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The Kuskokwim River community of Akiak has been largely without power for more than two weeks. The outage appears to be part of a broader issue with the town’s generators and has resulted in significant food loss and financial hardship for residents.
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The aid money is for disasters declared for the 2022 chum salmon failure on the Kuskokwim River and the 2021-2022 sockeye salmon failure that affected Upper Cook Inlet setnet fishers.
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Communications company GCI says the fiber optic internet project will bring urban speeds and pricing to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and be a vast departure from its current network.
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Democrat Mary Peltola joined Alaska's U.S. senators on a legal brief defending the mine in a lawsuit brought by Kuskokwim tribes.
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Akutan, located in the middle of the Aleutian chain, is slated to receive a fiber-optic internet connection this summer through the GCI Aleutians Fiber Project.
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The 45-mile stretch is just a fraction of the more than 900-mile network planned for completion by the end of 2027.
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The future of the “Last Great Race” is uncertain, officials said in an appeal to supporters. The message comes at a time when major Iditarod sponsors have dropped out and inflation has increased the cost of participation.
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A subsidy helping low-income families afford broadband is running out of money. The Biden administration wants Congress to keep it going.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers will partner with Galena residents on a Yukon River hydroelectric project.
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Earlier this March, Bethel nonprofits publicly unveiled a groundbreaking project – a “permanent supportive housing” building meant to help stabilize the lives of chronically homeless individuals in the community.
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Alaskans have until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 31 to apply online. State PFD Division offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau close at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 29.
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It’s currently unclear what impact the sale will have on Trident’s fleet, employees, or the local communities.