Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Health|News

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

An Alaska judge has struck down a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state

Environment|News

Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood

Residents in Alaska’s capital are clearing out waterlogged homes following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier

Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood
Environment|News

Picturesque glacier releases water down a river in Alaska. More than 100 homes are damaged

An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods

Picturesque glacier releases water down a river in Alaska. More than 100 homes are damaged
Environment|News|Science

Rescued walrus calf 'sassy' and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska

A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is receiving treatment at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away

Rescued walrus calf 'sassy' and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska
News|Political

Measure aimed at repealing Alaska's ranked voting system still qualifies for ballot, officials say

Attorneys for the state say an initiative aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system still has sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot

Election|News|Political

Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order

A state court judge has disqualified a number of booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that aims to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system

Election|News|Political

Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order

A state court judge has disqualified a number of booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that aims to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system

Economy|Environment

US judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review

A federal judge has suspended the lease stemming from a 2022 oil and gas sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet basin after finding problems with the environmental review it was based on

Environment|Travel

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
News|Travel

1 Malaysian climber dead, 1 rescued near the top of Denali, North America's tallest mountain

Officials say a climber from Malaysia who was stranded for three days near the top of North America’s tallest mountain has been rescued but his partner is dead

1 Malaysian climber dead, 1 rescued near the top of Denali, North America's tallest mountain
Environment|News|Science

A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact

Communities in southeast Alaska have long co-existed with landslide risks

A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact
Business|Education|News|Political

A high cost of living and lack of a pension strain teachers in Alaska. Would bonuses help keep them?

Debate over school funding is dominating the Alaska Legislature as districts faces teacher shortages and in some cases multimillion-dollar deficits

A high cost of living and lack of a pension strain teachers in Alaska. Would bonuses help keep them?
Business|Economy|Environment|News|Political|Science

Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project

A federal judge has upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a massive project that drew the ire of environmentalists who accused the president of backpedaling on his pledge to combat climate change

Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project
Business|News|Political

Alaskans get a $1,312 oil dividend check this year. The political cost of the benefit is high

Nearly every Alaskan will receive a check for $1,312 this week, the annual dividend from the earnings of the state’s nest-egg oil-wealth fund

Alaskans get a $1,312 oil dividend check this year. The political cost of the benefit is high

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