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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 1, 2023

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Mason Vallarma is the interim manager of the City and Borough of Wrangell. The deadly Nov. 20, 2023 landslide happened on his first day on the job. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

Searchers find a fifth body after the landslide in Wrangell. Plus, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson clashes with the Assembly over his budget vetoes. And, the hit musical Frozen debuts in Ketchikan.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Jeremy Hsieh and Chris Klint in Anchorage

Robyne in Fairbanks

Jack Darrell in Ketchikan

Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.

Colette Czarnecki in Wrangell

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early , with audio engineering from Chris Hyde  and producing from Tim Rockey.

Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487.