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More bus workers join Wednesday's picket line outside of Durham School Services bus yard.

Strike continues for Mat-Su bus workers as continued negotiations remain unscheduled

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Carly Schreck
The drivers, monitors, and attendants at the picket line said safety is still their number one priority as negotiations stall.

News

Motorola V300 body cameras for Alaska State Troopers will be put into use this year.

Troopers release body camera draft policy

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Tim Rockey and Lex Yelverton
The Alaska State Troopers released a draft policy for their body-worn cameras, which will be distributed in a pilot project starting this spring.

Education

From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 2, educators welcome input from families and other teachers on...

Anchorage School District seeking community feedback in curriculum review

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Elena Symmes
The goal is to meet the needs of each student while making sure they're performing at the appropriate grade level so they can succeed.

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Alaska to receive $2.6M in grants to improve roads, reduce traffic fatalities

Alaska to receive $2.6M in grants to improve roads, reduce traffic fatalities

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Joey Klecka
It’s part of President Joe Biden’s massive 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that allocated $550 billion in new spending for the country’s roads, bridges and transit infrastructure.

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Final BLM report pushes for Willow oil and gas project

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Joey Klecka
The statement tweaked previous proposed reports on the sustainability and legality of the project, which would produce hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil per day and billions of dollars in state revenue.

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Afterschool pickup plans changed after Durham School Services employees strike

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:30 PM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
Parents voice their opinions on the school bus driver strike affecting students at Matanuska-Sustina Borough schools.

Investigative

Anchorage unsheltered population counted

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:23 PM AKST
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By Mike Mason
Each year the federal government requires cities to estimate the number of unsheltered people living within their communities.

News

Nome community members voice concerns over musk oxen population

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:55 PM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
Community members in Nome are voicing their concerns about the musk oxen population in the region.

News

Final determination by EPA strikes blow for Pebble Mine

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 8:15 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka, Elena Symmes and Georgina Fernandez
The Environmental Protection Agency issued its final determination under the Clean Water Act. It’s a victory for conservation groups and a blow to advocacy groups for Pebble Mine, the proposed project in Southwest Alaska.

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2 men sail from Russia to US to flee persecution, settle in Tacoma

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:42 PM AKST
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By Lionel Donovan
Two men who sailed from Russia to Alaska's Saint Lawrence Island to flee persecution have settled in Tacoma, Washington
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Mat-Su school bus workers walk off job after Durham presents final offer

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:04 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka, Shannon Cole and Carly Schreck
The union representing the drivers, Alaska Teamsters Union - Local 959, announced that all students in the district — a student population of over 18,000 — were dropped off Tuesday morning at their respective schools before the bus drivers went on strike.

Investigative

Revive Alaska church building for sale amid questions over use of $750K in federal funds

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 5:35 PM AKST
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By David Bernknopf and Paul Choate
Anchorage Assembly members say they approved that grant to help the group rebuild a food pantry in South Anchorage but the group purchased a church in Midtown instead.

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Strike ends for Kodiak crab fishermen

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 4:47 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Tanner crab fishermen in Kodiak have left the docks and gone fishing after receiving a modest increase in the price per pound of crab from the four cannery plants on Kodiak Island.

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Munoz named acting labor commissioner

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 1:19 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Former Republican Rep. Cathy Munoz has replaced Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Tamika Ledbetter, who resigned Tuesday morning.

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COVID emergency lift in May may cause disruptions for Alaskans, officials say

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:53 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
With the national COVID-19 emergencies set to be ended in May, there may be marked disruptions along with it, according to Alaska health officials.

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4 Alaskans nominated for prestigious James Beard Awards

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:09 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare
Four Alaskans have received 2023 James Beard Award nominations.

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‘It really is a calling:’ Fire department candidates up to the task

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:24 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
Months of rigorous instruction introduces new firefighters to all aspects of the job and the AFD family.

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2 die in Kotzebue residential fire

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:56 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
Two people in Kotzebue died in a fire that left one single-family residential unit “a total loss” on Friday night.

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Ayaprun School still without power, water

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
The village of Newtok has been without electricity since Jan. 26 when the building housing the power plant burned.

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One dead after early-morning shooting in downtown parking lot

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:15 AM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
One man is dead and another is in the hospital with “what are believed to be” life-threatening injuries after an early-morning shooting Saturday in downtown Anchorage.

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Anchorage students and parents react to 30 extra minutes added to school days

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 8:14 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
Starting Monday, school days in the Anchorage School District will get a little longer.

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Police investigating East Anchorage shooting

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:11 AM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
Police said they found a man in an alleyway with a “gunshot wound in his lower body.” Police said he was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

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Municipal candidates set for April election

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 6:11 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
The ballot is set for the upcoming Regular Municipal Election on April 4.

News

Alaska teachers hone their craft at education conference

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 11:19 AM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
A teachers conference at the Dena'ina center brings educators together to strengthen their understanding of teaching.

News

Wasilla motorist dies in collision

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 10:42 AM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
A Wasilla man died in a head-on collision on Saturday night along the Parks Highway in Wasilla.

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Coast Guard rescues stranded Southeast boater

Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 5:49 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
An overdue boater was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday about 20 miles southwest of Wrangell in Steamer Bay.

