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University of Alaska President Pat Pitney said the funding will help grow the state’s workforce from within and reduce out-of-state recruitment costs.
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The Race to Alaska — a 750-mile, engineless, unsupported boat race from Port Townsend, Wash., to Ketchikan — is back after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Firefighters extinguished a wildland blaze on Anchorage’s Hillside overnight that started as a structure fire and spread into surrounding brush and trees amid windy and warm weather.
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A shortage of shotgun shells nationwide is complicating things for migratory bird hunters in Southwest Alaska, who are eager to get out after a long winter.
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On May 18, the last day of the regular legislative session, the House and Senate voted unanimously to change how sexual assault can be prosecuted by modernizing the definition of consent.
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A National Security Council doctor said the few cases seen in the United States so far have not been severe and aren’t likely to get much worse. In dozens of cases from other U.S. outbreaks over the past 20 years, he said all patients fully recovered.
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A 2-year-old allegedly killed by his foster parents has been laid to rest on St. Paul Island. The boy’s death is still under investigation. His father’s next court hearing in the death of his mother is set for July.
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Tonight on Alaska News Nightly:
The state's Office of Children’s Services has been sued over its handling of foster care.
Alaskans welcome Ukrainian refugees.
And weeks after a landslide, the road to Lowell Point may soon be cleared.
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Lawyers for the 13 child plaintiffs claim the state has known about widespread foster care problems for years, but hasn’t addressed them.
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The biggest year-over-year gain was in the leisure and hospitality sector.
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Dolena Fox said speaking Yugtun while flying locals around the Y-K Delta has been her dream since middle school.
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The Kenai Peninsula’s only Planned Parenthood is closing at the end of the month.
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The 48-unit housing development called Block 96 will sit at the corner of 8th Avenue and K Street. It's a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership for the city to make new market-rate housing feasible.
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Deena Bishop is wrapping up her final school year as superintendent of the Anchorage School District.
Her advice for her replacement, Jharrett Bryantt: “With all the noise in the world right now, put your heart and your mind to young people."
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Jeremy Conkling, Anchorage police union president, said he asked the city in mid-April for a date to start negotiations on the body camera policy.
“And I’ve heard nothing from anyone about negotiations since April 18," he said.
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Tonight on Alaska News Nightly:
Alaskans would get $3,200 under a budget passed by the legislature.
Also, the Anchorage police union prepares to negotiate over a new body camera policy.
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In the Legislature's frantic scramble last night, some bills were amended into other bills to get them passed. @AlaskaBeacon reporter James Brooks talks about some of those last-minute combos, comparing them to turduckens.
Take a listen:
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Here’s what to know about how the U.S. get into its infant formula mess.
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Sparks escaped from a burn barrel on the island and ignited the fire.
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A handful of other bald eagles in Alaska have also tested positive for the bird flu this month, including several in Dutch Harbor, two in Anchorage, one in the Mat-Su Valley.
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