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Josie’s Story: Alaska’s first boomers
Fifth of eight parts. This series tells the untold story of Josie Rudolph, the first settler girl born under the U.S. flag in ...
Arctic animals are battling more diseases in recent decades. Here’s why.
Stories have surfaced of animals such as polar bears fighting off new diseases, and sometimes losing that fight.
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In Southwest Alaska, a House race poses a choice about how to best meet rural needs
A freshman lawmaker from Bethel faces a tough challenge from a first-time candidate from an outlying village in a race ...
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Frostbite and trench foot; Alaska’s homeless struggling more with specific cold weather injuries
As temperatures drop this month and snow becomes more visible on the Chugach Mountains, a new state report from the ...
Trauma records show high risks of cold-exposure injuries for Alaska’s homeless
Unhoused people accounted for nearly a quarter of the Alaskans who were hospitalized with cold-related injuries like ...
Scientists Are Mapping Landslide Risk in Alaska. Some Homeowners Don’t Want to Know.
Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial.
Campaign to boost Native voting combats both apathy and logistical challenges
Four decades ago, in days before the internet and automatic voter registration, Alaska Natives turned out to vote at high ...
The ultimate Alaska bear safari: Witness nature's giants in Lake Clark and Katmai
Experience the adventure of a lifetime on an Alaska brown bear safari, where you’ll witness the incredible beauty of ...
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Fairbanks warming center still looking for new location as state analysis quantifies cold exposure risk for Alaska homeless population
A new analysis shows climbing rates of cold weather injuries reported among the Alaska’s homeless population. But in ...
20 Years On, Alaska’s First Indigenous-Owned Cruise Port Sees Growing Interest in Celebrating Local Heritage
Just west of Juneau, Icy Strait Point was converted from a cannery into a cruise port by the Huna Totem Corporation in 2004.
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Research from Alaska finds more polar bears are exposed to pathogens
The report says they found statistically significant increases in pathogens related to five illnesses, with the highest being ...
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Bering Sea snow crab fishing to resume, but at an ultra-low level to encourage repopulation
Biologists have not seen a rebound in the stock, but there appears to be no more decline, Stichert said. Bering Sea red king ...