Youth in Alaskan village turn boring meetings into lifelong skills
Teenager Robert Sheldon sulks in the back of the small, aging community building in Kiana, a village in Northwest Alaska.
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Why are elite fighter pilots leaving the U.S. Air Force?
The Air Force has a multi-billion dollar problem with one of its most expensive assets: pilots. Across all of its
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Alaska’s firefighters are ready for wildfire season
It’s the start of wildland fire season in Alaska, and to make sure they’re ready for it, firefighters have been
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How an Alaskan Indigenous community is healing through dance
About six years ago community members in Hooper Bay, Alaska worked together to revive a Yup’ik dance group for young
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Alaska Airlines adds restrictions on emotional support animals
Alaska Airlines has announced a new policy to limit emotional support animals on airplanes. A passenger is already required to
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Ex-CEO charged with fraud in Alaska broadband project
The former chief executive of an Alaska company working on a massive fiber optic project in the Arctic is charged
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Words, a powerful tool against suicide in Alaska
Noatak is a village of about 500 people in the northwest Arctic that’s got a lot going for it. People
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Man survives being struck by a plane on sea ice north of Alaska
A man survived being struck by a plane that was taking off from sea ice 140 miles north of Deadhorse
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Gun tax sends $33M to Alaska
Americans have spent a lot of money on guns and ammunition in recent years, and that has sent revenues pouring
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Norwegian Joar Ulsom wins the 46th Iditarod in Alaska
For the first time in seven years, someone with a last name other than Seavey has won the Iditarod. Joar
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Meet the mushers dressing in “full body armor” during the Iditarod race
As the Iditarod route winds up the wooded hillsides of the Happy River Steps, toward the jagged mountains ringing frozen
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Former Iditarod champion reflects on animal rights activists
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA plans to protest the start of the race in Anchorage tomorrow
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Lacking competitive benefits, exodus of troopers causes ‘critically low’ staffing in Alaska
The Alaska State Troopers are at “critically low” staffing levels, according to a recruitment and retention plan report from the
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Four-time Iditarod champion didn’t drug his dogs, according to a new report
An attorney for four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey released a toxicology report Wednesday that he says proves the musher did
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Alaska prosecutors make case for rebuilding amid soaring caseloads
Legislators in Juneau are hearing some hard numbers this week on how difficult things have gotten for state prosecutors. Alaska
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