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Shell files offshore drilling plans for Alaska’s North Slope
The company asked the state to validate its exploration plan for five years, which is expected to provide sufficient time for the company to secure a partner and analyze the area’s development potential.
Winds kick up century old volcanic ash in Alaska
Strong southerly winds picked up loose ash from a 1912 volcanic eruption, sending an ash cloud about 4,000 feet into the sky on Monday.
Alaska Air cancels flights to Portland, Spokane
Heavy smoke from wildfires is making conditions unsafe for employees and guests, the airline said in a statement.
Feds to help tackle virus outbreak among Anchorage homeless
The city was assigned three employees from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and one from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Anchorage schools could lose millions due to enrollment drop
The Anchorage School District’s finances could be significantly impacted by decreased enrollment after many families enrolled children in home schooling programs instead of neighborhood schools.
Dunleavy not planning now to fill vacant state House seat
Gov. Mike Dunleavy currently “does not see a need to fill” the state House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Gary Knopp when voters will decide a successor in November, Dunleavy’s office said.
University of Alaska student regent’s email draws criticism
Some University of Alaska students called for the resignation of the student regent following a lengthy email with content some considered inappropriate.
Alaska university athletes quarantined for virus after party
The University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team and other student athletes are in quarantine or isolation after athletes tested positive for COVID-19 following an off-campus party, administrators said.
Over 50 warships were involved in Russian Navy exercises that surprised Alaska trawlers
The exercise included multiple practice missile launches.
Postal Service rule change could impact rural Alaska voters
The U.S. Postal Service has prohibited employees from providing witness signatures for absentee ballots while on duty, which could make voting by mail more difficult for some Alaska residents.
Alaska Senate president Cathy Giessel loses primary
Roger Holland said he did not think he could definitively say he had won until next week, when election officials count absentee ballots. But he said he felt great late Tuesday.
Biden vows to block Pebble mine project if elected
“It is no place for a mine,” the former vice president said in a statement to news media.
Alaska produced more July oil than it has since 2013
The Alaska North Slope region produced more oil in July than it had since 2013.
Deal gives Atlanta company control of Anchorage TV news
The Anchorage Daily News reported Saturday that GCI Inc. and Atlanta-based Gray Television Inc. announced the agreement for Gray to buy most assets of Anchorage CBS station KTVA.
Siberia wildfire smoke could remain over Alaska for weeks
Until the fires in Russia stop, the haze will likely continue, although the duration is difficult to predict, said Patrick Doll of the National Weather Service’s Anchorage office.
Efforts underway in Alaska to remove statues of colonialists
As many in the Lower 48 call for statues of Confederate leaders to be removed amid a national reckoning on race, some Alaska residents are conducting a similar movement demanding statues tied to colonization be eliminated or relocated.
Alaska Air loses a nearly quarter of a billion dollars in second quarter
Alaska Air Group Inc. on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $214 million
Alaska Bar sidesteps contentious Dershowitz keynote choice
The bar association cancelled this year's conference, which made the selection of the former defender of Jeffrey Epstein a moot point.
Lawsuit: Alaska absentee application mailings discriminatory
A lawsuit filed Friday says state elections officials are discriminating by mailing unprompted absentee ballot applications to older Alaskans but not to all qualified voters.
Google removes Alaska trooper ad in ‘misunderstanding’
The ad claims that Alaska doesn't have the same issues with law enforcement as other states and features a cameo by Governor Dunleavy, who invites people interested in law enforcement to Alaska to join the troopers.