Griffith died Tuesday peacefully at home in Anchorage, after a life spent trekking more than 10,000 miles across Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, Mexico and Asia.
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The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s child support system has first priority when a foreclosed property is sold to pay multiple debts.
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The Alaska Department of Transportation says they’ll pay for the infrastructure regardless of whether the ferry terminal gets built.
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The university system will host listening sessions in Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage this week. There's also a survey.
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A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt.
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A state forester shared tips on where and how to cut a Christmas tree in Southcentral Alaska, and how to make it last.
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The Johnson Tract sits on Native corporation land, surrounded by Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, about 120 miles southwest of Anchorage.
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State officials say there was no gap in the program, which subsidizes energy bills for thousands of Alaskans, many in rural and tribal communities.
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It wasn't in the budget, but Alaska Works Partnership managed to put together a construction workshop for Western Alaska disaster evacuees, who hope to use their new skills to rebuild after Typhoon Halong.
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The project, set to come online in fall 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities.
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In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.
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