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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.
a pile of gutted halibut on ice

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.
people with fiber on a vessel

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.
a barn on a frosty morning

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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Biden administration gives support to controversial land trade in Alaska wildlife refuge

A land swap would allow for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that supporters say King Cove needs; opponents say it would be ecologically ruinous.
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Fed up with high prices? Here’s where things stand with inflation.

Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.

Trump’s pick for attorney general isn’t a ‘serious candidate,’ Murkowski says

A spotlight will be on Lisa Murkowski as a GOP senator who could block Trump's agenda. The Gaetz nomination offers a preview.
A man in a dark green jacket sits on a cot alone inside a building that has been converted into a shelter.

Health care for people experiencing homelessness | Line One

Host Dr. Justin Clark and his guests discuss the details of providing medical care to people experiencing homelessness on this Line One.
A trail covered in snow. The foreground is darkened while lights illuminate the trail further ahead.

Dealing with the dark | Talk of Alaska Rewind

On this Talk of Alaska, we revisit our 2023 discussion on darkness, and finding ways to enjoy the short days of winter.
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Trump announces he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general

"Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System," Trump said.
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Anchorage port among 6 Alaska coastal projects to split $104M from feds

Other port and maritime projects in Dillingham, Hoonah, Juneau, Kodiak and Saint Paul will receive about half of the funds.
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‘All public services … decommissioned and shut down’: Newtok’s end is imminent

The last residents are moving to Mertarvik, as the local tribal government has deemed the village too unsafe to remain there this winter.
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A dog on Prince of Wales Island is helping to conserve wolves by tracking their poop

Last summer, managers hired a dog named Barley to sniff out an important source of data on Prince of Wales Island wolves: their poop.
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Multi-agency effort tracks coho salmon with radio technology

Coho is one of several salmon native to the Kenai River watershed, but biologists still don’t know everything about their behavior.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Trump met Biden in the Oval Office today. It’s a tradition Trump skipped in 2020.

President Biden sat side by side Wednesday with the predecessor — now, successor — he has called a threat to democracy.
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Chukchi Sea polar bears are increasingly exposed to disease-causing pathogens

A new study signals potential future stress for bears already coping with a warming environment in Alaska and Siberia.
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Begich maintains lead and repeal of ranked choice still passing in updated election results

Nick Begich III now has 49% of first-place votes to U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 46%, while Ballot Measure 2 is passing by a margin of 1 percentage point.