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KNBA News: Friday, January 9, 2025

KNBA | By Rhonda McBride
Published January 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM AKST
Alaska Pacific University receives funding from billionaire philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott.
Valerie Kern, Alaska Public Media
Alaska Pacific University receives funding from billionaire philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott.

KNBA News: Top Stories

  • A billionaire bestows millions on Alaska Pacific University.
  • A decades-long battle over federal subsistence protections could reignite, depending on what the United States Supreme Court does today.
  • Scientists say a decline in the Porcupine Caribou herd is a mystery.
  • Canada’s running of the Yukon Quest has been cancelled.
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Rhonda McBride
Rhonda McBride has a long history of working in both television and radio in Alaska, going back to 1988, when she was news director at KYUK, the public radio and TV stations in Bethel, which broadcast in both the English and Yup’ik languages.
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