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Sen. Lisa Murkowski's 'Far from Home,' a 'fervent' call for bipartisanship, to be published in June
Read full article: Sen. Lisa Murkowski's 'Far from Home,' a 'fervent' call for bipartisanship, to be published in JuneOne of the few remaining Republicans in Congress to openly clash with President Donald Trump has a book out this summer.
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Read full article: Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years agoThe Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a contagious disease known as the โstrangling angelโ for the way it suffocated children.
Alaska Sen. Murkowski has faced Trump's wrath. She was willing to defy him after his return to power
Read full article: Alaska Sen. Murkowski has faced Trump's wrath. She was willing to defy him after his return to powerIn the early days of President Donald Trumpโs second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times.
Alaskan fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations dwindle in warming waters
Read full article: Alaskan fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations dwindle in warming watersCrab fishermen in Alaska have been scrambling to stay afloat after two years of the Bering Sea fishery being closed or severely curtailed due to plummeting crab numbers.
'Leap of faith:' Alaska pursues carbon offset market while embracing oil
Read full article: 'Leap of faith:' Alaska pursues carbon offset market while embracing oilAlaskaโs push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market is in the spotlight at a conference convened by Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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Alaska records most daily COVID cases amid healthcare strain
Read full article: Alaska records most daily COVID cases amid healthcare strainAlaska has reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases, a day after the stateโs largest hospital announced it had entered crisis protocol and started rationing care.
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EPA seeks to restart process that could restrict Alaska mine
Read full article: EPA seeks to restart process that could restrict Alaska mineThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will seek to restart a process that could restrict mining in Alaskaโs Bristol Bay region, which is renowned for its salmon runs.
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Alaska GOP leaders endorse challenger to US Sen. Murkowski
Read full article: Alaska GOP leaders endorse challenger to US Sen. MurkowskiThe Anchorage Daily News reports that the leaders of Alaskaโs Republican Party on Saturday endorsed a challenger to incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has been one of the GOPโs most outspoken critics of former President Donald Trump.
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NTSB: Obstructed views, lack of alerts caused midair crash
Read full article: NTSB: Obstructed views, lack of alerts caused midair crashThe National Transportation Safety Board has found that obstructed views and problems with a system that alerts pilots to nearby planes combined to cause the midair crash of Alaska sightseeing planes that killed six people two years ago.
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Alaska denied benefits to gay couples despite court rulings
Read full article: Alaska denied benefits to gay couples despite court rulingsCourt documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Alaska wrongly denied benefits to same-sex spouses for years by claiming their unions were not recognized even after courts struck down gay marriage bans.
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Pandemic prompts scaled back Christmas tradition in Alaska
Read full article: Pandemic prompts scaled back Christmas tradition in AlaskaIn this photo provided by the Alaska National Guard, soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, unload gifts from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nanwalek, Alaska, during Operation Santa Claus, on Dec. 11, 2020. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. An Alaska National Guard helicopter descended through a rotor-whipped cloud of snow in Stevens Village, a tiny community of about 30 people. Winfield Hinkley, Jr., command senior enlisted leader of the Alaska National Guard. More than 90 villages have hosted Operation Santa Claus since St. Maryโs.
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Midair collision kills state legislator, 6 others in Alaska
Read full article: Midair collision kills state legislator, 6 others in AlaskaThe Alaska House Majority says Knopp was killed in the mid-air collision of two planes near Soldotna on Friday, July 31, 2020. Alaska State Troopers would not confirm Knopp's death beyond saying the mid-air collision near the airport in Soldotna was a fatal crash. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)ANCHORAGE, Alaska Seven people, including an Alaska state lawmaker, died Friday when two small airplanes collided in midair near the airport in Soldotna, a small community on Alaskas Kenai Peninsula. Alaska State Troopers said state Rep. Gary Knopp, 67, of Kenai was the sole occupant of one plane. More than a legislator, Gary Knopp was a husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and friend.

US officials granting $29 million for coastal protection
Read full article: US officials granting $29 million for coastal protectionThe $29 million in grants announced Monday are being matched by nearly $60 million from government agencies and nonprofits in 20 states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories. The Texas General Land Office is getting $3 million, the largest grant on the list, and contributing another $9.5 million to restore about 80 acres (32 hectares) of coastal marshes in Galveston Countys Swan Lake. Just under $3 million will go to the University of Miami, to restore more than 125 acres (50 hectares) of coastal reefs off Floridas Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Four projects in California are receiving nearly $2 million, including $1.4 million to set levees back from a tidal creek area to reduce flooding and reconnect tides to brackish wetlands. The Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District is contributing another $12.3 million for the work at Walnut Creek.

Alaska Native Elizabeth Peratrovich to be featured on $1 coin
Read full article: Alaska Native Elizabeth Peratrovich to be featured on $1 coinANCHORAGE, Alaska - Elizabeth Peratrovich, a civil rights activist and member of the Tlingit Nation, will become the first Alaskan Native to appear on US currency. She also served as the Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood. The coin's design was unveiled during the Alaska Native Brothers and Alaska Native Sisters Convention at Alaska Pacific University on Saturday by Patrick Hernandez, United States Mint Chief Administrative Officer. Saturday also marked the official declaration of November as Alaska Native Heritage Month. The legislation was signed into law during the Alaska Native Brothers and Alaska Native Sisters Convention.

Salmon can't survive Alaska heat wave
Read full article: Salmon can't survive Alaska heat waveJeff J Mitchell/Getty Images(CNN) - Alaska has been in the throes of an unprecedented heat wave this summer, and the heat stress is killing salmon in large numbers. Scientists have observed die-offs of several varieties of Alaskan salmon, including sockeye, chum and pink salmon. Because the die-off coincided with the heat wave, they concluded that heat stress was the cause of the mass deaths. The heat wave is higher than climate change models predictedThe water temperatures have breaking records at the same time as the air temperatures, according to Sue Mauger, the science director for the Cook Inletkeeper. "Salmon have sustained the way of life of the people of Alaska for thousands of years."

Woman dies trying to reach the famous 'Into the Wild' bus
Read full article: Woman dies trying to reach the famous 'Into the Wild' bus"Into the Wild" tells the story of Chris McCandless, who died in this bus while attempting to live off the Alaskan land in 1992. (Matt Frost/Shutterstock)(CNN) - A 24-year-old woman from Belarus died on Alaska's Stampede Trail on Thursday while attempting to visit an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film "Into the Wild." Veramika Maikamava and her husband Piotr Markielau wanted to reach Fairbanks Bus 142, where "Into the Wild" subject Christopher McCandless died in 1992, Alaska State Trooper spokesperson Ken Marsh told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Markielau called state troopers in Fairbanks on Thursday night to report that his wife had died, according to a news release from the Alaska State Troopers. A trooper responded at the scene with volunteers from the Tri-Valley Fire Department, the Alaska State Troopers said.