US Dept. of Transportation awards $25M for Port of Alaska upgrades
The Port of Alaska is getting $25 million in federal funds to help improve and modernize. The money was announced
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Author: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Alaska gov disputes public defender caseloads, but recommends reforms
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration unveiled a new report that looks at the status of public defenders across Alaska. It
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How one man has made a place for struggling ivory carvers in Anchorage, Alaska
In a cluttered downtown Anchorage, Alaska workshop, Leon Misak Kinneeveauk pondered what to do with small walrus skull on an
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Alaska Federation of Natives declares climate emergency
The 53rd Alaska Federation of Natives convention wrapped up in Fairbanks late Saturday afternoon. Conference attendees heard remarks by both
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Protest, policy critiques mark first day of Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
As the year’s Alaska Federation of Natives Convention began Thursday in Fairbanks, in the state’s Interior region, this year’s theme
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Operation uncovers flood of painkillers reaching rural Alaska by mail
An operation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and other federal agencies has turned up a previously undocumented drug problem spread
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U.S. Justice Department to send millions to rural Alaska law enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday how it plans to spend millions of dollars of federal money promised by Attorney
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Alaska losing $102M in military construction for wall on U.S.-Mexico border
The U.S. Defense Department has finalized a list of military projects it will defer, using the funds instead to pay
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Drivers describe ‘hellfire’ on Southcentral Alaska highway Sunday
Marina Brooks was traveling the Sterling Highway from Anchorage to her home in Anchor Point, in Southcentral Alaska, Sunday night
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Alaska wildfire evacuees begin to learn fate of their homes
When residents fled the worsening McKinley fire in southcentral Alaska on Saturday and Sunday, many left their homes not knowing
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A breakdown of wildfires raging in southcentral Alaska
Major wildfires continued to burn north and south of Anchorage Monday, threatening property and major infrastructure, snarling highway travel and
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Alaska governor reverses potential cuts to senior benefits
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is agreeing to restore funding to the state’s senior benefits program. The $21.6 million in general
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Alaska capital budget vetoes to hit homelessness, addiction treatment
The capital budget signed into law Thursday by Governor Mike Dunleavy puts well over $100 million to work around the
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‘We’re gonna be out on the streets’: Anchorage, Alaska readies for a homeless crisis
The mayor of Anchorage declared a civil emergency Wednesday over concerns that the state’s fiscal crisis will cause hundreds of
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Anchorage, Alaska declares a civil emergency over looming cuts
The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska has declared a civil emergency in preparation of a dramatic increase in homelessness and public
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