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Physical and mental health suffer when salmon, which is important to nutrition, culture, and identity, is no longer available, tribal representatives say.
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This week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the settlement of a lawsuit over claims that the consortium was underpaid for over seven years.
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The Association of Village Council Presidents hosted the current head of the U.S. Department of Justice alongside other tribal and political leaders on July 8.
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Resident hunters can apply for permits beginning at 9 a.m. on July 22 to harvest a group of at least five muskoxen the state says are unlikely to survive.
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The pollock industry’s accidental catch of salmon isn’t new, but it’s landing with new political salience. Here’s a primer, and a tally of the special interest money.
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The State of Alaska appealed a court order to pay $1.8 million in attorney fees to Native organizations that joined a successful subsistence fishing rights lawsuit. State officials argue the award is unjustified, while the groups contend the appeal only prolongs an already costly legal battle.
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More Alaska babies were born infected with syphilis in 2025 than in any recent year.
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Archbishop Alexei, the head of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sitka and Alaska, personally presented ornate certificates of merit, known as Diocesan Gramotas, in a short ceremony at the St. Sophia Russian Orthodox Church in Bethel on June 28.
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Alaska’s deadline for voter registration is coming up soon, but some Typhoon Halong-impacted voters don’t need to update their residential address to vote, even if they’re living somewhere else.
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Bethel’s Lego robotics team, the Dirt Busters, have been digging into a project on Alaska’s archeology to bring more awareness to their age group. Last month, it took them to an international tournament.
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The forecast is based on indications that water temperatures will be 2 or more degrees Celsius above normal in a bellwether patch of the central Pacific Ocean.
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In polling, the former Congresswoman appears to be neck and neck with Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. Peltola spoke with KYUK while back in Bethel on the campaign trail. If elected, she would be the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. Senate in more than a decade.
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Alaskans who are currently incarcerated and awaiting trial or sentencing, and those who have served their sentence and have been released from correctional supervision are eligible to vote in all elections.
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The utility said the RCA order “is erroneous and suffers from a lack of true understanding of the nature of the problem.”
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The hope for the relaunched Anchorage Press is to get back to its alternative, mid-'90s roots.
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The Alaska Earthquake Center is refining a new algorithm designed to detect slides, pinpoint where they happened and even estimate their size.
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The Division of Elections checked its list against old DMV records and found Alaskans who, at one point, said they weren’t citizens.
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