News of the North
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Judge sentences inmate three more years for failing to submit DNA sample
Kenai, Alaska (KINY) - Superior Court Judge Eric B. Smith found David Simmons guilty of five counts of violating an order to submit to DNA testing after hearing evidence at a court trial conducted on Mar. 22.
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Official: Willow oil project holds promise, faces obstacles
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Willow oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope is part of a “new era” of large-scale development in the region but it isn't a sure thing, with litigation and costs among the factors that stand as potential impediments, a state official told lawmakers Thursday.
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National Alliance for Mental Illness Juneau to start a Family to Family educational group
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - NAMI Juneau came onto Capital Chat to talk about a variety of their mental health resources.
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Alaska looks to lead the way in youth employment outcomes
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Mar. 13 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced they have selected a team from the State of Alaska to be one of nine teams from "communities" across the nation to participate in a five-month Youth Systems Building Academy.
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AK Law’s Consumer Protection Section obtains restitution for Alaska consumers who were denied their rights to return products by Bellissima Cosmetics
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced on Thursday a settlement with Bellissima Cosmetics.
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Alaska House votes more funding to fix food-stamp crisis, prevent budget trouble
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-1 on Wednesday to approve a fast-moving budget bill that spends as much as $365 million to cover a shortfall in state revenue caused by lower-than-expected oil prices.
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Kaine and Murkowski introduce bill to reduce maternal and infant mortality, address racial inequities in maternal health
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Lisa Murkowski members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reintroduced the Mothers and Newborns Success Act.
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Public comment invited for environmental analysis on Hecla Greens Creek Mine extension project
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - – The public can review a supplemental draft environmental impact statement and submit any comments during a 45-day comment period for the proposed North Extension Project at Hecla Greens Creek Mine.
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Juneau Capitals win the State Championship in Kenai
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Capitals gave it their best shot at the 12 U A tournament. Meanwhile, in the 10 U A tournament, the Juneau Capitals won. (Updated with pictures and story about Juneau 10u A win in Kenai.)
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Mining Association of British Columbia responds to Southeast Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Over the last month, a number of different articles and releases have come out that have been critical of the mining being done in British Columbia, Canada.
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Alaska legislators fail to block pay hike, but additional action is planned to stop it
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A lengthy debate Wednesday resulted in no action by the Alaska Legislature to prevent a 67% salary increase approved by a state commission
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Juneau Douglas High School cheer team tumbles through another successful season
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Douglas High School cheer team coach Carlene Nore wrapped up how they performed at nationals, regions, and at state (where they're performing currently).
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Augustus Brown Pool 50th anniversary celebrations continue with free swims and children's art project
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool continues to celebrate 50 years as Juneau's community pool with upcoming events including free anniversary swim sessions and an ongoing children's community art project.
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Governor Dunleavy announces Energy Security Task Force members
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy revised the Alaska Energy Security Task Force and announced its members.
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Testifiers support new Alaska housing anti-discrimination bill, sharing personal stories
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - To back House Bill 99, dozens of Alaskans shared stories about times they were threatened by violence or discrimination.
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Hughes introduces bill to reject pay raises
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Shelley Hughes introduced Senate Bill 111 disapproving recommendations of the State Officers Compensation Commission to raise legislators’ salaries by 67%.
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Tornga selected as New Marine Director for Alaska Marine Highway System
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Mr. Craig Tornga has been appointed as the new Marine Director for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). His first day will be Monday, April 3.
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Two men charged in death of Klawock elder, investigation is ongoing
Klawock, Alaska (KINY) - On Mar. 21, at approximately 1:30 am, the Alaska State Troopers were notified of an assault in progress at a residence in Klawock.
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Bartlett Regional Hospital holds aphasia conversation groups
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Speech pathologists from the Aphasia Conversation Group at Bartlett Regional Hospital joined Capital Chat this week.
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Businesses can propose recreation services at the Tongass National Forest's Pack Creek Bear Viewing Area
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The USDA Forest Service is inviting interested businesses to proposals to provide guided recreation services at the Tongass National Forest’s Pack Creek Bear Viewing Area for the dates of Apr. 1 to Jul. 4, and Aug. 26 to Sep. 30, annually.
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Critical need continues for blood donors with blood types O Negative and O Positive
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Blood Bank of Alaska is in critical need of blood donors this week due to patient need.
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Lower oil price, production outlook impacts revenue forecast
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers have nearly $680 million less in expected revenue for the upcoming budget year amid lower oil price and production outlooks, a report released Tuesday suggests.
