Democrat Mary Peltola will become the first Alaska Native representative in Congress and Alaska’s first female congresswoman, winning the ranked-choice election to replace the late Republican Rep. Don Young. Peter Zampa spoke with Alaska's News Source's Rebecca Palsha about what her start in Congress will look like.
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A federal grand jury has indicted an Anchorage couple for allegedly fraudulently using a COVID-related grant of $1,623,165 provided to the organization in 2021.
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Peruvian national accused of targeting Alaska, other states with more than 150 bomb threats arrested
A Peruvian national has been arrested and faces numerous charges related to bomb threats in multiple states, including Alaska, as well as for soliciting child pornography, according to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
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A preliminary report on the plane crash that killed Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr. — the husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola — earlier this month did not offer a conclusion as to why the plane went down but revealed that the craft was carrying over 500 pounds of moose meat when it crashed.
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A fuel tanker rollover has closed the Glenn Highway in both directions near Kings River, according to Alaska State Troopers. The tanker rolled off the highway around mile 67, McDaniel said, about five miles east of the community of Sutton.
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