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Snowmachiner who struck dog team on Denali Highway works for Polaris, troopers say

Troopers say the Minnesota man was doing testing for the manufacturer Monday when he hit a team of dogs owned by musher Jim Lanier.
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House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry

The vote was 221-212, with all Republicans in support. The vote is intended, in part, to give committees greater authority to enforce subpoenas.
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Gov. Dunleavy says he’ll include funding for Tustumena replacement in upcoming budget

Sen. Lisa Murkowski previously called on Dunleavy to include $23 million in state funding to unlock another $92 million in federal grants.

Alyeska ski resort plans to build a new community complex filled with shops, condos and an ice rink

The Girdwood resort says its new workforce housing will be affordable and open to other locals, helping to address an ongoing housing shortage.
A sign that says, "Incompetence has a price tag" stand halfway buried in snow along a picket fence.

Who’s behind the ads attacking Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson?

The 907 Initiative's leader says it advocates for progressive values, but isn't trying to influence elections.
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Aleutian communities to receive over $4M for recycling projects

The federal funds will be used to build an Aleutian Islands regional recycling hub, clean up military debris and plan cutbacks on landfill use.
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Dietitians of Alaska | Line One: Your Health Connection

On this Line One, host Dr. Justin Clark talks with dietitians about how, and why, to change what you eat.
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Anchorage health care providers, insurer reach agreement, keeping patients in network

Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska announced a new agreement with three Providence affiliates Wednesday.

Southcentral Alaska mayors form coalition to address looming natural gas shortfall

State officials and utilities have warned that Cook Inlet, which supplies natural gas to Southcentral Alaska, may face a shortage by the end of the decade.
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Trident Seafoods to sell 4 Alaska processing plants

Trident’s processing plants in Kodiak, Ketchikan, Petersburg and False Pass are all now for sale.
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Alaska Native leaders bring light to state-specific challenges in federal MMIP report

“The federal government must act now; not tomorrow; not next week; not next month; and not next year,” the commission said.
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Surprise snow dump closes Anchorage schools Wednesday

A shifting storm blanketed most of Anchorage with six to nine inches of snow Tuesday, exceeding forecasters' expectations.

3 dogs owned by Iditarod musher killed in Denali Highway snowmachine crash

Mike Parker, who was driving the struck team, called the death of longtime Iditarod musher Jim Lanier's dogs "an unspeakable tragedy."
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Alaska Public Safety commissioner talks drug policing, prevention in Bristol Bay

James Cockrell says profitability fuels the drug pipeline to Alaska, after Bristol Bay saw three fentanyl overdoses – one fatal – in a single summer week.
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Coast Guard recovers downed helicopter from island near Petersburg

The MH-60 Jayhawk is on its way to North Carolina for an inspection as part of a larger investigation into what caused the Nov. 13 crash.
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Alaska’s ‘upside down economics’ keep supply low, demand high for new homes

Researcher Nolan Klouda says Alaska ranks 45th among states in per capita new housing, building about two new units per thousand people.
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Cable TV is coming to an end in Ketchikan

The Southeast Alaska community had the state's first cable system, but its current provider says it's no longer viable amid streaming services.
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2 missing snowmachiners found dead near Nome

A Nome man and woman were found dead Tuesday afternoon after search teams reached the site of their snowmachine, troopers said.

Alaska Native leaders attend COP28 with a focus on local impacts of climate change

ANTHC's Jackie Schaeffer and Iñupiat filmmaker Kelly Moneymaker said they'd like to see more Indigenous representation in climate talks.
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Xunaa Borough would be Alaska’s 20th, under Hoonah city proposal

The proposed borough would include 49 people outside of Hoonah, but wouldn’t include other Southeast Alaska cities.