Read More
Mountain View residents meet with Air Force officials over F-22 noise
Air Force officials met with Mountain View residents over proposals to improve the noise of F-22s. → Read More
Sports fishermen voice concerns at commission meeting
Sports fishermen from around the region met in Palmer to voice their concerns about a salmon shortage in the Mat-Su. → Read More
ADN approved to get $1 million loan from The Binkley Company
The Alaska Dispatch News will get a $1 million loan to keep running, while the sale of the paper is pending. → Read More
No decision on ADN bankruptcy hearing, which will continue on Monday
All the judge approved Friday was allowing the paper to use $50,000 to pay workers compensation, reimburse employee expenses and for operations to keep the paper running through the weekend. → Read More
ADN can pay carriers, but no proposed loan agreement made to save the paper
The Alaska Dispatch News and The Binkley Company outlined its reasons for the DIP Financing Agreement to Judge Gary Spraker Thursday, but Spraker only approved a motion to allow ADN to pay $80,000 to its newspaper carriers using its accounts at Northrim Bank. The Binkley Company seeking to buy ADN wants to loan $1 million to the paper for the next few weeks to fund operations and pay for… → Read More
New charges for man accused of strangling woman in Turnagain
Justin Schneider, 33, appears at a bail hearing in Anchorage Jail Court on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. (Nick Swann/KTVA) A grand jury has indicted the man accused of strangling a woman unconscious, then masturbating on her in Anchorage on new charges of kidnapping and assault. Justin Schneider, 33, faces four felony charges and one misdemeanor. Anchorage police say on August 8, officers were called… → Read More
Downtown Improvements Committee wants more community involvement
Touring parts of downtown Anchorage Monday, members of the Downtown Improvements Committee pointed out what areas they wanted to see changed. “We see some disruptive areas, you know,” Sylvia Villamides said during the walk. “But there’s some areas, you see how people care. They’re taking care of their little lot. Their little place that belongs to them.” Villamides said certain blocks have… → Read More
With the ban on the sale of May Day trees, what more can Anchorage do to stop the spread?
Mayday tree, an invasive species to Alaska The European Bird Cherry tree is popular for its white flowers and fragrant smell when the spring bloom hits, but it’s an invasive species crowding out native trees in Anchorage. The Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance this week banning the sale of the trees, commonly known as May Day trees. The ordinance introduced by Assembly member Forrest Dunbar… → Read More
Cost of living, changed retirement system cause teacher recruitment struggles: official
For two days, teachers will get to be students for a change, taking part in the Good Teaching Institute at Bartlett High School in Anchorage. The National Education Association chapter in Alaska hosts it, with a goal of allowing teachers to share ideas they can bring into classrooms with other colleagues. “There’s nothing teachers better than to just be awesome and feel like the most learning is… → Read More
More than 130 people become U.S. citizens at Naturalization Ceremony
Applying to become a U.S. citizen can be a time-consuming, often difficult process, but if you spoke to the people at the Naturalization Ceremony in Anchorage Monday, they would say it was worth it. Nitzia Loaiza, 29, was among the 136 people who took the oath to officially become a U.S. citizen at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the University of Alaska – Anchorage Monday. Loaiza moved to… → Read More
State sets aside $200K for APD to help with Seward Highway patrol
The Anchorage Police Department is getting $200,000 from the state to help with patrolling efforts along the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Indian. The capital budget sets aside the funding with the language, “It is the intent of the Legislature that the Municipality of Anchorage coordinate with the Department of Public Safety to patrol the Seward Highway.” “The $200,000 highlights that we… → Read More
President Donald Trump backs ‘merit-based’ immigration system
President Donald Trump is hoping to change the U.S. immigration system by backing the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, which would create a merit-based program. “The reforms in the RAISE Act will help ensure that newcomers to our wonderful country will be assimilated, will succeed and will achieve the American dream,” Trump said Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by… → Read More