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Alaska Gov. Dunleavy passes over tribal advocate for fishery council post, fueling calls for change
Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Criticism of Dunleavy’s nomination to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is a sign of the growing polarization and high stakes in Alaska fish politics amid historic crashes in salmon stocks
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Toolik station launches climate education program for underserved students
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Twelve high school students will visit Alaska’s remote Arctic during the summer of 2023 to learn about the effects of climate change on the region.
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Biden creates national monuments in Nevada, Texas mountains
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments on more than half a million acres in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii. The conservation measures are “protecting the heart and soul of our national pride,'' Biden said.
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Murkowski recognizes Alaska Education Board’s selection of tribes for Native Education Pilot Program
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today recognized the selection of five Alaska Tribes by the Alaska Board of Education and Early Development to begin negotiation on a demonstration State-Tribal Education Compact (STEC) in Alaska.
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Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew medevacs man from vessel near Pennock Island, Alaska
Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard medevaced a 30-year-old man from the towing vessel Pacific Titan, near Pennock Island, Alaska, Monday.
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Palmer jury deliberates 10 days, finds dad guilty of criminally negligent homicide, not murder, nor manslaughter in toddler’s death
Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - A Palmer jury spent 10 days reviewing evidence before deciding that Clayton Phillip Allison, 39, was guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of his daughter, 15-month-old Jocelynn Renee Allison. The jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and manslaughter. It was the second jury to weigh the evidence in the 2008 case
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As pressure builds on Canada, state legislators and representatives urge B.C. to include Alaska Tribes of SEITC in Province’s mine permitting processes
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In a joint letter addressed to British Columbia (B.C.) Premier, Alaska state legislators and representatives urge B.C. to consult with Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) and its member Tribes during the province’s processes for permitting new mines
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Lawsuit accuses Alaska of unconstitutionally mismanaging Yukon, Kuskokwim salmon fisheries
Bethel, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - In a Monday hearing, a state attorney sought to have the case thrown out of a Bethel courthouse
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CBJ offering $25-30,000 hiring bonuses for new and experienced police officers
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Effective immediately, the City and Borough of Juneau will offer a hiring bonus of $25,000 for entry-level police officer candidates and $30,000 for officers with at least one year of experience.
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Alaska homicide statistics detailed in new report show gender and ethnic disparities
Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Twice as many males as females were homicide victims in Alaska from 2011 to 2020, according to a report released Monday by state health officials.
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Celebrate spring by adopting a flower
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Every year, the City and Borough of Juneau relies on the generosity of local citizens to add beautiful flowers to Juneau's landscape through the Adopt-A-Flower program.
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The big problem for endangered orcas? Inbreeding
SEATTLE (AP) - People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution, and the legacy of having many of their number captured for display in marine parks.
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74th Gold Medal basketball tournament began Sunday
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After a three-year hiatus, the Juneau Lions club's biggest fundraiser has returned.
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Biden-Harris Administration provides communities resources to bolster resilience to wildfires in advance of 2023 fire season
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Today, Vice President Harris, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and White House Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu announced $197 million in funding awards to make communities more resilient to wildfires and strengthen the federal, state and local response.
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DEC announces recall on branded organic strawberries
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) confirmed that Alaska received a recently recalled product. California Splendor, Inc is recalling certain lots of 4-lb. bags of Kirkland Signature Frozen Organic Strawberries due to an outbreak of Hepatitis A illnesses.
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New legislation could clear up confusion surrounding e-bikes in Alaska
Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Alaska legislators are considering a bill that would set basic rules for how electric bikes may be used in the state. Despite e-bikes becoming more popular in Alaska, legislators have struggled to define what constitutes an electric bike. House Bill 8 seeks to change that by adding a clear legal definition of what an e-bike is and is not.
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World on 'thin ice' as UN climate report gives stark warning
Berlin (AP) — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday.
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Fix the Permanent Fund dividend? There’s no shortage of ideas in the Alaska Legislature
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A crowded field of Permanent Fund dividend ideas became even more so on Friday as members of the Alaska Senate Finance Committee proposed a new formula for setting the amount of the annual Permanent Fund dividend.
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Tlingit & Haida selected for State-Tribal Education Compact Pilot Program
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced Sunday it was awarded funding under the State-Tribal Education Compacting Demonstration Tribal Partners Grant program.
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Update: Sitka Police Department have taken armed robbery suspect into custody
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sunday around midnight, SPD received a report of an armed robbery that occurred at Ernie's Old Time Saloon.
