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02/18/20 02:32 PM
Stand Tall With Mike backs out of recall legal fight
Campaign officials said they told their lawyers to drop the appeal in an effort to refocus efforts for a potential recall election.

02/18/20 05:00 AM
Alaska Democrats launch new primary process
Party officials have noted the caucus process brought with it a number of complications they hope to avoid, the most notable of which was the issue of accessibility.

02/17/20 05:00 AM
Legislative Schedule Update: Feb. 17, 2020
The following teleconferences are scheduled to be held at the Fairbanks Legislative Information Office, 1292 Sadler Way, Suite 308. Hearings are subject to change. For the most current and complete listing of hearings go to www.akleg.gov or call the LIO…

02/16/20 05:57 PM
Awards banquet closes out the 37th Yukon Quest
“I’m just happy that it’s over and that we’re all here,” Shank-Neff told Quest officials. Webster’s grandfather, LeRoy Shank, is co-founder of the Yukon Quest, who was in Canada to follow her race and meet her at the finish line.

02/14/20 02:12 PM
Students acknowledge climate change by replicating sound of melting glacier
Talk of climate change is near constant in today's world and images of its impacts are easy to find.

02/14/20 01:53 PM
'Yield' concern lifted for Susitna sockeye, but tighter rules remain
The Alaska Board of Fisheries decided that Susitna River sockeye salmon have sufficiently rebounded to remove their special status but at the same time does not want to relax potential harvest restrictions.

02/14/20 01:25 PM
Själin calls her rookie Yukon Quest run amazing, educational
Själin said she had nothing but fun. “It was really, really fun. If I do it again, I need to do it faster or slower so I get to see everything, because I’ve been mushing mostly in the dark.” #yq2020

02/13/20 02:10 PM
Growing Nushagak Peninsula caribou herd depleting food supply
But as the Nushagak herd has thrived, that cover has thinned. The warm weather also means that hunting conditions are poor, so there’s less of a check on the population.

02/13/20 09:00 AM
Dramatic increase in stranded marine mammal reports for 2019
In 2019, Alaska saw an exponential increase in marine mammal strandings, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report released last month.

02/11/20 06:03 PM
Brent Sass repeats as Yukon Quest champion
As he dismounted his sled in front of the roaring fans, Brent Sass collapsed in the snow and cuddled with his wheel dogs. He got up, clothes sopping wet, and congratulated each dog in turn. #yq2020

02/11/20 08:26 AM
Three rescued after ATVs get trapped in overflow in northwest Alaska
Three White Mountain residents were rescued Monday after their ATVs became mired in overflow in Golovin Bay. Village Public Safety Officer Dan Harrelson of White Mountain reported that search and rescue teams from Golovin and White Mountain had responded to…

02/11/20 08:21 AM
Kasilof man dies in avalanche near Cooper Lake
A 32-year-old Kasilof man died Monday after being caught in an avalanche while snowmachining near Cooper Lake on the Kenai Peninsula.The Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the avalanche at 3:20 p.m. Monday. The caller said…

02/09/20 11:21 AM
Sass leads race out of Pelly Crossing; Dalton and Tingle scratch
Phillips checked in at 8:11 a.m. Yukon time today with 12 dogs and said she planned to take a rest there. However, defending champion Brent Sass opted to keep going toward McCabe Creek dog drop and took over the lead.…

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