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Cheney and Murkowski: Trump critics facing divergent futures

They hail from their states' most prominent Republican families. They have been among the GOP's sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump.

Arctic Road Rally aims to show electric vehicles’ potential in Alaska

The 1,096-mile rally is expected to wrap up on Tuesday.
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View the latest vote tallies in Alaska’s special U.S. House and primary elections

Alaska voters on Aug. 16 cast their ballots in the state's first ranked choice election to decide who will serve the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young's Term.

Supreme Court rules against forward funding for education, confirms limit on legislative power

The decision settles a three-year-old dispute between the Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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‘This is not a gay virus’: Health officials address misconceptions about monkeypox

Outreach about vaccines is currently targeted to gay and bisexual men and transgender people, but monkeypox can spread during any prolonged skin-to-skin contact.
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 12, 2022

Three people died and two were injured in a fire at a Bethel housing complex. Conservative gubernatorial candidates go after Gov. Mike Dunleavy's record. And health officials address misconceptions about monkeypox.
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3 people die in Bethel apartment fire

The fire broke out at an Association of Village Council Presidents Regional Housing Authority apartment complex.

Sweeney files as official write-in candidate in special US House race

Republican Tara Sweeney finished fifth in the June special primary, just below the cut-off to appear on the special general election ballot.
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FBI collected multiple sets of classified documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

The search warrant and property receipt from Monday's FBI search of former President Trump's Florida home have been unsealed by a federal judge. Trump said Thursday he encouraged the release.
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New study charts changes at glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park

To measure the rate of change, researchers looked at satellite images of the glaciers from 1984 to 2021 and recorded how the ends of the glaciers were moving from year to year.
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Families of tourists killed in 2021 floatplane crash near Ketchikan sue Holland America and Southeast Aviation

The lawsuit comes just over a year after a DeHavilland Beaver floatplane crashed into treetops on a steep slope in Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness, about 12 miles northeast of Ketchikan.
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The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds

The Arctic is very sensitive to climate change. In the last 40 years, the region has warmed much more rapidly than the Earth as a whole, a new study finds.

Anchorage School District will start school year without mask mandate

If a COVID outbreak occurs within a class, sports team or set of classrooms, district leaders could add additional mitigation measures. Those could include a mask requirement, limited visitor access or a temporary classroom closure.

Anchorage Assembly looks into vetting future mayoral appointments following health director’s fabricated resume

"I think it’s really important that all of the appointments that came forth under this administration be reviewed again, and that we know the facts,” said Assembly member Kameron Perez-Verdia.
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Legislative committee boosts budget for Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. investigation

Members of the committee hired a special investigator in January to determine whether political factors played a role in the firing of Angela Rodell.
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The important role of water taxis in Alaska | INDIE ALASKA

When a massive, unexpected landslide blocked the only road to Lowell Point, Tom Miller knew his water taxi service was the only way to move residents, school children, and tourists back and forth to the nearby town of Seward.
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Groups get creative to help Alaska voters understand ranked voting ahead of Aug. 16 election

The first ranked voting election will be the Aug. 16 special U.S. House election.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 11, 2022

The Anchorage Assembly wants to know how the city's former health director was hired with a fraudulent resume. Republican candidates in the special election are competing for the same pool of voters. Dipnetting brings crowds and their trash to Kenai Peninsula beaches, and volunteers are cleaning up.
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Despite setbacks, Pebble Mine gets new investment of $9.4 million

The new investor signed an agreement for even greater potential investment over a two-year period — up to $47 million in total.
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Ruling clouds future of Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery

The ruling said NOAA Fisheries violated the Endangered Species Act and other environmental law when it approved the troll fishery.