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Tsunami warning issued after 7.3 magnitude earthquake off Alaska coast
USA Today - Virginia
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A 7.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the Alaska Peninsula on Wednesday afternoon, July 16. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake off Sand Point, Popof Island, which is located in the center of the Alaska Peninsula, at just...
Tsunami warning issued for Alaska after 7.3-magnitude earthquake
WSBT 22 - Indiana
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July 16, 2025
A tsunami warning has been issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula after a massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS said there is no threat of a tsunami to the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada...
David Boyle: The more we spend, the less we get in Alaska’s public schools run by the Education Cartel
Must Read Alaska
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July 16, 2025
By DAVID BOYLE We are being inundated with messages and misinformation stating we need to just spend even more on our K-12 education system to get better student outcomes. This misinformation comes from various parts of the Education Cartel: local...
In Alaska, an Engineering Student Unlocks the Power of Stories
Tufts University - Massachusetts
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July 16, 2025
That makes airports natural places to gather stories. Bethel, for instance, is home to the state's third-busiest airport and the largest port on the Kuskokwim River. It serves as a transportation and administrative hub for more than 50 Alaskan...
Alaska Board of Game approves revived bear-culling program in caribou grounds
Alaska Beacon
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July 16, 2025
Alaska officials on Tuesday resurrected a controversial bear-killing program aimed at boosting caribou numbers. The Alaska Board of Game, convening in a special meeting in Anchorage on the subject, authorized the state Department of Fish and Game...
Gov. Dunleavy: Alaska’s traditional public schools are failing too many of our children
Alaska Watchman
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July 16, 2025
Editor’s note: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy published this letter to Alaska on July 14 to address growing concerns and viable solutions for Alaska’s failing public school system. To the People of Alaska, For the past two years, Alaskans have been...
Alaska heavy with summer insects
Kodiak Daily Mirror - Alaska
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In these days of endless sunshine and air that doesn’t hurt to breathe, life is rich in the north, from the multitude of baby birds hatching at this instant to the month-old orange moose calves restocking the Alaska ungulate population. Less seen...
Alaska, Florida, Delaware Are Top States For Fishing, New Study Says
Forbes
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A fisherman kneels with a 24-pound inconnu caught at the Pah River in 1986 in Alaska, which, according to new research, is the best state to go fishing. (Photo by International Game Fish Association via Getty Images) Getty Images Alaska is the...
California secures over $4 million in settlement with Gilead Sciences
Golden State Today - California
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July 15, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 48 other attorneys general, has secured a $202 million settlement from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for allegedly running an illegal kickback scheme to promote its HIV medications. The settlement...
New CEO Leads Revamped Alaska Regional Hospital Administration Team
Alaska Business
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July 15, 2025
Dr. Serene Perkins, previously the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Providence Medical Group-Alaska, switched to become CMO at Alaska Regional Hospital in June. An accomplished medical researcher in liver treatment and surgical oncology, Perkins is...
Murkowski opposes effort to claw back federal funding, including for Alaska public radio stations
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, leaves a Republican policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of...
Anchorage jail inmate dies after being restrained by guards
KBRW - Alaska
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July 14, 2025
A man jailed in Anchorage died early Friday after correctional officers restrained him during a fight, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said in a statement that Jeffrey Foreman, 53, and another inmate fought in their cell at the...
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 12, 2025
KBRW - Alaska
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July 15, 2025
Monday on Alaska News Nightly: A man claims ICE officers discarded his legal documents when he was wrongfully detained. Also, specially trained dogs help keep bears away from firefighters in the Interior. And, commercial salmon fishing in Area M...
Opinion: Bears provide huge economic benefits to Alaska. The state shouldn’t be killing them.
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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(iStock / Getty Images) In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s predator control program, it would be beneficial for the state to assess the significant economic benefits that bears provide. One of...
Opinion: Public media is a lifeline in Alaska and rural America. The Senate needs to stop the proposed cuts.
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Molly of Denali. (PBS Kids) We are writing as fellow rural residents of this country, asking you to save one of the most critical lifelines all rural Americans share: public media. As Alaska Native writers for “Molly of Denali,” we’ve had a front...
Opinion: We’re not going to stop pushing for better Alaska student outcomes
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy and education commissioner Deena Bishop earlier this year. (Sean Maguire / ADN) For the past two years, Alaskans have been engaged in a robust discussion about the future of education in our state. At the heart of this...
This volcano in Alaska has been dormant for over 100 years, but now it’s rumbling
Yahoo News
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. When a volcano is dormant, it typically doesn’t tend to make much noise. However, the Iliamna Volcano in Alaska is...
Toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning blamed for Alaska seal deaths
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A northern fur seal jumps out of the water near Sea Lion Rock at St. Paul Island. (Loren Holmes / ADN) For the first time, scientists have made a definite link between the toxin produced by algae that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning and...
Visiting two Alaska ghost towns on the anniversary of one very big earthquake
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Seismologist Carl Tape looks out at the site of the former Dome City at 10 p.m. on July 6, 2025, the 113th anniversary of a large earthquake in Interior Alaska. (Photo by Ned Rozell) DOME CITY — “I’m really happy to be out here,” Carl Tape says as...
UAA Alaska Sea Grant Community Engaged Fellows finish up their 2025 summer projects
KBBI AM 890 - Alaska
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July 14, 2025
Davin Holen is the Alaska Sea Grant Coastal Community Resilience Specialist based at the University of Alaska campus in Anchorage and coordinator for Community Engaged Fellows program. He explained that the students are part of a national cohort...