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Alaska’s foster care shortage | Talk of Alaska
A new campaign seeks to raise awareness and recruit new foster care families. We learn more on this Talk of Alaska.
15 years in, the success of community-based archaeology in Quinhagak is bittersweet
The Nunalleq excavation's lead archaeologist calls it a stark reminder that many precontact Yup’ik sites may soon be lost forever.
Dunleavy says he plans to introduce education bill pairing funding increase with reforms
Education and energy top the governor's list of legislative priorities, he told reporters ahead of his annual holiday open house.
FBI Director Wray to resign at end of Biden administration
Christopher Wray told employees at an FBI town hall that he will resign to "avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray."
Kenai gets nearly $80K in fishery disaster funds from feds
Most of the money is coming from the east side setnet fishery’s 2018 season and the 2020 Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery season.
Some popular Juneau trails could soon be open to guided tours — while others would off limits
The recommendations would revise tourism rules at 13 locations across Alaska's capital city.
State monitoring Matanuska River overflow along Old Glenn Highway
The water was still sitting over the bike path next to the highway Tuesday.
Albertsons sues Kroger and ends failed grocery megamerger
The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in two federal courts.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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Alaska advocates celebrate halted Kroger-Albertsons merger
As part of the merger, the companies were prepared to sell off 18 of the state’s grocery stores.