Kyle Hopkins

Joann Carl’s dog Rocky, a long-eared, short-legged mix the color of graham crackers, has become Alaska famous since I first met Carl in April. Over the past few months, she’s seen his photo all over Facebook, she said, rescued after Typhoon Halong wiped a... See more

A top Alaska lawmaker said the state needs to hire twice as many prosecutors and public defenders if it wants to end the kind of extreme courtroom delays that the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica exposed over the past year. Rep. Andrew Gray, chair of a... See more

A top Alaska lawmaker said the state needs to hire twice as many prosecutors and public defenders if it wants to end the kind of extreme courtroom delays that the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica exposed over the past year. Rep. Andrew Gray, chair of a... See more

Reporting Highlights - System Failure: Eunice Whitman’s boyfriend spent seven years in jail on bad evidence, and no one has stood trial in her murder. - Lost Opportunity: Many potential suspects could have been examined more closely, defense attorneys say... See more

A rush of cold air fills the kitchen on a spring day in the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk as a man dusted in frost steps through the door. Justine Paul, age 34, silently mixes himself a glass of lemonade, drops into a chair and exhales into his lap. Soo... See more