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It’s an effort to bolster coordination between North Slope villages during disasters.
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Alaska tribes were handed a setback from the Deputy Interior Secretary, who issued an opinion that takes away their jurisdiction over Alaska Native allotments and gives it back to the state. The decision threatens the Eklutna tribe's new Chin'an Gaming Hall near Anchorge, after decades of battling with the state over its right to build a casino on a Native allotment.
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Sexual assault evidence kit testing from 28-year-old case leads to the arrest of Lawrence Andrew Lekanoff.
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Alaska groups plan to gather in front of the U.S. Capitol to make a case for a proposed $8 Billion oil and gas project in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.
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Jeremy Scott Daniels is charged with producing and distributing child porn.
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Students build confidence as they test their skills and strength.
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Michael Sfraga has a long history of working on Arctic issues, both in Alaska and in the national arena.
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A program at Juneau’s Harborview Elementary has been integrating Lingít language and culture into classroom teaching for decades. Now it’s expanding to middle school, with plans to teach other subjects in Lingít as well.
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Two back-to-back invasions into Alaska airspace raise security questions.
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During U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Lisa Murkowski expresses anger over the Biden administration's handling of the Chinese surveillance balloon, as it transited over Alaskan waters and moved across the state towards Canada.
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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says the Biden administration issued order to shoot down unidentified object flying over the North Slope, about the size of a small car.
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By 2025, a deep water port in Nome could be fully operational, thanks in part to a large injection of federal cash. If completed, it would be the northernmost deep water port in North America. In part two of her month-long Arctic Shipping series, Emily Schwing looks at how the community might make space for more ships and what changes might be left in their wake. Those in favor of expanding Nome’s port say it’s essential for national security. They say it will be crucial for environmental protection and emergency response as more ships traverse the Arctic Ocean. And they call it a boon to the local economy. But Austin Ahmausuk calls these “the three big lies”.