There was a shooting in a West Anchorage apartment Tuesday afternoon. Police say the victim was seriously injured and knew the suspect, who is still being sought. They say there were several other people in the apartment at the time – no identities released yet. Officers say the place was full of bear spray when they arrived, but were not yet ready to say why.

John Minge will leave his Alaska job and move up to become the Chairman and President of BP America in a couple of weeks. Minge has headed BP’s Alaska operations since 2009. He will replace Lamar McKay, who is moving up to head the oil giant’s Upstream operations worldwide.

Minge’s Alaska post will be taken by his Vice President, Janet Weiss.

I headed down to Homer, Alaska for the day in hopes to score some surf. Unfortunately the wind was howling and the shore break was a sloppy mess. I spent the day instead playing with my slider track for my camera.

Once the sun started going down, I got a call from Mike McCune. He told me he might know where some waves are. He took me to a local secret spot off the beaten path but only a short hike down from the road.

I was astounded of the beauty in this little gem. I will most definitely be returning for some extended adventure time. The waves were picking up and we had about 30-45 min of good light before the session was over. Mike is a GURU surfer so it doesn’t take much for him to get warmed up. A few rides till sun went down and then it was back home to anchorage. Good day in Alaska!