Alaska TB rate dips but still among the U.S. highest
The state Department of Health said 57 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Alaska in 2016. That’s a moderate decrease
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A new digital atlas documents thousands of Yup’ik places in Alaska
BETHEL – A project to preserve Yup’ik language and culture already has put more than 4,000 Southwest Alaska place names
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Affordable, high-quality broadband remains elusive in rural Alaska
Rural Alaskans want the same thing as many other Americans — fast, affordable internet. But in the Bush, that’s just
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Older yet faster, record-setting champ Mitch Seavey wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
NOME — Mitch Seavey just had the race of his life. The 57-year-old musher from Sterling won the Iditarod Trail
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Iditarod sled dog race teams head out into Alaska’s big chill
FAIRBANKS — Off to Nome. At 11 a.m. Monday, 71 teams in the 45th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started
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Financially struggling Alaska hockey team will fold at season’s end
The end of this hockey season will double as the end of the Alaska Aces. The state’s only professional sports
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Alaska governor declares opioid abuse public health disaster
Gov. Bill Walker issued an order Tuesday officially declaring the state’s opioid crisis a public health disaster.
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Alaska assembles Narcan ‘rescue kits’ in hopes of preventing overdose deaths
In the storage room of a Wasilla boutique, 35 volunteers worked a makeshift assembly line Thursday, putting together kits to
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Presbyterian Church formally apologizes to Alaska native people for denouncing culture
At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2017 in Utqiagvik, an apology from the head of the Presbyterian Church will be
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Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday announced designation of a historic landmark in Southwest Alaska’s Walrus Islands. The “Walrus
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Alaska can expect even more job losses in 2017 than last year
After worse-than-anticipated job losses in 2016, Alaska is now expecting even more in the year ahead. Alaska is forecast to lose
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Alaska gulls are picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could infect humans
Seagulls flocking to a garbage dump and to an often-crowded fishing site on the Kenai Peninsula are carrying away something
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Alaska folk schools offer lessons in countering ‘convenience culture’
Raising urban chickens, making a leather belt or building a traditional kayak aren’t among the offerings you’ll usually find at
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Local corporation sues Arctic Alaskan city to stop reversion to Inupiaq name
A local native corporation is suing the city formerly known as Barrow, demanding it halt the official name-change to Utqiagvik.
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New website shares treasure trove of ancient objects found in Kotzebue, Alaska
In 2013, construction workers laying cable for a new 3G network stumbled upon some artifacts near a Kotzebue beach. Those
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