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Moderate Alaska House and Senate candidates lead in fundraising a month out from election

“Moderate to progressive people have figured out fundraising better than their Republican counterparts,” political consultant Jim Lottsfeldt said.
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

New data shows Alaska donors are more likely to back moderate legislative candidates. And a Juneau hunter survives a brown bear attack.
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Palmer’s new city manager facing possible removal over ‘imminent threat’ of employee lawsuits

Palmer City Manager Stephen Jellie will appear at an emergency city council meeting Wednesday.
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That mysterious animal spotted in Anchorage? Likely not a wolf, Fish and Game says

Photos of the animal recently circulated widely online, prompting a flurry of debate about whether the animal was a wolf or just a dog.
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At U.S. House debate in Kodiak, candidates differ on future of Alaska fisheries

Nick Begich emphasized fighting for the state, Mary Peltola focused on support in Congress and John Howe called himself a "third wheel."
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In Fat Bear Week rematch, mama bear Grazer defeats rival that killed her cub

The 2023 winner beat Chunk, whose attack on her cubs postponed this year's Katmai National Park and Preserve contest.
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Woman killed in Nikiski trailer fire

Troopers say the cause of the fatal fire, early on Oct. 2 near Island Lake, hasn't yet been determined.
Juneau

Juneau has nearly 400 registered short-term rentals. How close is the city to regulating them?

The Assembly hopes to ensure operators are paying taxes and learn more about the capital's short-term rental market.
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Judge approves former Peter Pan Seafoods co-owner’s bid for company assets

Thursday's $37.3 million sale to Rodger May includes former Peter Pan processing plants in Dillingham, King Cove and Port Moller.

LaFrance proposes selling $2M tent-like building that prior administration wanted to use as a homeless shelter

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says the Port of Alaska will pay the roughly $2.4 million the city initially bought the structure for.
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Anchorage Daily News staff votes on unionization, results to come in November

If the vote is successful, the Anchorage Daily News would be the state’s only currently unionized newsroom.
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In reversal, Anchorage Assembly approves $250K settlement with Demboski

“As much as it pains me to pass out money like this, I do think this is in the best interest of the city at this time,” said Assembly member Karen Bronga.

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Military officials consider Nome as a strategic seaport. Plus, the largest snow crab processing plant in the nation will remain closed.
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After several years, Bettye Davis East High swim team returns to school pool

Thunderbird swimmers and divers had not practiced at Bettye Davis East for about five years due to a lifeguard shortage.
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Changes in Alaska’s nonprofit landscape | Talk of Alaska

What will changes in leadership at some of the largest nonprofits in Alaska mean for the future of supportive services and rates of charitable giving?
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Juneau leaders propose sandbags, barriers for Mendenhall Valley flood mitigation

The devices are part of phase one in the capital city's plan to counter glacial outburst flooding that has flooded homes.
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Alaska’s winter off to slow start with late freeze-up and above normal temperatures

Take Fairbanks, for example, which had its latest freeze-up on record, in about 125 years of record keeping.
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Haines family suffers huge fire, hunting accident in same weekend

The Saturday fire destroyed four businesses and four apartments, hours after owner Michael Ward Sr.'s son was hurt in a fall.

In surprising move, Bering Sea snow crab fishery to reopen after 2-year closure

Bering Sea fishermen will be allowed to harvest about 4.7 million pounds of opilio, also known as snow crab, starting Oct. 15.
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Can ghost guns be regulated as firearms? The Supreme Court will decide.

The government says ghost guns kits count as a firearm under a 1968 law. But challengers contend “a kit of parts is not a weapon.”
Tom McKay

Anchorage legislator submitted resignation to get state job, then reversed course

A possible legal snag has put Rep. Tom McKay’s plans on hold, at least temporarily.
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Man charged in fatal stabbings of Hooper Bay women makes first court appearance

A judge set Shaquille Carawan's bail at $1.5 million Monday in the deaths of Abigail Olson and Novely Rivers.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 7, 2024

An Oct. 6, 2024 landslide near Ketchikan that blocked Revilla Road past Ward Lake. (Courtesy of Janet Lydia) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public...
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Ketchikan-area landslide strands multiple people along remote road

Sunday's slide came a month and a half after a slide near downtown Ketchikan killed one person and destroyed multiple homes.
Anchorage School District Chief Financial Officer Andy Ratliff speaks to the Anchorage School Board.

Anchorage School District braces for another significant budget deficit

The district’s CFO says the deficit will likely be between $64-84 million without an increase in state funding.

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