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Soldotna Alaska State Troopers urge public not to drive under influence after making arrest
Sterling, Alaska (KINY) - On Saturday, at 9:35 p.m., the Soldotna Alaska State Troopers stopped 48-year-old Jeremy Dawson from Ninilchik, for moving violations in Sterling.
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Criminal vehicle crash investigation leads to warrant arrest
Houston, Alaska (KINY) - Around 1:35 p.m. Saturday Alaska State Troopers responded to the area of Cheri Lake Dr. for a report of a head-on motor vehicle collision.
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes off southcentral Alaska
Homer, Alaska (AP) - A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off the coast of southcentral Alaska on Sunday and was reported as widely felt in communities on the Kenai Peninsula, the Alaska Earthquake Center said.
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Running on a streak of luck: Juneau Trail and Road Runner's Flanagans Run
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Saturday morning, the Juneau Trail and Road Runners (JTRR) held an annual fun run to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
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Eaglecrest is packed with snow and events leading up to closing weekend
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eaglecrest joined Capital Chat to talk about how they're wrapping up the season.
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Due to significantly low preseason forecasts, Alaska Department of Fish and Game closes Cook Inlet king salmon sport fishing
Cook Inlet, Alaska (KINY) - One closure sends a "ripple" effect, closing other fisheries around the same area. News of the North talked with ADF&G for more information.
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13th annual Innovation Summit focused on purpose and shared value
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This year, the Innovation Summit explored how businesses and organizations can thrive by utilizing purpose-driven actions and shared value across industries.
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Join the new CBJ Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City & Borough of Juneau is recruiting nine community members for a new Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC).
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Alaska state school board supports barring transgender female students from participating in girls’ sports
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - On Thursday, the Alaska State Board of Education approved a resolution that supports barring transgender female students from participating in girls’ sports.
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Murkowski marks one year without “The Dean”
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - One year ago today, the Congressman for All Alaska, Don Young, passed away.
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Threatened listing proposed for sunflower sea star after population devastated by wasting disease
Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The creature, with a range from Baja California to the Aleutians, would be the first sea star with an Endangered Species Act listing.
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Clarity on Alaska Law and Mifepristone
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Law has received several inquiries from reporters and citizens on what’s become known as the mifepristone Walgreens letter. The following is an effort to provide clarity on what Alaska law is, what ongoing legal challenges to it there are, and why the Attorney General sent the letter.
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Christopher Goins, P.E., appointed as DOT&PF Southcoast Regional Director
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Mr. Christopher Goins, P.E., C.M. has accepted the Southcoast Regional Director position for the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) effective Monday, Mar. 20.
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New public hours for CBJ Treasury (Cash and Sales Tax Offices)
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Starting Monday, Mar. 20, CBJ's Cash Office and Sales Tax Office in City Hall will return to regular public in-person services hours.
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City of Fairbanks public safety departments announce new alert system
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Fairbanks Police Department (FPD) announced that Fairbanks Safety Alerts, powered by Smart 911, is now available for residents and visitors of Fairbanks.
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State Board of Education selects five tribes to begin Tribal School Compacting, adopts resolution to preserve opportunity for student athletes and regulations for teacher certification
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday the Alaska State Board of Education & Early Development selected five Tribal Partners to begin working on the State Tribal Education Compact Demonstration as passed in Senate Bill 34.
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New CBJ Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee recruiting members
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City & Borough of Juneau is recruiting nine community members for a new Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC).
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Murkowski: Willow Project reapproval “Significant for Alaska”
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Following the Biden administration’s decision to reapprove ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) spoke on the Senate Floor to mark the significant announcement.
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Haaland criticized over ‘difficult’ choice on Willow project
Washington, D.C. (AP) — In early March, President Joe Biden met with members of Alaska's bipartisan congressional delegation as they implored him to approve a contentious oil drilling project in their state. Around the same time, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland held a very different meeting on the same topic.
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Peltola, Murkowski warn that fixing fish crisis will be time-consuming and complex
Kodiak, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - In a forum at Kodiak’s ComFish Alaska gathering, they describe fishery problems as dire and multifaceted, and both want updates to research and management systems
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EPA issues Toxics Release Inventory 2021 report on chemical releases and waste management in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
Seattle, Washington (KINY) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) 2021 National Analysis, which summarizes TRI activities reported during calendar year 2021. The TRI contains data on toxic chemicals that are manufactured, processed, or managed at thousands of facilities in the U.S.
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City and Borough of Juneau experiencing area-wide street flooding conditions
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Many areas in the Borough are currently experiencing flooding conditions.
