Megan Edge, KTVA 11 News

Megan Edge

KTVA 11 News

Anchorage, AK, United States

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Past articles by Megan:

Controversial painting at UAA gallery sparks ‘spirited discussions’

ANCHORAGE – A painting hanging in an art gallery at the University of Alaska Anchorage has “sparked spirited discussions” about whether or not it’s appropriate to hang at the public university, according to UAA chancellor Tom Case. The painting, “Everything,” by Thomas Chung, makes political and religious statements. It depicts a naked man — actor Chris Evans, who recently appeared as Captain… → Read More

Maggie, the Alaska Zoo's old elephant, is loving retirement

Maggie had a rough life in a small concrete enclosure at the Alaska Zoo. But ever since she was brought to a Northern California wildlife sanctuary in 2007, she's been loving life -- and learning how to be an elephant again. → Read More

2 Anchorage men face federal charges for pointing shotgun at US marshal

Two men were indicted Thursday for pointing a sawed-off shotgun at a U.S. Marshal and then leading police on a chase, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. → Read More

Alaska prisons department says it needs over 100 more employees

In a new report, the Department of Corrections says its needs more than 100 additional employees to function properly, but it doesn't have the personnel budget to back it. → Read More

Former Wrangell doctor gets 20 years in prison for child porn charges

Greg Salard, a 54-year-old former Wrangell doctor, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison, plus a $25,000 fine, for receiving and distributing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. → Read More

Teen struck and killed by vehicle

The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, Alaska State Troopers said. → Read More

Teen struck and killed by vehicle in Wasilla

The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, Alaska State Troopers said. → Read More

Man found dead in Eagle River house fire

A man was found dead after his Eagle River house went up in flames Friday night. The Anchorage Police Department identified the victim as 57-year-old Anthony Fuentes Saturday night. → Read More

New bill would give payouts to wrongfully convicted Alaskans

House Bill 55 is sponsored by state Rep. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, who said the bill was inspired by the Fairbanks Four case, although because they were technically not exonerated, they would not reap the benefits of the bill. → Read More

North Pole man sentenced for trafficking meth and heroin

A 39-year-old North Pole man was sentenced Friday to 13 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin. → Read More

Teens killed Kotzebue man over marijuana and alcohol, police say

The youngest of the three charged in the man's killing told investigators they hid evidence of their crimes in the sea ice of Kotzebue Sound. → Read More

Anchorage police investigating Point Woronzof deaths as double homicide

The person found critically injured at Point Woronzof after the discovery of a body there Thursday morning has died, police say. → Read More

No students injured when school bus crashes in Anchorage

No students were injured in a crash involving a school bus Wednesday afternoon, apparently caused when the driver had "some type of medical emergency," according to police. → Read More

1,000-plus Anchorage residents loose power

More than 1,000 Chugach Electric customers serviced by the Boniface substation in East Anchorage lost power Wednesday night around 7:15 p.m., company spokesperson Phil Steyer said. Steyer had little information on what caused the outage, but said a crew was en route to find the cause. Steyer did not immediately know when power would be fully restored. According to the Chugach Electric outage… → Read More

1,000-plus Anchorage residents lose power

More than 1,000 Chugach Electric customers serviced by the Boniface substation in East Anchorage lost power Wednesday night around 7:15 p.m., company spokesperson Phil Steyer said. Steyer had little information on what caused the outage, but said a crew was en route to find the cause. Steyer did not immediately know when power would be fully restored. According to the Chugach Electric outage… → Read More

Track Palin faces domestic violence charges in incident at Sarah Palin's Wasilla home

Sarah Palin’s son, Track Palin, is facing criminal charges after getting into a drunken altercation with a woman outside the former Alaska governor’s home in Wasilla, according to an affidavit filed in the case. → Read More

Ft. Wainwright soldier gets 6 years for child porn

A 28-year-old Fort Wainwright soldier has been sentenced to six years in prison for child pornography crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. → Read More

Explosive device found at Anchorage home to be detonated tonight

According to police, the vice team discovered the explosive while executing a search warrant in an apartment on East Fourth Avenue in Muldoon, where officers were conducting a drug investigation. → Read More

Man claims self-defense in remote Alaska lodge killing

Steven Ridenour left Shuyak Island on a mail plane headed for Kodiak the same day he shot and killed a 57-year-old man, court documents say. Ridenour told investigators he did it in self-defense. → Read More

Two Western Alaska men charged with sexually assaulting teen

Two men in Alakanuk were arrested Wednesday and accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl, Alaska State Troopers said. → Read More