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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:
The number of Alaskans dying from opioid overdose is accelerating faster than anywhere in the country. Plus, a planned graphite mine draws environmental concerns from Nome residents. And, tribes in Southeast plan to open an Indigenous language and culture immersion school.
Reports tonight from:
Rachel Cassandra, Wesley Early and Tim Rockey in Anchorage
Anna Canny, Clarise Larson and Eric Stone in Juneau
Jack Darrell in Ketchikan
Ben Townsend in Nome
Angela Denning in Petersburg
This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.
Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487. Read more about Tim here.
