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Alaska Cabins Project will lead to 25 new public use cabins in the state

All cabins in the project will be made from locally sourced wood and built by local contractors.
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Miscommunication leads to hundreds of extra ballots sent to Juneau voters

About 600 Juneau residents may have accidentally been sent two ballots for the upcoming municipal election.
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Here are 4 ways the Federal Reserve’s big rate cut could change the housing market

After months of anticipation, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by half a percentage point.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 18, 2024

Health officials monitor a rapid rise in cases of whooping cough. Plus, some Juneau residents receive duplicate ballots.
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Alaska on Trump’s mind: He endorses Begich and confuses Arctic refuge with Afghanistan air base

The former president says Nick Begich will fight for MAGA policies. In other Alaska news, Trump twice referred to ANWR as "Bagram."
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Anchorage Assembly vice chair Meg Zaletel won’t run for reelection

Zaletel was elected to represent Midtown Anchorage in 2019 and currently serves as vice chair of the Assembly.

Anchorage partners police officers with social workers to assist city’s homeless

City leaders say the Homeless Outreach Prevention and Engagement team will help reach homeless residents while ensuring they and program navigators are safe.
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The Federal Reserve starts cutting interest rates in a big moment for the economy

The Federal Reserve moved aggressively Wednesday to start cutting interest rates as easing inflation fears gives way to concern about the job market.

Feds to withhold COVID relief funds from Alaska as state feud continues

The federal government says Alaska underfunded school districts in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and the Kenai Peninsula.

In sign of North Slope evolution, privately owned Texas company targets Chevron’s Alaska assets

A little known Texas company is buying a share of a key North Slope pipeline and asked to buy all of Chevron’s oil interests in the region — reviving questions about the Alaska oil industry’s capacity to decommission aging infrastructure and pay damages in the event of a spill.
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Alaska pursues appeal of $17.5M penalty over federal education funding equity dispute

Consequences are mounting for Alaska as a dispute continues between the state’s education officials and their federal counterparts.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Congress discusses national security amid increased Russian presence. Plus, the federal government is withholding millions in funding.
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Men who died in St. Mary’s crash were on a hunting trip, NTSB says

Two of the four men who died were Alaska residents and two lived out of state, according to troopers.
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In Arctic, Putin is flexing the strength of his alliances, Murkowski says

It's the joint nature of the exercises off Alaska that are unusual, the U.S. senator says. In response, the Army sent soldiers to Shemya.
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Sen. Murkowski joins Democrats to support IVF bill

Republicans, including Sen. Dan Sullivan, blocked the IVF bill. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only GOP senators to support it.
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The Federal Reserve is on the verge of cutting interest rates. Here’s what to know.

The Fed is expected to start cutting interest rates on Wednesday — marking a milestone in the central bank's long-running battle against inflation.

Old Bureau of Indian Affairs site in Bethel set to begin next phase of hazardous waste cleanup

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the last of the known PCBs and asbestos have been removed, but that residents should avoid the area for now.
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Anchorage Assembly member Karen Bronga not running for reelection

Bronga endorsed fellow East Anchorage resident Yarrow Silvers to take over when her term ends next year.
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Southcentral Alaska plane crashes leave 3 people dead

Two people died in a plane crash on the Kenai Peninsula, and one died in a crash in a Wasilla neighborhood.
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Alaska’s presidential election allows voters to rank up to 8 candidates

Because Alaska’s top-four primary election doesn’t apply to the presidential race, voters will be able to rank all eight options if they choose to do so.
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Police accountability and community trust | Talk of Alaska

Law enforcement officials, attorneys, and community advocates answer questions about use of force and how cases are investigated on this Talk of Alaska.

Unsubstantiated social media threat disrupts 2 Alaska schools

Bethel Police say the post threatening “BHS” that disrupted Bethel and Bartlett came from the Lower 48.
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Man dies in multi-vehicle crash on Tudor Road involving school bus

On Monday afternoon, a school bus rear ended a green Chevy pickup on East Tudor Road, near Lake Otis Boulevard. The green pickup then hit a red Chevy pickup, which hit a Nissan SUV.
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4 Russian aircraft groups in 5 days fly through airspace near Alaska

The flurry of Russian forays into the Alaska zone began Wednesday when NORAD tracked and detected, then dispatched jet fighters to intercept two Russian Tu-142s.

$15 million EPA grant for Southeast composting projects latest in local expansion efforts

Tlingit and Haida will use the money to expand composting in Juneau and tribal communities across Southeast Alaska. It’s part of a larger trend of funding for composting in the region.

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