News

Avalanche danger in Turnagain Pass heightened by weak layers

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:19 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center is warning people against visiting higher elevations in the Turnagain Pass area.

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FDA drafts recommendation to allow men with same-sex relations to donate blood

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:00 PM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
The FDA released a new draft recommendation that would allow men with monogamous same-sex relations to donate blood.

News

Alaskans react to Tyre Nichols video

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:10 PM AKST
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By Georgina Fernandez
“The color doesn’t stop the performance of the job, and just because you are black, doesn’t mean you have the authority or the right to disregard the civil rights of human being,” Wyche said.

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Jyzyk Sharpe sentenced for 2014 death of 1-year-old child

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:54 PM AKST
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By Carly Schreck
Sharpe plead guilty to manslaughter as part of a plea deal taken last September after his trial had already been set to get underway. Friday, Superior Court Judge Gregory Miller accepted the terms and handed down sentencing.

News

Alaska Jewish Museum commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:12 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
Anchorage Rabbi Yosef Greenberg heralds the special day as one for "reflection."

News

Nic Petit takes fifth Willow 300 victory

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 6:27 PM AKST
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By Shannon Cole
Veteran musher Nic Petit celebrated his fifth Willow 300 victory on Friday.

News

Fire in Newtok destroys village school’s power plant

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:39 PM AKST
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By Shannon Cole and Nolin Ainsworth
A fire destroyed the power plant at Newtok's Ayaprun School on Thursday evening.

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Anchorage man indicted with attempted murder after shooting at officer

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 12:05 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka and Nolin Ainsworth
The man used a stolen handgun to fire at a police officer after being pinned in his Jeep against a snowbank in a Klatt neighborhood, according to police. The officer did not fire back and was not injured.

News

Kodiak tanner crabbers continue to stand down, awaiting higher wage

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:54 PM AKST
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By Georgina Fernandez
As of Thursday, the canneries had gone up to $3.25 per pound of Tanner Crab — a 75 cent increase from their initial offer in early January.

News

Alaska Marine Highway System awarded $285M from federal government

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:31 PM AKST
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By Lauren Maxwell
The federal government awards the Alaska Marine Highway System 285 Million

News

White supremacist ‘1488′ prison gang members sentenced to life in prison

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:14 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
Five white supremacist gang members and accomplices were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole this week.

Investigative

Former Health Department Director Joe Gerace accused of civil fraud

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:59 PM AKST
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By Rebecca Palsha and David Bernknopf
The former Health Department Director Joe Gerace has been accused of civil fraud.

News

Online threat leads to arrest of West Anchorage High student, police say

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:24 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Anchorage police say they arrested an 18-year-old West Anchorage High School student early Wednesday morning.

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Woman accused in viral Halibut Cove encounter between boat, float plane indicted on federal charges

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:12 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
A Halibut Cove restaurant owner has been indicted on federal charges after a video went viral on social media showing the restaurant owner circling a float plane in a boat at dangerously close proximity.

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State Troopers head issues apology to Colony High School principal

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:59 PM AKST
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By Lauren Maxwell
The commissioner of public safety apologizes to Colony High School Principal Mary Fulp for taking her to a hospital for a mental health evaluation under a court order that wasn't legitimate.

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Alaska library board keeps LGBTQ books in youth sections

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:05 PM AKST
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By The Associated Press
The Homer Public Library Advisory Board upheld the library director’s decision last week to keep the 55 books where they are currently located.

News

USDA reinstates road work, logging restrictions to Tongass National Forest

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:50 AM AKST
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By The Associated Press, Joey Klecka and Lex Yelverton
The new rule will take effect once it is published in the Federal Register, which is expected to happen Friday, said agency spokesperson Larry Moore.

News

Anchorage police investigating Downtown shooting

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:30 AM AKST
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By Ariane Aramburo
Anchorage police are investigating a shooting on West Seventh Avenue that left a man with life-threatening injuries.

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Anchorage police investigating homicide in North Star neighborhood

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:25 AM AKST
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By Ariane Aramburo
Anchorage police are investigating a homicide in the North Star neighborhood.

News

Sullivan Arena residents raise safety concerns following stabbing incident

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 7:55 PM AKST
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By Georgina Fernandez
It was a heart breaking afternoon on Tuesday for residents at the Sullivan Arena. Anchorage Police Department responded to an assault with weapons call around 1 PM on Tuesday.

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Economic outlook ‘modestly optimistic’ for Anchorage in 2023

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 7:07 PM AKST
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By Carly Schreck
The report comes after 240 local businesses and organizations were surveyed over past performance, expected performance, and identifying issues within the city in order of importance.

News

Rep. Mary Peltola to serve on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:27 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Alaska’s lone member in the U.S. House of Representatives, Mary Peltola, has secured a seat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

News

Body of missing snowmachiner found near Kotzebue

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:15 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
A young Ambler man who went missing on Jan. 16 has been found dead near Kotzebue, Alaska State Troopers say.

News

Patients dismayed by upcoming closure of Alaska Regional Senior Health Clinic

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:15 PM AKST
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By Georgina Fernandez
The sudden closure of a popular clinic is forcing many older adults to find new primary health care providers.
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