Local News
The comment period began on Sept. 18, when the Corps published a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Arctic Mine, an open-pit copper, zinc and lead project in the foothills of the Brooks Range.
Rural Alaska
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The plane crashed onto an ice floe after experiencing “severe icing conditions," killing all nine passengers and the pilot.
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The state Department of Fish and Game says the bear culling is working, but critics say there's no proof.
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“Our people need to be heard in their voice,” said Aucha Kameroff, the group’s leader. “One of the voices that we have as people in rural Alaska, or any place, is by voting.”
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Federal officials recently announced that households that lost food purchased with federal food assistance will be able to have some of it replaced.
State News
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Alaska has allowed individuals to contribute unlimited sums to candidates since a federal appeals court struck down the state’s limits in 2021 as unconstitutionally low. Ballot Measure 1 aims to limit the influence of big-money donors on state and local elections.
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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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Republican candidate Click Bishop for governor and his independent running mate, Greta Schuerch, visited Kotzebue last week, as part of a statewide tour ahead of the August 18 primaries.
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Epidemiologists don't know yet whether the cases are part of the national outbreak centered in the Midwest. They urge Alaskans to wash fruits and veggies and get tested if they feel sick.
News from NPR
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The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not identified in their removal orders. It also plans to hear full arguments on the case.
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Lindsay Clancy's lawyer is arguing that there wasn't enough evidence to prove she killed her three children. It's a striking turn after a lengthy trial that focused more on her mental state than on whether she took their lives.
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Even among ATLiens, Kenny Mason is an outlier. As he faced a creative crisis — and commercial pressures — the rap-rock iconoclast realized that he feels most comfortable on the fringes.
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Origin Genomics aims to prove that the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos outweigh the risks.