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Healthcare workers paint tiles at a carnival as a part of nurses week.

Celebrating Nurses Week | Line One

Join host Dr. Jillian Woodruff on this Line One, as she and her guest discuss the science of skin, and how to care for it.
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Preparations underway for 2024 climbing season on Denali

More than 900 climbers have registered to attempt a summit of Denali this season, with 300 more registered for backcountry climbs.
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Alaska Native languages at crucial juncture, biennial report says

The call to action urges systemic reforms to the state’s support and integration of Native languages.
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Alaska’s first resettlement conference highlights state’s recent spike in refugees

Alaska used to average about 150 refugees a year. Just last year, that number spiked to about 485.

Alaska Senate rolls out crime bill tackling fentanyl, child abuse and grand jury rules

House Republicans and Gov. Mike Dunleavy have previously expressed support for key elements of the omnibus crime package.
An analog clock with a black center surrounded by orange stone and with turquoise hands and hour markers reads 3:07.

The correspondence school allotment lawsuit | Talk of Alaska

A Superior court judge recently threw out the laws supporting Alaska’s correspondence education program. Where does the program go from here?
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Alaska House votes down ethics board alternate member, citing signature on Dunleavy recall petition

The vote on Rachel Kelly, a Juneau resident nominated to fill a public seat on the ethics committee was four short of the needed tally.
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Ambitious 20-year plan for downtown Juneau heads to Assembly

Blueprint Downtown is an effort to lay the foundation for downtown Juneau’s future.
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Soldotna Girl Scouts’ ‘bucket trees’ help keep campfires from becoming wildfires

The trees, which hold water buckets for campers to extinguish their fires, were inspired by the devastating 2014 Funny River Fire.
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Juneau event will showcase large collection of new Ravenstail robes

Dozens of new robes in the form, practiced by Northwest Coast tribes for centuries, will be shown in Tuesday events at Juneau's Centennial Hall.
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University of Alaska student workers union members protest for contract, after judge bars strike

Union members say time is running out for a contract to be approved by the Legislature before the end of session.
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State ferry Tustumena repairs delay Kodiak Island service

Ferry system director Craig Tornga says crews found extensive "wasted steel" suffering from rust aboard the 60-year-old ferry during a recent overhaul.
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Metlakatla man charged with manslaughter in 2023 car crash

Prosecutors say John E. Savage, 54, was driving drunk in the Southeast Alaska crash that killed Heather Henderson, severely injuring him and her niece.
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Bronson, LaFrance challenge each other’s record during Anchorage Chamber mayoral debate

With two weeks until ballots are due, the candidates are looking to win over more voters after a close race in the general election.

Lawmakers push to revive Senate-passed pension bill stuck in House committee

In recent weeks, lawmakers have stepped up their efforts to return to a defined-benefit retirement system for public-sector workers.
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Both sides of Alaska homeschool case want programs in place, disagree over how it should happen

The judge in the correspondence school case, Adolf Zeman, will decide how long it will be before his ruling takes effect.
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Hey Anchorage, who’s your pick for mayor? Why?

We spent a day talking to locals all over Anchorage, from Eagle River to Girdwood, about what matters to them. 
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Military families in Hawaii spark trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water

A federal judge will decide the case opening Monday, following multiple lawsuits after military jet fuel leaked into Pearl Harbor's drinking water.
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School closure on Eielson Air Force base highlights effects of education policy choices

Military families have been rocked by the second school closure on the growing base near Fairbanks.
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Well-known New York forest ranger dies in Denali ice climbing accident

Robbi Mecus was a leader among forest rangers in the Adirondacks and in the LGBTQ+ climbing community.