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“We had over 6,000 pounds, and last year we had nothing,” said Karen Gillis, manager of Kotzebue’s Copper River plant. She said it’s a good start for the nation’s northernmost commercial fishery after years of dismal returns and a crash two years ago.
Rural Alaska
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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.
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According to a recent story from the Northern Journal, an estimate from 2020 put the cost of protecting infrastructure in Alaska's threatened communities at $4.3 billion over the next half-century.
State News
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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.
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Two lawmakers who have been vocal advocates in the debate over a bill offering tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project joined "Talk of Alaska" on Tuesday.
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Mary Peltola spent campaign funds in 2025, when she was, on paper, a U.S. House candidate. The NRSC says she had no visible campaign so the spending "must have been for her personal use.”
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Police stopped Forrest Wolfe, Gov. Mike Dunleavy's deputy legislative director, after he nearly caused an accident in a busy area of Downtown Juneau.
News from NPR
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Argentina survived another heart-stopping match when it scored two late goals to topple England and extend the Three Lions' six-decade-long wait for another World Cup trophy.
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Todd Blanche remained composed throughout the hours-long hearing, but faced several testy moments during questioning as he seeks to win the support of all Republican senators on the committee.
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The change is driven by improved perceptions of China and declining views of the United States.
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The New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan says the president is fixated on becoming a "great man of history" during his second term. Swan's new book, written with Maggie Haberman, is Regime Change.