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Tired Iditarod teams battle the sandman — and an actual sandstorm — on the trail
Mushers at the Galena checkpoint were visibly weary Friday morning, with dark circles under their eyes and a shuffling gait.
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Anchorage School Board passes cell phone restrictions
Anchorage high schoolers can still use phones during lunch and passing periods, but younger students will not have access ...
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4-year-old Iditarod dog dies outside of Galena
In a statement, race officials said the dog, named Ventana, was on rookie musher Daniel Klein’s team. Ventana collapsed ...
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Scientists witnessed a ‘Humpback Palooza’ in the Arctic. Local hunters worry about what that could mean for subsistence.
In recent years, researchers have documented salmon surviving in North Slope rivers, bowhead whales expanding their foraging ...
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2 people presumed dead after ATV breaks through Little Susitna River ice
Three other people on the side-by-side ATV were able to get out of the water. Troopers are warning of unstable ice.
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Permanent Fund leaders again call to restructure fund as spendable cash dwindles
The issue is not with the $80-plus billion fund itself, managers say. Lawmakers could eliminate the problem by combining the fund's two accounts and capping the annual draw.
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National Weather Service loses 10% of Alaska staff, hampering forecasting around the world
Between resignations, firings and paperwork errors, at least 23 of the roughly 200 people in the Weather Service's Alaska offices are no longer with the agency, a union source said.
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Anchorage homelessness leaders say the city faces an affordable housing emergency
The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness announced a rental assistance program that garnered over 1,300 responses in just ...
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In Haines, flat funding from the state is making it hard to keep teachers
By and large, the formula that determines per student funding for a given district hasn’t budged since 2017 — even as ...
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Alaska Native Corp. subsidiary running Guantanamo Bay detention facility
There are questions about how Akima Infrastructure Protection — a subsidiary of Akima, itself a subsidiary of NANA Regional ...
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How uncertain federal funds impact local governments and nonprofits | Alaska Insight
We discuss the impacts of frozen federal funding on nonprofits and governments. The Trump administration’s freezes on funds that support infrastructure, food supplies, renewable energy and other ...
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After Trump threat, British Columbia leader says province will impose tolls on Alaska-bound commerce
Legislation is expected in the coming weeks at the provincial assembly in Victoria; many questions about cost and impact ...