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Anchorage makes a run at 70 degrees, with more scattered thunderstorm across Alaska
KTVF - Alaska
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June 19, 2025
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - Sunshine has returned to Southcentral, as our marine layer is no longer with us. This will pave the way for ample sunshine and warmth throughout the day. While additional thunderstorms will be possible today...
Running roundup: Dixson gets top male survivor at Alaska Men’s Run; Aldridge wins state duathlon title
Peninsula Clarion - Alaska
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June 18, 2025
Soldotna’s Marc Dixson was the top male survivor at the Alaska Men’s Run on Saturday in Anchorage. According to the event, the race uses entry fees to fund educational activities, health awareness, promote early detection, and provide financial...
Drugs, guns, and gangs: Feds strike back in Alaska “Operation Take Back America” crackdown
Must Read Alaska
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June 19, 2025
The Justice Department announced a sweeping law enforcement success in Alaska on Wednesday, with US Attorney Michael Heyman announcing that 39 defendants were criminally charged in the state so far, as part of Operation Take Back America, a...
JAG Alaska Books $95M NOAA Contract for Ship Maintenance, Upgrades
ExecutiveBiz
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June 19, 2025
Shipyard services provider JAG Alaska has secured a $95.4 million contract to complete the maintenance and upgrades to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Oscar Dyson, a fisheries survey vessel designed to gather data on fish...
David Ignell: Do Democrats care about due process rights of Alaska citizens, or is it all political theater?
Must Read Alaska
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June 19, 2025
By DAVID IGNELL My last article about the nationwide obsession over the due process rights of illegal aliens concluded by signaling my intent to contact the politicians fueling the fires, asking them to advocate for Thomas Jack, Jr., from the...
This Juneteenth, Alaska joins the nation in honoring freedom and history, officially.
Frontier Media - Alaska
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June 19, 2025
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. This Juneteenth is now an official paid State holiday in Alaska. In 2024, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Senate Bill 22 into law, officially making...
Juneau Ridge Race offers something for all
Juneau Empire - Alaska
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June 18, 2025
In just its sixth year, the Juneau Ridge Race has become a favorite for both elite and everyday runners and has filled to maximum entries within hours of registration opening, resulting in months of anticipation for those on the waitlist. “I think...
Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending June 21
Juneau Empire - Alaska
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June 18, 2025
Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire from archived editions in 1985, 1995, and 2005. The stories include names, AP style, and other content of their eras. This...
Thousands of lightning strikes spark dozens of new wildland fires around Alaska
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The Obrien Fire, burning in the White Mountains National Recreation Area on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Photo provided by BLM Alaska Fire Service) Lightning, wind and warmth have sparked and fueled dozens of new wildland fires around Alaska,...
US federal lands in Alaska and New Mexico top for resource potential
Upstream
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US Geological Survey carries out first resource assessment of government-owned lands since 1998 - before the shale revolution US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (left), US Energy Secretary Chris Wright (centre) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin...
Federal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?
Alaska Beacon
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June 19, 2025
Members of the U.S. Senate last week proposed a major sale of federal land as part of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” proposed by Republicans to fund the U.S. government. If adopted, the proposed sale could be significant for Alaska, where the federal...
Southeast Alaska’s economic boom is great, but only if you have a place to live
KBRW - Alaska
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June 19, 2025
The Southeast Alaskan economy is revving up, but there are serious obstacles to continued growth: Namely, young families are finding it difficult to live in the region, and many are leaving. Reversing the outmigration of young people is becoming a...
Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Juneau City and Borough in week ending June 14?
SE Alaska News
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June 19, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Juneau City and Borough...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Environmental groups oppose a federal land sale included in the Republican congressional megabill. Plus, a geologist with a history of major Alaska oil finds says he's found another hot prospect on the North...
Baker County native taming wilds of Alaska
The Baker County Press - Florida
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June 19, 2025
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Alaska hospital group calls Senate’s proposed Medicaid changes ‘terrible;’ Murkowski says it’s a ‘work in progress’
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The emergency department at Providence Alaska Medical Center, photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Medicaid changes proposed by Senate Republicans threaten health care coverage for thousands of Alaskans and...
Juneau drafts an update to its borough-wide risk assessment
KTOO - Alaska
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June 18, 2025
The record-breaking 2024 glacial lake outburst flood in the Mendenhall Valley. (Photo courtesy of Rich Ross) The City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska released a draft risk assessment for...
Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve Poised For Major Oil Boom
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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June 18, 2025
In a move poised to reshape American energy policy, the Department of the Interior (DOI) on Tuesday announced a proposal to reopen over 80% of Alaska’s 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A) to oil and gas leasing and development. This...
Alaska Family Council backs lawsuit to protect parental rights in schools
Alaska Watchman
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June 18, 2025
Alaska Family Council has joined dozens of other organizations across the country in submitting an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit regarding the case of Vitsaxaki v. Skaneateles Central School District....
Point of View: We need people to represent and do for Alaska
Homer News - Alaska
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June 19, 2025
In my opinion and what I have learned in my 91 years of life is that if I want to serve and do good for my family, friends, community, State of Alaska and my great country the United States of America, I would not resort to tearing a fellowman...