Main backer of proposed mineral exploration project near Haines, Alaska, pulls out
By Julien Greene An Alaska Native tribe and conservationists say they’ve notched a win over a mineral exploration project near
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Race for Alaska’s only US House seat too early to call
By Becky Bohrer Alaska voters were deciding a hard-fought race for the state’s only U.S. House seat that could help
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Alaska elections officials hope to avoid rural voting problems, as seen in primary
For some rural and predominantly Native Alaska communities, there hasn’t always been a guarantee that polling places will be open
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Alaska deer hunter found dead in apparent brown bear mauling, officials say
50-year-old Tad Fujioka of Sitka, Alaska, was reported overdue Tuesday evening A 50-year-old hunter has been found dead in an
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U.S. Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska
By Mark Thiessen ‘The Navy takes the significance of this action very, very seriously and knows an apology is long
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Inuktut becomes 1st Indigenous language spoken in Canada to be on Google Translate
One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google’s translation service, the first
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Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest winner finishes ahead of the bear that killed her cub
By Mark Thiessen Grazer, a ‘formidable presence,’ beat the enormous and fearsome Chunk by more than 40,000 votes In a
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Alaska’s resource future will vary greatly based on president in office
The federal government’s outsized influence in Alaska means the next president’s administration will have a huge impact on whether resource
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Arctic Council SAO highlights youth, wildfire concerns after Canadian visit
Involving young people in Arctic decision-making and addressing the growing threat of wildfires were among the key topics of a
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Chinese and Russian coast guard ships sail through the Bering Sea together, U.S. says
Activity shows ‘increased interest in the Arctic by our strategic competitors,’ says U.S. military official The U.S. Coast Guard said
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Alaska’s Fat Bear Week voting opens after an attack killed 1 contestant
‘National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities.’ Let the chunk-off begin. Voting
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Startling video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of U.S. F-16 near Alaska
By Mark Thiessen U.S. military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying
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Alaska judge rejects critical habitat designation for bearded, ringed seals
Bearded and ringed seals were listed as threatened in 2012 amid concerns with anticipated sea ice decline A judge in Alaska
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U.S. Coast Guard watching uptick in Russian, Chinese navy activity near Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard is watching an “uptick” in Chinese and Russian navy activity around Alaska and the northern Pacific
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The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
An Alaska national park’s yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest
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