Marc Lester
Alaska Dispatch News
Anchorage, AK, United States
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Photos: It’s sink or be sunk for UAA students playing Canoe Battleship
The Canoe Battleship competition was one of several homecoming-themed activities happening at UAA this week. → Read More
Anchorage’s Nordstrom closes its doors for the last time
The closure of the downtown staple for upscale fashion leaves a retail hole. → Read More
Photos: U.S. Attorney General William Barr and Sen. Lisa Murkowski visit Western Alaska
They visited residents and officials in Bethel and Napaskiak at the end of Barr’s multi-day tour of the state. → Read More
A look at the 2019 Iditarod from start to finish
Peter Kaiser won the race in Nome, with a time of 9 days, 12 hours, 39 minutes and 6 seconds. → Read More
'Like Pieces of a Puzzle.' The Story Behind That Dramatic Alaska Earthquake Aerial Photo
Marc Lester knew the Anchorage earthquake was big. With roads gridlocked, he hopped in a plane for a better view of the damage. → Read More
Watch: Bluegrass jam hits the streets of Midtown Anchorage
Weekly lunchtime gathering brings musicians together. → Read More
Mesmerizing: Watch as clouds roll, drift and swirl over Anchorage in this timelapse
A time lapse video captures the view from Eagle River, the Hillside, Point Woronzof and more. → Read More
In Anchorage, spreading a positive message at schools before classes kick off
Kind words written near the entryways of a dozen Anchorage schools will greet students when classes begin Monday. → Read More
Take a look around the only cruise ship scheduled to visit Anchorage this season
Holland America's 780-foot Zaandam will call on the Port of Anchorage 10 times. → Read More
Photos: Anchorage students lead March for Our Lives
The rally and march on the Delaney Park Strip was part of a day of demonstrations nationwide against gun violence. → Read More
Photos: 10 windy and wonderful winter views of Seward, Alaska
Residents of the Resurrection Bay city saw blowing snow and choppy seas this week. → Read More
Photos: U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships begin in Anchorage
Freestyle races kick off the first day of racing at Kincaid Park. → Read More
Photos: State volleyball championship tournament begins in Anchorage
West High School hosts schools from all over Alaska for 3A and 4A matches. → Read More
Photos: Quyana Alaska celebrates traditional Native dance
The two-night cultural gathering featuring dance groups from several Native traditions has been a part of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention since 1982. → Read More
Video: Anchorage photographer’s dog portraits raise money for Houston hurricane victims
Anchorage pet photographer hopes to helps animals affected by Hurricane Harvey. → Read More
Watch: Take a tour of Great Northern Cannabis on harvest day
Growers call it a perpetual cycle. Hundreds of marijuana plants are cut and trimmed for drying as others begin flowering stage. → Read More
Alaska State Troopers' dogs graduate from drug detection training
Six dogs are now trained to detect heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine with troopers. One more will work with the Department of Corrections. → Read More
Video: Explore the beauty of the spring tide on Turnagain Arm
Turnagain Arm can be a magical place to watch the ice drift, the tide roll in and out, and the seasons change. → Read More
Volunteers assemble 'rescue kits' in hopes of preventing overdose deaths
In the storage room of a Wasilla boutique, 35 volunteers worked a makeshift assembly line, putting together hundreds of kits to fight heroin overdose in Alaska and hoping to save lives. → Read More
Town Square vigil draws hundreds in support of immigrants in Alaska
Faith leaders in Anchorage encouraged kindness in response as a response to policy uncertainty → Read More