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Anchorage officials say advocacy and energy consumption are ways city can address looming natural gas shortage

Anchorage deputy municipal manager Mark Spafford describes Southcentral’s looming natural gas shortage as a train that has been barreling toward the region for decades and now — it’s almost here.  “This isn’t just, like, political posturing or somebody, you know, Chicken Little-ing it,” Spafford said. “It’s a real thing, and we need to do something […]

12-14
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Dunleavy introduces first-draft budget with $1.5 billion deficit and more than $3,800 PFD

Over the next several months, there’ll be lots of back-and-forth with legislators before they pass their own version.

12-13
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2 Alaska seafood processors to pay $2.1M in wage lawsuit settlement

Workers at OBI Seafoods and Ocean Beauty Seafoods had sued the companies over wage violations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12-12
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Alaska Airlines drops early bird Juneau-Seattle flight for winter

A spokesperson for the airline cited low demand for the flight during the winter months as the reason for the suspension.

12-12
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15 years in, the success of community-based archaeology in Quinhagak is bittersweet

The Nunalleq excavation's lead archaeologist calls it a stark reminder that many precontact Yup’ik sites may soon be lost forever.

12-11
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Earliest Americans ate a lot of mammoth, Alaska researchers say

Isotopic data gave researchers the first direct evidence that the Clovis people focused on hunting large animals.

12-10
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Scientists monitor series of earthquakes in western Aleutians

Scientists at the Alaska Earthquake Center are monitoring an unusually high number of moderate earthquakes near Adak Island.

12-10
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Recognition grows for children’s Sugt’stun language game

An app that teaches Sugt'stun language and school readiness skills to preschoolers has received several awards since its 2023 release.

12-10
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Alaska Native Heritage Center opens new boarding school exhibit

The Anchorage-based center's new exhibit, "Education in Alaska: Disruption of Our Traditional Teachings," is the first in a series.

12-09
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Southeast Alaska set to lose nearly a fifth of its population by 2050, report says

The state document bases the projection on a mixture of increased outmigration and deaths outnumbering births in the region.

12-06
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Incoming Alaska Supreme Court chief justice applauds first female majority

Susan Carney has served on the Alaska Supreme Court since 2016 and will be joined by Aimee Anderson Oravec in a majority of woman justices.

12-06
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From mittens to groceries: Meet the woman helping kids thrive at Russian Jack Elementary

Marti Guzman is a family service coordinator. She helps families overcome challenges so their kids can stay in school and thrive.

12-04
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How a hydroponic garden at Angoon’s high school is cultivating food sovereignty

The facility is a way for the community to have more control over its food, much of which is barged or flown in.

12-03
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Feds plan to rebuild Alaska-Canada border post near Tok

The $180 million full redevelopment of the 53-year-old Alaska Highway site is set to open in 2031.

12-02
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3 million packages and counting: Amazon’s Anchorage delivery station hits the 1-year mark

The retail giant says the new facility has reduced the average delivery time for customers in the Anchorage area from two weeks to two days, but residents report mixed experiences.

11-29
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Alaska crests fourth wave of opioid epidemic as more people combine methamphetamine with opioids

The rate of methamphetamine found in tests with fentanyl has increased seven fold in the Pacific region since 2015, which worries experts in the field.

11-26
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In Kwethluk, the relics of the first-ever Yup’ik saint are unearthed

Russian Orthodox believers and clergy visited Kwethluk to exhume Olinka “Arrsamquq” Michael's body for her canonization.

11-25
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‘I thought I died’: Burn victim recalls Kodiak bonfire explosion

Cassandra Canaveral, one of five teens medevaced to Anchorage after the Nov. 10 blast, says community support gives her hope.

11-25
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Alaska DOC ‘negligent’ in trial over jailed woman’s suicide attempt, but jury awards family $0

Gabby Chipps had been arrested and jailed for several weeks when she tried to take her own life by hanging in an isolation cell.

11-22
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Anchorage 8th grader wins first ever National Civics Bee

Emily Brubaker has been civically involved since kindergarten due to a rare medical condition she advocates for.

11-22
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