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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...
‘It’s still hard to believe I was the person who did that’: 40 years after a notorious Anchorage triple murder, Winona Fletcher shares her story
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Winona Fletcher talked about her life during an interview at the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center near Eagle River on June 30. Fletcher was sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile for the 1985 murders of Tom Faccio, 69, his wife and Ann...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Alaska employers during 2024?
Last Frontier News - Alaska
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July 14, 2025
Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/ Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS |...
US Wants Drones as Dispensable as Bullets
The Lexington Park Leader - Maryland
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July 17, 2025
Posted by Java Joe on Thursday, July 17, 2025 · Leave a Comment A Green Beret assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepares to launch a first person view drone to be used for a raid operation during Exercise Trojan Footprint with Greek...
Atlas Space Operations Adds to Ground Network With Rwanda Antenna
Via Satellite
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July 16, 2025
An Atlas Space Operations ground station in Alaska. Photo: Business Wire Atlas Space Operations has increased its global ground network by activating a new antenna in Mwulire, Rwanda. The ground station as a service (GSaaS) provider, says the...
Science The Courier Journal Did you miss the full Buck moon? Enjoy Friday's moon illusion thanks to Louisville's clearer skies
Yahoo News
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If you missed Thursday's full Buck moon shining over Louisville, not to worry! Friday night's moon will be shining at 99% illumination, according to NASA. Louisville residents also should have a fairly good view of the moon thanks to mostly clear...
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 10, 2025
KBRW - Alaska
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July 11, 2025
Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Advocates say a detained immigrant contracted tuberculosis in Anchorage, but corrections officials dispute that claim. Plus,despite recent rainfall, fire managers warn Interior residents about ongoing fire danger....
Alaska spaceport deal draws rocket-launch industry interest
Alaska Public Media
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The global space-launch industry is welcoming the prospect of launching rockets from Alaska’s two spaceports to relieve the backlog at larger facilities in the Lower 48. Top officials with Alaska’s two civilian launch facilities say their new...
Alaska AG touts LNG project potential amid concerns from skeptics over cost, viability
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has high hopes for the proposed 800-mile Alaska LNG pipeline, crediting former President Trump’s first-day executive order on “unleashing Alaska’s resource potential” for drawing renewed attention to the...
Alaska is America's worst state for business in 2025 as falling oil prices sink economy
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
Pipeline Winding in Summer Mountain Landscape Sarkophoto | Istock | Getty Images From the first discovery in Prudhoe Bay in 1968, Alaskans have had a love-hate relationship with oil. On one hand, it allowed Alaska to abolish its state income tax,...
Scientists issue warning after observing concerning phenomenon in the Arctic: 'More vulnerable'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
"There is yet more to learn." by Zachary EhrmannJuly 10, 2025 Arctic sea ice has plummeted to near-record lows, creating potentially severe threats to how millions of people live, eat, and survive on our rapidly changing planet. What's happening?...
Green, brown and spiky: Researchers work to better understand sockeye’s relationship to the three-spined stickleback
KDLG - Alaska
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July 12, 2025
Three-spined sticklebacks are small, green and brown fish with spines that run along their backs. In Lake Iliamna in the Bristol Bay region, three-spined sticklebacks eat the same plankton that juvenile sockeye salmon rely on to grow. This year,...
Juneau School Board pays off debt with extra state money as funding uncertainties persist
KTOO - Alaska
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July 10, 2025
The Harborview Elementary School playground on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/09JSDAddBacks.wav A windfall of state education money means the Juneau School District Board of Education can...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: As climate change makes life more difficult in rural Alaska, research is helping inform tough decisions. Plus, Alaskans honor Benny Benson on the anniversary of his state flag design. And, Pacific Islanders in...