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Hiker attacked by bear in 2nd mauling on Anchorage-area trails within a week
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A bear warning sign is posted at the Basher trailhead in Anchorage on July 23, 2025, a day after a hiker was injured by a brown bear about two miles into the trail. On July 26, a man was attacked by a brown bear along a trail to Barbara Falls in...
Alaska Man Monday: When Traveling, Don't Be Oblivious!
Red State
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July 28, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Just last week, we had to spend a couple of days in Seattle. There’s nothing that makes you appreciate a nice, quiet, clean Susitna...
Taking Back Alaska: We can shrink government by moving public workers into private sector
Alaska Watchman
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July 28, 2025
Alaska’s path to lean, sustainable governance is not only about cutting costs – it’s about reimagining the role of public personnel in an economy grounded in resource development and private enterprises. With thousands of state jobs tied to...
First Bowhead Whale Sighting in Southeast Alaska
Alaska Native News
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July 28, 2025
Second reported sighting in eastern North Pacific waters south of the Aleutian Island chain. First sighting of subadult bowhead whale on March 27, 2024 at 11:45 am in Sitka Sound, Alaska, USA (57.06N, 135.53W). Credit: Ellen Chenoweth from the...
Connecticut Ranks Last In New England Healthcare For 2025
I95 Rock - Connecticut
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July 28, 2025
A new study has just ranked every state in New England among the Top 15 of 'Best States for Health Care 2025', and Connecticut is bringing up the rear of the best. According to WalletHub.com and Best & Worst States for Health Care 2025, only a few...
Does Florida have good healthcare? No, according to this study
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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WalletHub ranked Florida among the worst states for healthcare in the U.S. Florida's low ranking is due to poor scores in cost, access, and outcomes. Experts cite issues such as Medicare cuts, medication pricing, and workforce shortages as...
Iowa Health Care Ranks 4th-Best Nationally
NEWSRADIO 1040 WHO - Iowa
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Iowa has some of the best health care in the nation. A new report by WalletHub compares all 50 states and Washington D.C. based on metrics like average monthly insurance premiums, number of physicians, and percentage of residents with insurance....
Map Shows States With Best—And Worst—Health Care
Newsweek
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July 28, 2025
A newly released study by personal finance website WalletHub has revealed which U.S. states offer the best and the worst health care—with New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Minnesota leading the nation. How It Was Calculated WalletHub ranked all 50...
Anchorage mayor pushes ‘Beyond the Beige’ public art grants, while vagrancy, decay take over the city
Must Read Alaska
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July 27, 2025
As Anchorage grapples with a worsening vagrancy crisis and growing outlaw encampments spreading through public spaces, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has unveiled her latest initiative: a taxpayer-funded public arts campaign called “Beyond the Beige.” The...
A strange Anchorage bar token reveals local drinking history
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A token for the Canteen Bar. It reads "The Canteen Bar, 12 1/2¢ In Trade, Anchorage, Alaska." (Provided by David Reamer) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or...
Fundraiser started for Lisbon, ND couple seriously injured while on vacation in Alaska
KVRR - North Dakota
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July 27, 2025
Ty and Katelyn Michels and boys/GoFundMeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Lisbon, North Dakota couple on vacation in Alaska sustained serious injuries in a head on crash on July 25. Caringbridge and GoFundMe posts for Ty and Katelyn Michels say both are in...
Reuniting lost pets with owners, microchip scanning stations go up around Anchorage and Mat-Su
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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David Jensen pets his dog, Iris, at his Anchorage home on July 18, 2025. Jensen created 907Chip, an effort to build and install dog microchip scanning stations, for the purpose reuniting lost dogs with their owners. (Marc Lester / ADN) In late...
Alaska's Wild Wonders: Up Close Encounters with Bears and Whales
The Travel
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July 26, 2025
Certain destinations leave a mark on you, and Alaska is one of those places. It's the kind of destination you appreciate before you even land, taking in views of the mountains, glaciers, and marinas filled with colorful old fishing boats from the...
Plane Was Overloaded With Moose Meat, Antlers Before Fatal Crash in Alaska, NTSB Says
VICE
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July 27, 2025
Sometimes a new story comes across our news desk that feels hyper-regional. A story that could have only taken place in, at most, a handful of spots on the planet. Today, we have one such story. This one’s about a uniquely Alaskan tragedy: a 2023...
Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum to quit, expected to run for governor
Alaska Beacon
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July 26, 2025
Adam Crum, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue, will leave his job Aug. 8, according to an announcement published Friday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office. A person familiar with Crum’s plans said he intends to run for governor in 2026,...
Alaska: Increased Reimbursement Rates for Child and Adult Care Food Program
KBEAR 104.1 - Alaska
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July 25, 2025
Brown paper shopping bag filled with fresh fruit and vegetables The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has announced annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals and snacks served in child and adult care facilities, effective from July...
Juneau’s hospital projected to lose millions under Medicaid changes
KTOO - Alaska
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July 25, 2025
Bartlett Regional Hospital on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/25BBBbartlett.wav The Trump Administration’s new tax and spending bill cuts hundreds of millions of dollars in funding...
Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum resigns
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Alaska Department of Revenue commissioner Adam Crum spoke during a press conference at the governor's office in Anchorage on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Bill Roth / ADN) Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum is resigning, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said...
Alaska State Sen. Shelley Hughes announces run for governor
Alaska Watchman
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July 25, 2025
State Sen. Shelley Hughes has thrown her hat into a growing field of Republican candidates who are vying to become Alaska’s next governor. Hughes made her announcement on July 24 in Palmer, saying she is the person to help navigate the state...
Mikey Eyssimont is a pain to play against, a healthy sign for the Bruins
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“My whole day, year-round, it’s all hockey and nothing’s ever changed,” Eyssimont told the Globe. “Sometimes I look at it like, ‘I’m 28 and my neighbors still see me stick-handling in the driveway.’ So, a lot of my friends have moved on and I’m...