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Just days after exchange student Haytham Mohanna made the long journey from Southeast Alaska to his home in the Gaza Strip, the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated into war. Haytham lived and studied in Haines through a U.S. Department of State program that brings students from Muslim countries to America. Download Audio

While many services and products advertise quick fixes, medical weight loss offers a science-backed approach to achieving a healthy weight.

A wolf harvest quota has been set for Game Management Unit 2, which is Prince of Wales Island and surrounding islands. According to a joint news release from the U.S. Forest Service and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, biologists have set the state harvest at nine wolves.

Two women reported attacks within a few days of each other at the same location and gave a similar description of their assailant.

More wood bison have been imported from Canada to Alaska as part of a decades-long effort to restore the animal’s population in the state.

With the new bipartisan defense bill working its way through Congress, the military is one step closer to historic changes in how its sexual assault cases are prosecuted.

Police say a body found Sunday at the North Fork Trailhead is that of Amanda Richmond, last seen Dec. 23 trying to rescue a dog from the river.

As antibiotic-resistant super bugs become more common, they’re beginning to show up in places we wouldn’t expect. A new study has found antibiotic-resistant E. coli in gulls living on the Kenai Peninsula. Listen Now

It’s unlikely Begich will overtake Palin for second place.

Gulf of Alaska quake prompts alerts, evacuations and review of response; Tsunami warning prompts hundreds of Alaskans to evacuate to higher ground; Homer residents evacuate after quake sounds tsunami alarms; Unalakleet remains on boil water notice as search for leak continues; Board of Fish meeting wraps up; Alaska man, boy die when snowmobile crashes into moose; Federal grant to help Tanana chiefs assist communities with contaminated sites; Rescued Cook Inlet beluga calf to remain in captivity; Ferry Columbia out for repairs at least one week; Ferry Taku has new owners Listen now

A Southeast Alaska commercial fishing couple is headed to Oman, on the southern Arabian Peninsula. They’re taking about a hundred pounds of frozen wild Alaska salmon with them on a diplomatic trip to share American culture, Alaska seafood and small business management techniques.

A group that's been researching Arctic climate change in Siberia for eight years is moving to the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta. The Polaris Project will focus on Kuka Creek, located halfway between Bethel and St. Mary’s. The project aims to advance climate change research while developing a new generation of Arctic scientists. Listen Now

Climate change aided by fossil fuels means many of western Canada and Southeast Alaska’s glaciers could melt away by the end of the century.

With help from an Anchorage conservative group, the city of Fairbanks' mayor appears headed for reelection. Also: A fight out in the Aleutian islands, over a lot of cod worth a lot of money.

A landslide in Sitka early Monday afternoon stranded people on either end of the road system for about eight hours, but otherwise there no reports of damage or injuries. Listen now

The Alaska Marine Highway System’s largest ferry needs work on one of its propellers. LISTEN NOW The 500-passenger Columbia will soon head to a Portland, Ore.,...