Rachel DOro, Author at Valley News

A tow truck holds a car that was pulled from on an off-ramp that collapsed during a morning earthquake on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. The driver was not injured attempting to exit Minnesota Drive at International Airport Road. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads Friday morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground. (AP Photo/Mike Dinneen)

Back-to-Back Earthquakes Strike Alaska

by Rachel DOro Associated Press, and Dan Joling Associated PressNovember 30, 2018

Anchorage, Alaska — Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings on Friday in Anchorage and the surrounding area, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning for islands…

FILE - In this March 1996, file photo, a musher drives his team across the frozen Norton Sound near Nome, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The 46th running of Alaska's famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off Saturday, March 3, 2018, amid the most turbulent year for organizers beset by multiple problems, including a champion's dog doping scandal, the loss of major sponsors, discontent among race participants and escalating pressure from animal rights activists, who say the dogs are run to death or left with serious injuries. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Tough Times for Iditarod

by Rachel DOro Associated PressMarch 2, 2018

Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Santiago is accused of fatally shooting several people at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim and faces airport violence and firearms charges that could mean the death penalty if he's convicted. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Suspected Florida Airport Gunman’s Life Unraveled Over the Past Year

by Jason Dearen Associated Press, and Rachel DOro Associated PressJanuary 12, 2017