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Opinion: Public media is a lifeline across Alaska. Congress needs to protect it.
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Lenora Ward, general manager at KOTZ radio in Kotzebue, at the station in April 2022. (Emily Mesner / ADN) In 1983, I took a job in Alaska for two years. That was 42 years ago, and I still vote in Alaska. I was the fourth executive director of the...
Anchorage’s biggest homeless camp is shrinking ahead of abatement but plenty of people remain
Alaska's News Source
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June 12, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The clock is ticking on Davis Park in Mountain View, which the city says will be abated this coming Tuesday. The city estimates at least 100 people have been living in the park or at the snow dump across the street,...
Juneau School District to crack down on cell phone use
KTOO - Alaska
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June 12, 2025
Students enter Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on August 15, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) The Juneau School District is cracking down on cell phone use in schools. The Board of Education passed a policy amendment Tuesday....
Health Watch: Increase of strokes reported in the Alaska Native population
Alaska's News Source
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June 12, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - June is stroke awareness month, a time dedicated to spreading awareness of one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In 2021, according to the American Heart Association, strokes accounted for 1 out of 21...
Co-founder takes over as president of Alaska leading conservative think tank
Alaska Watchman
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June 13, 2025
A familiar face has taken the leadership reins of Alaska’s leading conservative think tank. This month, Alaska Policy Forum elected Ray Kreig as the President of the Board of Directors. Kreig was a co-founder of the group in 2009. “I am excited to...
Providence health system cutting 35 Alaska positions as part of national reduction
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Providence Alaska Medical Center, photographed on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Providence is cutting 35 positions in Alaska, mostly in leadership roles, as part of a national reduction in its workforce, according to...
Video: Watch as Anchorage Assembly Chair Constant says he’s never been ‘filled with as much rage,’ but what has caused him to be so mad?
Must Read Alaska
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June 12, 2025
A tense Anchorage Assembly meeting this week laid bare ongoing questions about a 2021 ordinance requiring city permits for homeless shelters, a rule originally advanced by liberal Assembly members amid efforts to shut down the faith-based Downtown...
Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending June 14
Juneau Empire - Alaska
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June 12, 2025
Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire from archived editions in 1985, 1995, and 2005. The stories include names, AP style, and other content of their eras. This...
Opinion: Juneteenth in Alaska is more than a holiday — it’s a call to action
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Names of United States Colored Troops soldiers on the African American Civil War Memorial during Juneteenth commemorations on June 19, 2024, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) On June 19, with some communities celebrating the weekend before as...
Refurbished Queen Elizabeth Arrives in Seattle, Offering Alaska Voyages
Cruise Industry News
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Today, the newly refreshed Queen Elizabeth arrived at the Port of Seattle for the first time to begin a season of Alaskan voyages. The Queen Elizabeth will homeport in Seattle for the first time. “Historic grandeur, refined elegance, bespoke...
Murkowski Engages with Education and Labor Nominees on Alaska Priorities
Alaska Native News
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June 12, 2025
Washington, DC – This week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing to consider the nominations of Dr. Penny Schwinn to be Deputy Secretary of Education, Kimberly Richey to be Assistant Secretary for...
OPINION: Show your opposition to leftist NGO-backed protesters in Alaska
Alaska Watchman
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June 12, 2025
There will be a gathering of liberals around the country on Saturday, including here in Homer, Alaska. Democrats will gather at Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith & Love Park as part of a larger “No Kings” movement that is aligned with similar protests in...
Skier caught in an avalanche is the 2nd person to die this season on Alaska's Mount McKinley
WKBN - Ohio
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June 12, 2025
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America’s tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death of this year’s climbing season on Alaska’s Mount McKinley. Nicholas Vizzini, 29, of Washington...
Four bodies believed to be Troy family recovered in Alaska
KAMR - Texas
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June 11, 2025
ALASKA / TROY, Texas (FOX 44) – Alaska divers have recovered a fourth set of human remains believed to be a member of the Maynard Family, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety. The Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery Team, with...
Remains of Texas family missing in Alaska believed to be recovered
KSNW - Kansas
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June 11, 2025
ALASKA / TROY, Texas (KWKT) — Alaska divers have recovered a fourth set of human remains believed to be a member of the Maynard family, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety. The Maynards — 42-year-old David Maynard, 37-year-old Mary...
As Alaska’s schools struggle, lawmakers announce task force to study why
Alaska Public Media
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June 12, 2025
A group of state lawmakers is set to meet this summer and fall to study and discuss ways to improve Alaska’s public schools. Lawmakers passed a bill last month boosting the base of the state’s school funding formula by $700 after overriding Gov....
Medicaid cuts could hit rural hospitals in GOP states, Democrats say
CBS News
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Cuts to federal spending on Medicaid could affect hundreds of rural hospitals in many states that have elected Republican senators and voted for President Trump, Senate Democrats warned Thursday, citing a list they commissioned of rural hospitals...
Who has beef with the Republican mega-bill? Alaska’s solar industry, among others.
Alaska Public Media
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June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol complex is crawling with citizen advocates these days, mobilized by one part or another of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” pending in the Congress. A cluster of anti-hunger champions took a breather Wednesday afternoon...
Juneau lawmakers discuss state budget woes, education funding at town hall
KTOO - Alaska
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June 11, 2025
Juneau’s legislative delegation listens as constituents ask questions at a town hall meeting at Yadaa.at Kalé Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Juneau’s three Democratic state lawmakers met with...
Empowering Alaska's future, one nurse at a time
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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At the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), we understand the health of our communities depends on the strength of our workforce. As Alaska’s flagship institution for health education, UAA’s College of Health (COH) is not only preparing students...