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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 19, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Some Newtok residents forced to relocate due to climate change find problems with their new homes. Plus, lightning-caused wildfires spread across parts of the Interior. And, a Homer woman publishes an Alaska...
Alaska sports notebook: South’s Lexi Luff named Gatorade Player of the Year for girls soccer and UAA men’s basketball announces addition of local star
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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South Anchorage's Lexi Luff moves with the ball during a game against Dimond at the Dome on April 1, 2025. (Photo provided by Lexi Luff) After leading the undefeated South Anchorage girls soccer program to its second Division I state title in the...
Coast Guard Investigates Cruise Ship’s Mishap at Port of Juneau
Cruise Hive
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June 19, 2025
Sometimes an unexpected emergency can develop after a cruise ship seems to be safely docked in port. That was the case in Alaska just days ago and now a probe is underway to find out what happened and why. The US Coast Guard has launched an...
Renewed effort seeks Chugach Alaska Land Exchange
The Cordova Times - Alaska
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June 19, 2025
Reintroduction of legislation for a land exchange between the federal government and Chugach Alaska Corp. is back on the table in Congress, in what the Native regional corporation is calling a matter of common sense, fairness and healing. The...
UAA’s College of Health empowers Alaska’s future, one nurse at a time
Alaska Beacon
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June 20, 2025
At the University of Alaska Anchorage, we understand the health of our communities depends on the strength of our workforce. As Alaska’s flagship institution for health education, UAA’s College of Health is not only preparing students for...
Commentary: Medicaid cuts will put Alaska hospitals and Alaskans' health care at risk. Our senators need to step up
Petersburg Pilot - Alaska
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June 19, 2025
by Philip Hofstetter There is no question: the federal budget reconciliation now under Senate review would severely harm Alaskans, especially in rural communities. As CEO of one of Alaska’s last three community-owned critical access hospitals, I...
Opinion: In Kodiak and other remote Alaska communities, public radio is a lifeline, not a luxury
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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St. Paul Harbor and the city of Kodiak in 2019. (Loren Holmes / ADN) As Congress debates whether to rescind $1.1 billion in previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), it’s easy to reduce the conversation to NPR,...
Letter: Medicaid changed health care for the better in Alaska. Don’t severely cut it.
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Congress is preparing to severely cut Medicaid funding. I’m an anesthesiologist — a physician specializing in caring for patients during surgeries and procedures. I remember when Gov. Walker expanded Medicaid in 2015. I remember because it was...
Oil patch bits: SPE Alaska to host 38th annual golf tournament - 06/22/2025
Petroleum News - Alaska
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Petroleum News The Society of Petroleum Engineers recently announced that it will host its 38th annual golf tournament Aug. 28 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Anchorage Golf Course. Entry fees are $1,100 per four-person team, $275 per person, for...
CYBER Express Wash Debuts in Alaska with a Bold Mission to Redefine Car Care -- and a Model Built to Scale
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CYBER Express Wash, the fast-rising disruptor in the $15B+ car wash industry, officially opened its premiere location this weekend in Anchorage, Alaska — unveiling a future-facing, hospitality-first...
Column: A Life Less Serious: Alaska or Bust
East Aurora Advertiser - New York
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June 19, 2025
I recently took a fabulous Alaskan cruise vacation with my husband, Jonathan. We got a great deal on a Black Friday sale last November and considered it our 30th Christmas gift to one another. The deal came with free airfare for the second guest...
Sun up … and sun still up: Alaska celebrates the longest day of the year on Friday
Must Read Alaska
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June 19, 2025
As the clock strikes 6:42 pm on Friday, June 20, the summer solstice will have arrived. Continuous daylight is already a feature for Alaskans as the days have grown longer since the 2024 winter solstice on Dec. 21 — but no sense in reminding...
Alaska minimum wage to rise to $13 on July 1 following Ballot Measure 1 formula
Must Read Alaska
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June 19, 2025
Alaska’s minimum wage will increase to $13 per hour on July 1, the result of Ballot Measure 1, which was approved by voters in the November 2024 general election. This change marks the second shift in the state’s wage minimum this year, setting...
C-130s and KC-135s take off during Red Flag-Alaska 25-2
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 19, 2025
U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules and KC-135 Stratotankers take off from the flight line during Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 at Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 13, 2025. In addition to aircrew, RF-A provides training for deployed maintenance and...
Four months of Operation Take Back America results in criminal charges against 39 defendants in Alaska
Alaska Native News
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June 19, 2025
Charges against defendants include serious drug trafficking, firearm and other offenses. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman announced Wednesday the immediate success of Operation Take Back America in Alaska. In just over four...
Two Anchorage residents charged with conspiring to traffic fentanyl pills and powder to Alaska, laundering the proceeds
Alaska Native News
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June 19, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging an Anchorage man and woman with conspiring to traffic large quantities of fentanyl to and within Alaska and laundering over half a million dollars in drug...
The 3rd Hour of TODAY Heads To Alaska! How To Watch The Live Broadcast
TODAY
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June 19, 2025
The 3rd Hour of TODAY is headed north, trading the New York City skylines for the stunning peaks of Alaska. On June 20, Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer are heading to Anchorage for the summer solstice. While there, the co-hosts will...
JAG Alaska, Inc. Wins $95.4M Contract to Upgrade NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
Offshore Source - Florida
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NOAA has awarded $95,408,666 to JAG Alaska, Inc. from Seward, Alaska, to complete expanded upgrades and maintenance on NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson. Following the 2026 field season, the ship will go into a year-long maintenance period. NOAA is working to...
Bechtel, Worley Gain Big Awards on Texas, Alaska LNG Projects
Engineering News Record
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June 19, 2025
Rio Grande LNG export terminal complex site in Brownsville, Texas, seen in early 2024, has add to EPC contractor Bechtel's construction mission two new trains, for total of five now being built or planned. Developer Next Decade said in May that it...
Feds Announce 39 Criminal Cases Filed In Alaska Under Operation Take Back America
KSRM 920 AM - Alaska
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June 19, 2025
ANCHORAGE — In just over four months, federal prosecutors in Alaska have charged 39 defendants in connection with Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative aimed at dismantling drug trafficking organizations, cracking down on violent...