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Drivers describe ‘hellfire’ on Southcentral Alaska highway Sunday

27 August 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, Swan Lake Fire, wildfires

Marina Brooks was traveling the Sterling Highway from Anchorage to her home in Anchor Point, in Southcentral Alaska, Sunday night

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Calm winds helping firefighters battle wildfires in southcentral Alaska

23 August 201923 August 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

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

22 August 2019 Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, forest fires, 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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Extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southcentral Alaska

20 August 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, drought, forest fires, heat, summer, weather, wildfires

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

20 August 201921 August 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

Major wildfires continued to burn north and south of Anchorage Monday, threatening property and major infrastructure, snarling highway travel and

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Southcentral Alaska wildfire: evacuations, burnt structures and highway closures

19 August 201919 August 2019 Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

At least 50 structures burned Sunday in the McKinley wildfire north of Anchorage, according to the Division of Forestry. The

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University of Alaska system to be consolidated into one accredited university

1 August 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Anchorage, budget, education, University of Alaska

The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted 8 to 3 to move towards consolidating the entire university system to

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‘We’re gonna be out on the streets’: Anchorage, Alaska readies for a homeless crisis

29 July 201929 July 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 1 Comment Alaska, Anchorage, budget, homelessness

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

26 July 201929 July 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, civil emergency, Cuts, homelessness, public safety

The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska has declared a civil emergency in preparation of a dramatic increase in homelessness and public

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University of Alaska students, staff on edge due to impending budget cuts

12 July 201915 July 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, education, legislation, University of Alaska

On the day the Legislature unsuccessfully attempted to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s line-item veto, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) biology

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Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska

3 July 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, health, pollution, wildfires

Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.

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Wildfire in Anchorage, Alaska forces rapid response

3 July 20193 July 2019 Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, heat, summer, weather, wildfires

A fast-moving wildland fire erupted in east Anchorage Tuesday afternoon. What officials are calling the Campbell Park Fire was first

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Temperatures nearing all-time records in Southcentral Alaska

2 July 20192 July 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, heat, summer, weather

It reached 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 degrees Celsius) in Anchorage on Saturday. Hot by Southcentral Alaska standards, and three degrees

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Art exhibit in Alaska connects bird research to backyards

28 June 201928 June 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, birds, museums

Art and science may seem like very different disciplines. But they converge in a new exhibit in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska

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Will a new policing strategy help fight crime in Alaska’s largest city?

11 June 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, crime, police

Police in Anchorage, Alaska are trying something new: having officers patrol beats built around community boundaries, rather than covering the

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