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PublishedOctober 9, 2024
Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest winner finishes ahead of the bear that killed her cub
We have a winner in Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Congress asked to weigh impeaching former judge for alleged sexual misconduct
Such referrals by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Courts are rare. This one comes amid calls for greater consequences for courthouse workplace misconduct.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2024
Abandoned walrus calf is ‘ginormous puppy,’ getting 24/7 care in Alaska
The pup had either been abandoned or something happened to her mother.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2024
Alaska tourist spot to vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays
The voter initiative sets the stage for a debate about how much tourism is too much in a city that is experiencing first-hand the impacts of climate change.
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PublishedMay 25, 2024
Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November
Alaska’s new electoral system – with open primaries and ranked-choice voting – has been a model for voters in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve
The U.S. oil industry’s top lobbying group says new rules are 'misguided.'
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Two dogs die during 1,000-mile Iditarod, prompting call from PETA to end the race across Alaska
The dogs' deaths on Sunday prompted People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, long the Iditarod's biggest critic, to call for race's end.
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky
The sight was exotic, but the cause was simply excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about 3 hours before the spiral appeared.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Biden approves major oil drilling project in Alaska over protests
The administration, in a move in the other direction toward conservation, earlier said it would bar or limit drilling in some other areas of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming
The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the alert level to advisory status for Tanaga Volcano after earthquakes intensified.
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