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Biden climate legacy tested by backlash over Willow project
Washington (AP) - President Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda. But his recent decision to give the go-ahead to an oil drilling project in Alaska has infuriated environmental activists.
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Alaska volcanoes now pose lower threat, after quakes slow
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Diminished earthquake activity led authorities Thursday to reduce the warning levels at two volcanoes on an uninhabited island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain because of the decreased potential for eruptions.
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The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council is now accepting exhibition proposals for the upcoming Gallery Season - Oct. 2023 through Sep. 2024
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Individuals, groups, and organizations are invited to apply; preference will be given to applicants currently living in Alaska, particularly JAHC members in good standing.
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'Airborne object’ response builds on UAF, military partnership
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Robert McCoy, director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, was driving to the movie theater in Fairbanks on a Saturday in mid-February when his cellphone showed an incoming call.
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UAF, NASA create snow science outreach program
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have partnered with NASA to create SnowEd, a nationwide program designed to engage the public in snow science.
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DEC calls EPA Toxic Release Inventory misleading to the Public
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again published its annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
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FTC issues report to Congress on American Indian and Alaska Native Consumer Issues
(KINY) The report summarizes the agency’s efforts to hear directly from tribal leaders, community members, advocates, and others about issues affecting their communities, and provides analysis of the FTC’s data from the Consumer Sentinel Network database.
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Rep. Peltola selects Samantha Wanner as 2023 Alaska Cherry Blossom Princess
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - On Thursday, U.S. Representative Peltola announced her selection of Samantha Wanner to represent Alaska in the 2023 Cherry Blossom Princess Program.
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Glacier Bay & Icy Strait Humpback Whale Population Monitoring: 2022 Update
Glacier Bay, Alaska (KINY) - Migratory humpback whales use the waters in and around Glacier Bay National Parkand Preserve (GBNPP) in southeastern Alaska (SEAK) as a spring, summer, and fall feeding habitat.
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Rotary Club brings in springtime with food drives
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Saturday, the Juneau-Gastineau and Glacier Valley Rotary Clubs hosted food drives to help fill the shelves at the Southeast Alaska Food Bank.
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Alaska legislators are again on track to ignore the 90-day session law imposed by voters
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Leading Alaska state legislators said this week that they intend to wrap up the 2023 legislative session in mid-May, closer to the Alaska Constitution’s 121-day limit than the 90-day limit approved by voters in a 2006 ballot measure.
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Major oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives' rift
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil drilling project in Alaska in decades promises to widen a rift among Alaska Natives, with some saying that oil money can't counter the damages caused by climate change and others defending the project as economically vital.
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9th Circuit agrees with state: Federal District Court must address whether Congress authorized federal subsistence seasons suring state closed periods
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued its decision on a Federal Subsistence Board appeal today, in which the State of Alaska challenged the Board’s authority to open an emergency hunting season near Kake and to close portions of Unit 13 to non-federally-qualified hunters. The Court’s decision recognizes that Alaska can seek judicial review of federal overreach of game management on public lands.
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Governor Dunleavy Announces Susan McKenzie’s Decision to Decline DEED Commissioner Appointment
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has announced that Susan McKenzie has decided to not accept the position of Commissioner for the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.
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The Alaska Chapter of the AFSP holds candle vigil at the Capitol building
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention held a candle vigil at the Capitol Building on Tuesday night.
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Scientists assess future landslide risk in Alaska’s national parks
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - The Pretty Rocks landslide, spurred by greater warmth and rainfall, will force Denali National Park's main access road to close at the halfway point in 2023 for the second full summer.
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UAF scientist offers evidence that Venus is volcanically active
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Venus appears to have volcanic activity, according to a new research paper that offers strong evidence to answer the lingering question about whether Earth’s sister planet currently has eruptions and lava flows.
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Washington man sentenced for combative behavior on flight to Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A Washington man was sentenced on Mar. 9, for putting a flight crew in fear of being assaulted during a commercial airline flight.
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Haaland wades into thorny land exchange fight in Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (AP) — A day after the Biden administration approved a major Alaska oil project, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland waded into another thorny battle in the state — a long-simmering dispute over building a road through a national wildlife refuge to provide health care access for a remote, and largely Indigenous, community.
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Palmer Jury Convicts Christiansen of Murder during Chase
Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - Monday, a Palmer jury convicted Gavin Sullivan Christiansen, 41, of murder in the second degree, manslaughter, and misconduct involving weapons in the second degree, among other charges, related to a vehicle chase after a hit and run.
