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Petition to recall Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard certified, signature gathering can begin

In order for the recall against Allard to move forward, petitioners must gather 2,530 signatures in her district. The signatures must be turned in to the municipal clerk’s office by January 17 of next year. 
A moon rises over buildings.

How you can see the nearly total lunar eclipse Friday morning

Here's how to see the eclipse, and what you might glimpse.
A woman sits on the witness stand in a courtroom.

Providence investigating Alaska CARES workplace complaints against medical director after ‘mass exodus’ of staff

Anchorage Daily News reporter Michelle Theriault Boots says the complaints were about Alaska CARES medical director Dr. Barbara Knox.
Dozens of teachers with signs gather. Some say: No contract, still working.

Mediator to solve dispute over Anchorage teachers’ contracts

A federal mediator is expected to help resolve differences over key terms of contracts for Anchorage teachers after the union and the state’s largest...
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Alaska needs more construction workers to get infrastructure projects off the ground

Now that roads and bridges are funded, who will build them?
Sea ice.

Biden administration launches series on Arctic energy

Separately, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced the Department of Defense had selected Anchorage as the location for the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies.

With knowledge of his ancestors, young leader looks to ANCSA’s future

Aaron Tolen has tribal and ANCSA regional corporation affiliations across the state. He aims to balance a modern education with the values and traditions of his people, so he can continue to feel grounded in his culture and also experience success in a contemporary way.
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Winds whip up volcanic ash from 1912 eruption in Alaska

Volcano scientists issued an alert Wednesday, warning that a cloud of ash — from an eruption more than century ago — was headed toward Alaska’s Kodiak Island.
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Search and Rescue Airman uses her training to fly Alaska’s smallest planes | INDIE ALASKA

Jasmine Chavez is an Air Force veteran aspiring to be a bush pilot in Alaska.
Fire engines and other big trucks surroung the scene of a plane crash.

Federal investigators probing ‘loss of control’ in Alaska Seaplanes crash on Juneau runway

Federal investigators have released more information about a commercial passenger plane that crashed at Juneau’s airport during takeoff late October. But they have yet to determine what caused the small passenger aircraft to lose control as it picked up speed on the runway, forcing the pilot to crash land.

Troopers: Russian Mission shooting suspect went on another rampage after evading authorities for months

A suspect in a shooting in Russian Mission had been on the loose for months when state troopers say he went on another rampage last week, allegedly assaulting, threatening and attempting to rob members of the community. Alaska State Troopers finally arrested him five days later.
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After years of waiting, Akiak turns on high-speed internet

It’s the first community in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to bring broadband to all its residents.
The exterior of the ARCH building. (Photo via Volunteers of America - Alaska/Adolescent Residential Center for Help website)

Line One: Youth mental health and substance abuse in Alaska

With an estimated 75% of adult mental health problems developing before the age of 25, early and effective intervention is critical for a child’s future physical and emotional health. Volunteers of America Alaska works to fill in some of the resource gaps in Alaska.
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Alaska without ANCSA? Look to Metlakatla.

At first glance, Metlakatla looks similar to many of the other villages in Southeast Alaska: glacier-cut coastlines, dense temperate rainforests, dramatic mountains in the backdrop. But locals know better — there is something distinctly different about the place. 
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Tumult within Anchorage’s homelessness response team continues with another firing

Nicole Lebo, who oversaw federal housing grants and childcare and shelter permitting for the city, was fired from the health department on Monday.
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Fairbanks restaurant says no vax, no proof, no service

Lavelle's Bistro, a fine-dining establishment downtown in the Golden Heart City, has started requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for patrons.
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Anchorage mayor throws support behind conservative parent rights organization

The group is part of a national trend of conservative advocacy directed at school districts.
A covid-19 Testing Center is set up in the yard of the Union Station, downtown L.A. where part of the Oscars Ceremony will take place Sunday, April 25, in Los Angeles, California, March 17, 2021. - Academy president David Rubin confirmed this year's Oscars would be broadcast from Los Angeles' cavernous Union Station as well as its traditional Dolby Theatre home in Hollywood. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. COVID cases start to rise again as the holidays approach

After declining most of the fall, new infections are up again in more than half of U.S. states, worrying experts about what the holiday season may bring.
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With reading and writing close behind, Juneau’s school board approves spoken Lingít teaching standards

These are the first oral narrative standards developed for the Lingít language to be taught to school children.
Dave Bronson at an Assembly meeting

Bronson vetoes 2 ordinances aimed at asserting Anchorage Assembly’s authority

ly Wednesday. The ordinances were aimed at asserting the Assembly’s authority over the chamber and the city’s mayoral appointee confirmation process.