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Election update: Begich declares victory, margin for ranked choice repeal now under 900 votes

“Alaskans have spoken,” Begich said. “It will be the honor of a lifetime to have the opportunity to serve as your voice in Congress.”
A man in a jacket looks at the camera holding a sign against ranked choice voting. While others in support of ballot initiative two and Nick Begich's campaign stand near the road with signs.

Lead for Ballot Measure 2 shrinks to less than 1,700 votes in latest election results update

Nick Begich III maintains a roughly 3-point lead over Congresswoman Mary Peltola. State House Rep. Cliff Groh, D-Anchorage, leads by just 10 votes.

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 15, 2024

Majorities announce their priorities for the upcoming session. Plus, A new APD team works with unhoused residents this winter.

Duke Russell versus Mr. Whitekeys | State of Art

Be a fly on the wall as these two bastions of Alaska culture give the host the boot and take over the mics.

‘One person at a time’: Anchorage’s new HOPE team aims to boost outreach to the city’s homeless population

The team pairs an Anchorage Police Department officer and a social worker, and works to connect homeless people with resources and assistance.

New Anchorage mayor’s approach to homeless services | Alaska Insight

On this episode of Alaska Insight, we discuss the plan for shelter this Winter and the Anchorage new mayor’s plans to address homelessness.
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Memories, stories and family heirlooms make the final move from Newtok

The Newtok Village Council has decommissioned the village, deeming it too unsafe to live in.
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Ketchikan sends off the first Capitol Christmas Tree to come from the Tongass

The tree made a pit stop in Ketchikan as it began the long journey to Washington, D.C., drawing a huge crowd of onlookers.
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Final rural Alaska precinct reports Election Day results, but counting isn’t done

Nine days after Election Day, all of Alaska’s 403 polling stations have reported results.
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Former Pilot Station mayor pleads guilty to felony election interference

Arthur Heckman Sr. admitted Thursday to concealing municipal ballots and directing officials to not hold an election.
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Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department

Burgum ran in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. He then became a vocal supporter of Preesident-elect Donald Trump and was shortlisted for the GOP vice presidential nomination.
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Man dies in early-morning Muldoon shooting

Police say the man was found shot in a vehicle early Friday off Muldoon Road. Medics tried to save his life but declared him dead.
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Trump wants to ‘Drill, baby, drill.’ What does that mean for climate concerns?

President-elect Donald Trump wants to increase oil and gas production and roll back the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, November 14, 2024

Troopers plead not guilty to felony charges in Kenai. Plus, GCI subsea internet cables reach the Western Alaska coast.
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Meet the new head of the UA Center for Economic Development

Jared Reynolds says the state’s biggest economic challenges are infrastructure and a lack of affordable housing.
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State orders new Knik Arm tunnel study

The new study was prompted by recent advances in tunneling technology paired with population growth, state officials said.
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Juneau’s high school has seen an uptick in fights this school year

The district put together the data after staff and parents raised concerns about the increase in fights at last month’s Juneau School Board meeting. 
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Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.

Former Alaska tribal health care executive quietly resolves criminal case

Kevin Gottlieb and two other dentists agreed to plead no contest to a misdemeanor count of medical assistance fraud.
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Federal judge dismisses Alaska trawlers’ lawsuit that sought to overturn halibut limits

The lawsuit was filed by a trade group after the North Pacific Fishery Management Council passed a rule that reduces halibut bycatch limits when there are fewer halibut in Alaska waters.
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Underwater internet fiber cables bring Bethel a step closer to faster, cheaper internet

After more than two years of planning, branching underwater internet cables have reached their resting place on the seafloor between Dillingham and the mouth of the Kuskokwim River.

Sarah Poynter: Alone | Outdoor Explorer

Sarah Poynter was a cast member on the recent season of the History Channel wilderness survival show "Alone."
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Traffic and access concerns loom over gravel pit proposed for a historic Mat-Su dairy site

The new 153-acres gravel pit would sit on Havemeister Dairy property off the busy Bogard and Engstrom roads.
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Kenai airport accepting proposals for new restaurant

“The space is great for restaurants that are already established or somebody looking to break into the restaurant business,” said the airport manager.
Hoonah

After decades of trying, state commission approves Hoonah petition to create Alaska’s newest borough

Now, residents of the proposed borough will decide whether to accept it. 

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