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Conservation groups sue to stop the Willow Oil Project in Alaska’s Western Arctic
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) — Earthjustice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of conservation groups, together with NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council), to stop the Willow oil-drilling project in Alaska’s Western Arctic, which the Biden administration approved March 13.
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Grandson of Iditarod co-founder wins Alaska sled dog race
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, bringing his six dogs off the Bering Sea ice to the finish line on Nome’s main street.
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After years of contentious fights, Alaska’s state budget is advancing smoothly in the House
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - House subcommittees made few changes to a proposal authored by Gov. Mike Dunleavy
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Sullivan: Haaland’s Latest King Cove Road Decision Is a Disingenuous Purposeful Delay
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced she would be withdrawing a land exchange between the Interior Department and King Cove Corporation.
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Governor Dunleavy issues a statement on King Cove road
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Interior Secretary Deb Haaland withdrew a land exchange that had been authorized in 2019 to build an 11-mile gravel road connecting the communities of King Cove and Cold Bay.
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Alaska Wilderness League welcomes action to protect Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Washington D.C. (KINY) - Alaska Wilderness League welcomed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s announcement, withdrawing a land exchange between the Interior Department and King Cove Corporation authorized by former Secretary Bernhardt in July 2019.
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Alaska Region shares USDA and Forest Service awards with Southeast Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A redefinition of what federal business as usual means in Southeast Alaska and the breaking down of barriers with a focus on collaboration can now be called ‘award-winning.’
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Anchorage man charged with approximately $25 million dollar wire fraud scheme involving over 130 victims
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An information was filed charging Garrett Elder, owner of Tycoon Trading LLC, The Daily Bread Fund LLC, and other entities with executing an investment scheme that resulted in approximately $25 million in losses to over 130 victims.
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Augustus Brown Pool to host four dog day sessions April 2
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool will host four sessions of Dog Day canine swims on Sunday, April 2.
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Pandemic Stress, Gangs, and Utter Fear Fueled a Rise in Teen Shootings
(Alaska Beacon) - Teens who carry firearms might never plan to use them. But guns and developing brains can be a volatile mix.
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US District Court orders IBLA to look at evidence of Alaska’s withheld 20,000 acres in ANWR boundary error
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In response to a motion to supplement the record, the United States District Court has found that the Department of the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) should have considered additional mapping that was available in the 1950s when the boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was created and has remanded the matter for the agency to reconsider the boundary line.
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Indigenous language council, citing broad work, seeks name change and other updates
Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - What’s in a name? For the council given the responsibility of safeguarding Alaska’s Indigenous languages, a name change could reflect a broader purpose.
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Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change.
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Sullivan welcomes AUKUS Nuclear Sub Agreement, calls for further congressional briefings
Washington D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), welcomed an agreement between the leaders of AUKUS—the trilateral security pact between the U.S., Australia and the United Kingdom—to provide Australia with three American Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines, and to deploy U.S. and British submarines in rotations through Western Australia in the coming years.
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AFN praises President Biden’s decision to approve the Willow Project
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) thanked President Biden for his Administration’s decision to approve ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPRA).
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Southeast and Coastal legislators call for immediate federal action on British Columbia transboundary mining
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In a joint press conference, Southeast and Coastal members of the Alaska House Coalition stood in unity with the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes, Sealaska, and Salmon Beyond Borders to call for immediate federal action on British Columbia’s (B.C.) ongoing transboundary mining.
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Advancement of Willow Project an important step for Alaska, Alaska Natives, and American Energy Security
Alaska (KINY) - Nagruk Harcharek, President of the Voice of Arctic Iñupiat (“VOICE”), released a statement on the Willow Project decision.
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Kenai woman sentenced to 10 years for drug trafficking and firearms possession
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Cristina Lynn Rifredi was sentenced on March 9, 2023, to 10 years in prison for federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.
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Alaska North Slope Iñupiat Leaders issue statment on Willow Project Approval
Alaska (KINY) - Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS), North Slope Borough, and Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) released a joint statement on the Bureau of Land Management’s Willow MDP Project Record of Decision (ROD)
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Governor Dunleavy welcomes approval of the Willow Project, but new oil and Gas restrictions in NPR-A will harm Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued a Record of Decision approving an alternative for ConocoPhillips' Willow Project on the North Slope that permits three drill pads. In a separate move, the Biden administration announced that it will lock up millions more acres in Alaska that were specifically set aside for oil production and development.
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Coast Guard aircrew medevacs Canadian crewmember from vessel near Graham Island, British Columbia
Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) - A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew medically evacuated a 24-year-old crewmember from a Canadian vessel located northwest of Graham Island in British Columbia on Friday.
