Nolin Ainsworth
Digital Reporter/Producer
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Nolin is a digital reporter/producer for Alaska's News Source.
Nolin served as a sports reporter in Juneau for three years.
Nolin wrote many memorable stories for the Juneau Empire, including the tale of Juneau's four-time Guinness World Record holder and his record-setting tongue.
He has a keen interest in Southeast Alaska sports, looking forward every winter to covering basketball season and the long-running Lions Club Gold Medal Tournament.
He hopes to one day pen a book on the times and travels of Dr. Walter Soboleff, or at least remember to write postcards every November in honor of him.
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The body of an Anchorage hiker whose disappearance prompted a multi-day search has been found.
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A homicide investigation is underway after a passerby found a body on Campbell Airstrip Road near the Campbell Airstrip Trailhead.
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A Washington state man was convicted of multiple murder charges on Thursday after a jury found him guilty of murder a former romantic partner over six years ago in Ketchikan.
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Anchorage police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Spenard Neighborhood that occurred early in the morning of Memorial Day.
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A mishap on an all-terrain vehicle led to the death of an Eagle River man on Sunday near Big Lake.
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A boating trip for four family members turned deadly on Sunday when their boat capsized while floating Birch Creek northwest of Central.
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A truck was found wedged against the side of a traffic pole in a deadly car collision at a busy Juneau intersection on Wednesday evening.
Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle wreck that left one person dead and two others with serious injuries outside of Anchor Point.
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A member of the Air National Guard based at JBER was indicted for charges related to the production, distribution and possession of child pornography last week.
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When a new patron stopped by the Kenai Cinemas on Wednesday night, he wasn’t interested in showings for “The Pope’s Exorcist,” “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” or “John Wick: Chapter 4.″
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By examining the scat remains of the creatures during and after the Pacific marine heatwave last decade, one scientist found that the heatwave had a profound effect on the sea lions’ winter diet.
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Clark Middle School in Anchorage was placed in lockdown on Tuesday after an intrusion of several teenagers escalated a student fight into a brawl that had students trapped inside an office.
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A 23-year-old man has been indicted in the death of his own stepfather at the man's North Pole home.
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An auto shop fire temporarily closed East Dowling Road on Thursday evening, according to the Anchorage Fire Department.
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Kohlhase is the latest person to permanently take on the role of Anchorage’s municipal manager under the mayorship of Bronson since Amy Demboski’s departure.
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Principal Allen Wardlaw will be replaced by acting Principal Imtiaz Azzam as the district begins an “investigation into community concerns” surrounding Wardlaw.
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The Alaska State Troopers issued a public safety announcement on Friday in the wake of several overdose deaths this month in the Mat-Su Valley.
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Alaska drivers will have a longer leash this year when it comes to removing studded tires from their vehicles.
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15 propositions were also up for a vote, with all but one passing in the preliminary results.
A Mountain Village man was indicted on murder charges after being taken into custody for his alleged involvement in a homicide last month.
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An Anchorage man faces 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to a 2018 murder.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill on Friday that could accelerate the processing of thousands of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) cases.
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Two people died in a head-on collision on Wednesday evening on the Parks Highway, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
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A woman in the Mountain View neighborhood on Tuesday took her own life and the life of a 3-year-old boy, according to the Anchorage Police Department.
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A 72-year-old man was found dead after a house fire near downtown Fairbanks on Friday morning.
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Anchorage police are investigating a woman’s death in the Scenic Foothills neighborhood as a homicide, authorities announced Tuesday.
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A suspect has been taken into custody after the FBI Field Office in Anchorage circulated surveillance photos related to a bank robbery.
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A Bethel Regional High School student was taken into custody and faces a weapons charge after police say he brought a gun to school.
An early-morning Tuesday carjacking led to the arrest of two individuals while the search continues for other suspects involved in the incident.
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It could be the most attended event in all of Alaska.
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The U.S. Department of Interior announced on Tuesday a land exchange has been withdrawn in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on the Alaska Peninsula.
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been rather busy recently racking up national titles.
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One person has died after a fire broke out at a multi-unit apartment complex at 400 North Bragaw Street on Wednesday night.
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Two suspects in a Fairbanks double homicide have been arrested and charged for their alleged crimes.
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The school bus driver strike has come to an end in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
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An Amur tiger named Korol at the Alaska Zoo died at the age of 19 on Friday.
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One person is dead following a house fire in the Abbott Loop neighborhood on Tuesday morning.
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A Chugiak teen died in a single-vehicle snowmachine collision near Port Alsworth, a small community in Southwest Alaska north of Lake Iliamna.
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An infant for whom an Amber Alert was issued has been found safe in Anchorage and the suspect in the kidnapping — and a related homicide — has been arrested.
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The Skagway courthouse is closed after a fire broke out in a large commercial building in the Southeast Alaska community on Sunday morning.
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A Chugiak man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
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Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad of Team 7 won their second consecutive Iron Dog championship early Saturday afternoon in Big Lake.
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A suspect in a North Star neighborhood homicide has been indicted on one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and one count of third-degree misconduct involving weapons.
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The Anchorage Police Department is conducting an investigation into a shooting near the intersection of Piper Street and East 43rd Avenue Sunday afternoon.
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A regional drug task force in Southeast Alaska arrested several individuals last week after intercepting a large amount of methamphetamine on an Alaska ferry bound for Juneau.
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The Anchorage Police Department is investigating a possible vehicle-on-pedestrian hit-and-run death alongside a road in Eagle River.
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An 8-year-old boy died after being run over by a vehicle at a Wasilla residence on Saturday.
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The Anchorage Police Department arrested a man who went on a violent tirade on Thursday at 5th Ave. Mall in Anchorage.
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A man in Kenai asserted on Sunday he killed a woman in a hotel room, according to the Kenai Police Department.
A wounded man was taken to the hospital after an early Saturday morning shooting on East Sixth Avenue in the Northeast neighborhood of Anchorage.
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