Alaska mother arrested after leaving toddler alone in cold car, troopers say
An Alaska mother was arrested and charged with child endangerment after leaving her toddler alone in a parked car that was not running, according to Alaska State Troopers.
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The Tongass National Forest is a national treasure worth more than timber
Commentary author Hunter H. McIntosh writes that despite its immense ecological and economic value, the Tongass remains under ...
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Federal funding freeze could jeopardize Tyee hydro expansion
Though a $5 million federal grant to help pay for expanding the generating capacity at the Tyee Lake hydroelectric station is ...
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Troopers find 2 missing dogs dead in Southeast Alaska crab pots
The deaths of French bulldogs Whiskey and Yoda remain under investigation, after troopers found their submerged remains ...
NTSB report finds plane that crashed in Alaska, killing 10 was overweight
A small passenger plane that crashed last month in Alaska, killing all 10 onboard, was nearly 1,000 pounds too heavy for the ...
US investigators say Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10
The National Transportation Safety Board says a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska and killed all 10 people on ...
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Decades after commercial fishing limits gutted Native fishing fleets, advocates call for change
Sustainable fishing policies passed in the 1970s have backfired in rural Native villages, where many family-run boats have ...
State looks to build roadway connecting Juneau to highway system
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has announced its plan to conduct a feasibility study to ...
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From worms to whale bones: Sitka teacher helps students become ‘citizen scientists’
Sitka High School teacher Stacy Golden received a prestigious teaching award last month. The Presidential Award for ...
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The Silver Wave in Alaska: Baby Boomer Homebuying Trends (2018–2023)
Alaska's housing landscape is undergoing a "silver wave" as the baby boomer generation (born 1946–1964) enters retirement.
Nearly 2 decades after Alaska school asked state to fund repair, its building is about to collapse
Over the past 25 years, state officials have largely ignored hundreds of requests by rural school districts to fix the ...
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Lawsuit seeks return to Tongass old-growth logging
After joining the Biden administration's push for younger-growth harvests, an Alaska timber association is asking the Forest ...