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USDA Forest Service invites proposals for guiding services at Pack Creek
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Starting Friday, interested businesses can submit proposals to provide guided recreation services at the Tongass National Forest’s Pack Creek Bear Viewing Area for the dates of April 1 to July 4, and August 26 to September 30, 2023.
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Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Biden administration is approving a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden's climate goals.
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Biden OKs major Willow oil drilling in Alaska over protests
Washington D.C. (AP) - The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the major Willow oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, one of President Joe Biden’s most consequential climate choices that is drawing condemnation from environmentalists who say it flies in the face of the Democratic president’s pledges.
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Delegation: Willow Reapproval is Monumental for Alaska
Washington D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to reapprove ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project within Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPRA).
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Climate groups issue a response to Willow Project Decision
Alaska (KINY) - Following the Biden Administration's decision to move forward with the willow project, multiple environmentalist groups have released a statement regarding the decision.
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Seaweed farming inspires high hopes in Alaska for economic and environmental benefits
Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - It is seen as a bright spot in a troubled coastal economy, but seaweed cultivation must overcome many obstacles before it can become big business in the state
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Alaska Wilderness League comments on potential Willow Project approval
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Wilderness League issued statements regarding the Willow Project as well as on the new regulations in the National Petroleum Reserve.
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Update: As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling
Washington (AP) - President Joe Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, an administration official said on Sunday.
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Springing forward into daylight saving time is a step back for health – a neurologist explains the medical evidence, and why this shift is worse than the fall time change
(The Conversation) - About one-third of Americans say they don’t look forward to these twice-yearly time changes. And nearly two-thirds would like to eliminate them completely, compared to 21% who aren’t sure and 16% who would like to keep moving their clocks back and forth.
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Tlingit & Haida purchases Driftwood Lodge Property
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced Saturday it has closed on and acquired the Driftwood Lodge property located in the Aak’w Village District in Juneau.
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Juneau Police Department addresses staffing shortages, officer wellness at Chamber luncheon
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police Department's Deputy Chief, David Campbell, was the guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce's weekly luncheon on Mar. 9.
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Defending champion leaves Iditarod race over health concerns
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Brent Sass, the defending Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion, withdrew from this year’s race on Saturday, citing concerns for his health.
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Troopers investigate arson, homicide in Hooper Bay
Hooper Bay, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, Alaska State Troopers were notified of a fire at a residence in Hooper Bay.
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A statement on the Willow Project from Nagruk Harcharek, President of the Voice of Arctic Iñupiat
North Slope, Alaska (KINY) - VOICE is a nonprofit organization established in 2015 by the region’s collective Iñupiat leadership to speak with a unified voice on issues impacting the North Slope Iñupiat, their communities, their economy, and their culture.
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Alaska Broadband Office begins weekly listening session series
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - This week, the Alaska Broadband Office (ABO) began a series of listening sessions to hear from the public about the many challenges faced by inaccessible or limited internet service.
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Alaska Academic Decathlon State Winners - Rep. Peltola joins high school students during the event
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The 2023 Alaska Academic Decathlon State Competition brought together high school students from around the state to the University of Alaska Anchorage Campus, Mar. 1-4, to compete in ten scholastic subjects based on the United States Academic Decathlon’s yearly theme.
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Alaska’s working-age population on decline since 2013 peak, and recovery chances seen as dim
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Alaska’s working-age population peaked 10 years ago, and the rate of loss since then has been nearly the highest among all U.S. states, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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In rift with Biden, Manchin vows to block oil, gas nominee
Washington (AP) - In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee oil and gas leasing at the Interior Department.
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Tickets available for Juneau Jazz & Classics 37th annual Spring Festival
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Jazz & Classics (JJC) prepares for its 37th annual Spring Festival to take place May 5-13.
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University of Alaska announces passing of Regent Darroll R. Hargraves
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - It is with deep sadness that the University of Alaska announces the passing of Regent Darroll R. Hargraves on Mar. 8, after a period of illness, surrounded by family.
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Senator Wielechowski introduces legislation ensuring financial literacy curriculum is taught for Alaska high school students
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) introduced Senate Bill 99, which directs school districts to offer a financial literacy course for high school students. School districts will have the flexibility to choose the curriculum approved by the Department of Education and Early Development.
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Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew rescues two stranded individuals on Annette Island, Alaska
Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) - A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew rescued two individuals who were stranded on shore on Annette Island, Tuesday night.
