Alaska lawmaker resigns as investigation reveals he fathered child with teen girl

Facing accusations of sexual harassment, Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kiana, announced today that he plans to resign from office. The announcement comes as Channel 2 prepared a report on a child Westlake fathered with a teenage girl in 1988 when Westlake was 28. The girl was 16 when she gave birth to the daughter, who was established as Westlake’s child in a 1990 paternity claim filed by the state division of child support enforcement. SHOW MORE

Storms bring light rain and clouds ending our sunshine temporarily on Thursday

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Eklutna River Dam removal completed

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Attack Cat! Watch it stalk a moose!

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