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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Drought causing water shortages in Southcentral Alaska communities
After an unprecedented summer drought drained reservoirs and wells across Alaska, hundreds of people face immediate water shortages — and
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A hot summer across the Arctic, Russian meteorological institute says
June, July and August have never been this warm in the Arctic. Data from Russian and U.S weather institutes show
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Indigenous groups in Northern Canada celebrate Porcupine caribou agreement
People from eight Indigenous communities are celebrating a groundbreaking collaboration agreement on how they will share the harvest of the
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Health impacts of wildfire smoke can linger for years, U.S. study says
This summer has been filled with smoke for communities near the Swan Lake fire like Sterling and Cooper landing in
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Alaska governor sends letter encouraging potential Pebble mine investor
Officially, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is neutral on the Pebble mine, in southcentral Alaska. But a letter he wrote to a
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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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Heat stress that caused Alaska salmon deaths a sign of things to come, scientist warns
Scientists believe heat stress killed thousands of salmon in an Alaskan river last month. From July 7 to 11, communities
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Calm winds helping firefighters battle wildfires in southcentral Alaska
Calm winds are aiding firefighters as they continue to battle blazes throughout Southcentral. On Thursday, the McKinley Fire, between Willow
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Local firefighters first to fight southcentral Alaska wildfires
Dozens of wildland firefighters have arrived from the Lower 48 this week to fight the McKinley fire south of Talkeetna.
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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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Alaska governor accepts reduced dividends, upholds most vetoes
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill on Monday that provides permanent fund dividends of $1,600. He vetoed funding to
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Extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southcentral Alaska
Usually by August, peak fire season has passed. But fire and climate experts say conditions in Southcentral Alaska were nearly
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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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