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Alaska DOT&PF & Goldbelt pursue feasibility of Cascade Point Ferry Terminal
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaskans traveling in Northern Lynn Canal could see more frequent sailings if evaluations show that building an Alaska Marine Highway ferry terminal at Cascade Point, is feasible. Sailings from Cascade Point would increase service in N. Lynn Canal.
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Federal judge rules in favor of ConocoPhillips to keep Willow drilling data secret
Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A federal judge has blocked the public release of exploration data from five oil wells drilled in the National Petroleum Reserve as part of ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Willow project.
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Murkowski, Hassan, Marshall, Rosen reintroduce bipartisan bill to provide patients with transparent and safe access to treatments
Washington, DC (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), along with 14 of their colleagues, introduced the Safe Step Act of 2023, a bill that places reasonable limits on the use of “step therapy,” and works to improve access to safer and more transparent treatments for patients.
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Anchorage man sentenced for 2022 robbery of Wells Fargo bank
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Robert Marley Chapas was sentenced on March 8, 2023, to 60 months in prison for bank robbery.
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Juneau Grand Jury indicted 39-year-old Rebecca Jo Burke on twenty criminal charges related to multiple fraud and theft cases
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On March 2, 2023, a Juneau Grand Jury indicted 39-year-old Rebecca Jo Burke on twenty criminal charges related to multiple fraud and theft cases.
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Alaska Delegation urges court to drop lawsuit threatening Southeast Alaska troll fishermen
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court in Seattle, Washington this week supporting Southeast Alaska troll fishermen in a case that threatens to shut down their small boat troll fishery on the pretense that their salmon harvest is a primary contributor to the population decline of Southern resident killer whales hundreds of miles away in Puget Sound.
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Proposed regulation for siting of microreactors
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY)- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the release of draft microreactor siting permit regulations for public notice and comment.
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CBJ wastewater tracking data shows upward trend in COVID virus presence
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau has participated since September 2022 in a voluntary tracking program, in partnership with the CDC, to monitor wastewater for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As of March 9, the data obtained through this program is trending relatively high.
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New anti-discrimination bill proposes housing protections for more Alaskans
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A proposal from Rep. Jennie Armstrong, D-Anchorage, would ban discrimination based on sex or gender identity
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Earthquakes at 2 Alaska volcanoes could signal eruption
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A second volcano in remote Alaska is experiencing elevated earthquake activity this week, signaling an increased potential for eruption, officials said.
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Update: Douglas Island Wastewater Lift Station Returns to Normal Operation
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A CBJ Utility wastewater lift station located at the base of the Juneau Douglas bridge on the Douglas side experienced pump failure resulting in discharge outside the system.
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Return of the hummingbirds to be celebrated with festival
Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Hummingbird Festival will begin on Apr. 7, celebrating the return of the Rufous hummingbirds to the Tongass National Forest.
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Heat takes toll as Iditarod mushers trek across Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Mushers and their dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race face plenty of variables in the Alaska wilderness.
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Sitka man sentenced for drug trafficking
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Joshua Kane Wehnes was sentenced on Mar. 7, to 90 months in prison and five years of supervised release for federal drug trafficking and firearm charges.
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Sullivan, Daines & Nehls reintroduce RED Tape Act
Washington, D.C. (KINY) — U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Representative Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) reintroduced The RED (Regulations Endanger Democracy) Tape Act this week.
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Medicaid coverage for new moms gaining support in GOP states
WASHINGTON (AP) - The shift in GOP support for postpartum Medicaid coverage is occurring in some states that have severely limited or outlawed abortion access since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion last June, and in Alaska, where abortion is still legal.
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Alaska Delegation demands Secretary Haaland rescind Unlawful NPS Hunting Order
Washington (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland last week urging her to withdraw the National Park Service’s (NPS) proposed rule, released in January, with new restrictions on hunting and trapping in National Preserves in Alaska.
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Tlingit & Haida, Sealaska, Alaska Lawmakers, Salmon Beyond Borders deliver reality check to B.C. officials, amplify calls for Biden Administration to act
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida), Sealaska, members of the Alaska State Legislature, and Salmon Beyond Borders urged immediate federal action on British Columbia’s (B.C.’s) continued industrialization of the headwaters of the T’aakū (Taku), Shtax’héen (Stikine) and Jóonax (Unuk) rivers without the consent, or sometimes even the knowledge, of Tribes, Native corporations, fishermen, and communities downstream.
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Proposal that would restrict transgender students’ rights lacks support in Alaska Senate
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal was formally introduced in the House and Senate on Wednesday.
