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Republicans Lavish Alaska With Benefits in Policy Bill, Grasping for a Key Vote
New provisions that benefit whaling captains and rural hospitals appear to be aimed at winning over Senator Lisa Murkowski, ...
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Opinion: Alaska is stronger with Begich in Washington
Congressman Nick Begich has hit the ground running during his first six months representing Alaskans in Congress. As House ...
ICE transfers 41 immigrants to Alaska due to overcrowding in Tacoma
With Trump pushing for mass deportation, the ICE detention center in WA has been filling up and briefly exceeded its capacity ...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski on navigating Washington under Trump, her place in the GOP, and her new memoir
In a polarized Washington, Alaska's senior senator is a moderate in a Republican Party dominated by President Trump. She ...
In words and photos, rural Alaska residents reflect on their village’s sustainable practices
In rural central Alaska, a village is in the midst of a clean energy transformation that locals say will boost savings, build ...
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire ...
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Alaska Airlines adding Touchless ID at Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle airports
Alaska Airlines travelers will soon be able to save time using TSA PreCheck Touchless ID at security checkpoints at airports ...
Systemic failure led to Alaska Airlines door plug blowout, NTSB head says
The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on ...
What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Expanding oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could threaten these birds by disrupting their habitat and adding noise to the landscape. Many other species also depend on ...
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Alaska just issued its first-ever heat advisory. Here’s why. - The Washington Post
Alaska just issued its first-ever heat advisory. Here’s why. For the first time, the state known for glaciers, dogsledding and northern lights issued a heat advisory, with temperatures in ...
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Part of Alaska is under a heat advisory. That’s a first.
Temperatures are forecast to soar into the mid-80s in central Alaska — you read that right — this weekend and perhaps into next week. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory ...