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Alaska Native leaders have been advocating for more veterinary care in villages for years.
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The complicated legacy of the Jesuits' nearly 140 years in the state was honored at an event at Bethel’s Immaculate Conception Church on June 16.
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Ulric Jeffery Ulroan, 48, who has been living in Nome for the past two years, was arrested on June 24 by Alaska State Troopers and the Nome Police Department. He has been arraigned for charges involving sexual abuse, sexual assault, indecent exposure, and furnishing alcohol to a minor.
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A secret agreement provides the most detailed insight yet into one of the world’s largest prospective natural gas projects.
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The vetoes leave untouched hundreds of millions of dollars lawmakers set aside for school maintenance, construction, and operations.
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The State of Alaska's battle over managing fisheries on the Kuskokwim River has a big price tag. The state must pay $1.8 million to cover the legal costs of four Native groups that joined the federal government's lawsuit against the state.
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Communities in Norton Sound are among those preparing for an extended period of extra high fuel prices after the war with Iran drove up the cost of energy globally.
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High energy costs are a fact of life in remote, rural Alaska with few easy answers. But siblings Vjosa and Drini Pellumbi — who recently won top honors for their boiler heat recovery system design — are committed to being part of the solution.
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On June 13, community members flocked to Riverview Park for the Return of the Salmon event put on by Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition, a grassroots organization opposing the proposed Donlin Gold mine.
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Alaska Native corporations rely on contracts awarded through the 8(a) program – especially from the U.S. Department of Defense – for a significant portion of their revenue.
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Despite not being a licensed guide, 36-year-old Michael Beans used Facebook to advertise trophy hunts that took in nearly $60,000 in advance payments from dozens of out of state clients. The hunts were canceled before they started.
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Alaska school districts that have grown to rely on international teacher hires are likely to do without them this year, even after a federal judge recently blocked the Trump administration’s fee hikes for highly skilled worker visas.
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Alaska is one of 29 states that allow at least some late-arriving ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked on or before election day. But a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could complicate that, especially for voters in the Bush.
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On June 3, Mother Kuskokwim, an advocacy group opposing the proposed Donlin Gold mine project on account of environmental concerns, hosted a protest event in Bethel.
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Sullivan said he’s ready to start campaigning for the August primary. But, he’s also waiting to see how his name will appear on the ballot
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A six-member conference committee spent Friday and Saturday in something of a public negotiation with developer Glenfarne and the Alaska Gasline Development Corp.
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The justices ruled that the Division of Elections can’t boot Petersburg Dan Sullivan from the primary election ballot. He is challenging U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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The Division of Election disqualified Dan Sullivan of Petersburg after deciding his challenge was an attempt to confuse voters. A state judge says that was wrong.
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