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"A New Start, a New Home" GoFundMe supports the family of Joel Walker, the Juneau man who died in a house fire
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The family needs a new home and other support after their mobile home tragically burnt down on Friday, Mar. 3.
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Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending eruption.
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Drug seizure in Sitka leads to four arrests
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka Police Department officers recently conducted an investigation on a residence in Sitka regarding drug distribution.
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United Way of Southeast Alaska Board of Directors welcomes new members
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - United Way of Southeast Alaska Board of Directors welcomes new members and thanks past members.
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Two charged with two counts of murder in the first degree after months-long investigation
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Kapri Raymond Saleem Willis and Joshua Marquez Bell have been charged with two counts of murder in the first degree for the murders of Ricardo James Duperior and Rachel Elizabeth Wright that occurred on Aug. 7, 2022, in Fairbanks.
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Murkowski announces staff hires, promotions
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski announced new staff members in her Washington, DC and Juneau, Alaska offices on Wednesday.
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Rosanne Cash Residency uses songwriting as therapy
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Anchorage Concert Association, in partnership with Creative Forces and Rosanne Cash, is creating connections through a creative residency program-a new project that will benefit veterans and military members exposed to Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns from multi-month Alaska Patrol
Alameda, California (KINY) - The Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) and crew returned home to Alameda, Monday, following a 105-day, 10,000-nautical mile Alaska patrol.
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UA President Pat Pitney selects Dr. Aparna Palmer as next UAS Chancellor
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - University of Alaska President Pat Pitney announced Wednesday that she has selected Aparna Dileep-Nageswaran Palmer, Ph.D., to serve as the next chancellor of the University of Alaska Southeast. Dr. Palmer succeeds UAS Chancellor Karen Carey, who is retiring on Jun. 30.
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House Ways and Means Committee introduces and conducts hearing on constitutional amendments to answer the permanent fund dividend question
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In an effort to positively impact the wallets of Alaskans for years to come, the House Ways and Means Committee has sponsored and introduced not one, but two constitutional amendments to establish a plan of action for the Permanent Fund Dividend.
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TikTok campaign targets Biden on proposed Alaska oil project
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A social media campaign urging President Joe Biden to reject an oil development project on Alaska's remote North Slope has rapidly gained steam on TikTok and other platforms, reflecting the unease many young Americans feel about climate change.
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Proponents of Alaska Long Trail pitch 14 projects as steps toward ambitious 500-mile goal
Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - An ambitious project to create a 500-mile network of connected Alaska trails would move a few steps closer to reality if state lawmakers approve funding for selected pieces of it, advocates say.
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UAS Designated as 2023-2024 Military Friendly School Silver Status
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Southeast announced today that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly® School designation Silver award status.
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AMHS 2023 summer schedule now available for booking
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has released its Summer 2023 schedule, allowing bookings for travel this summer.
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Governor Dunleavy announces bills to pay teachers recruitment and retention incentive, ensure parental rights in schools
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced two education bills which will be filed this week. One bill is a teacher recruitment and retention incentive that will provide full-time, certified classroom teachers a cash payment each July for a period of three years.
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Tribes, fishermen, businesses, conservation groups respond to new potential mineral exploration in Bristol Bay watershed
Anchorage, AK — Bristol Bay Tribes, fishermen, businesses, and allies again reiterated their opposition to mining that jeopardizes Bristol Bay’s cultures and economies in response to the latest mineral exploration efforts in the region.
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Senators urge administration to rally support for U.S. LNG exports to allies
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and John Kennedy (R-La.) sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel yesterday urging the Biden administration to publicly support the export of abundant U.S. natural gas to America’s allies in Europe and Asia, particularly Japan, which has prioritized energy security in its term leading the G7.
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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to get public employees full social security benefits
Washington, D.C. (KINY) – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation that would ensure public sector workers and their families can receive full Social Security benefits after two previous statutes reduced them.
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New seafood donation inquiry form available as part of seafood donation network's efforts to meet food insecurity
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA) and Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust (ASFT) are inviting community and tribal leaders, organizations, fishermen, and others to share via a new Seafood Donation Network Inquiry online form, whether they are struggling with access to local seafood or have seafood that they would be willing to contribute to families in need.
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Alaska Legislature votes down raises for governor and other top officials
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Legislature has voted unanimously to block raises for the state’s governor, lieutenant governor, and the commissioners in charge of state departments.
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Alaska rights commission limits LGBTQ discrimination cases
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's human rights commission has reversed an earlier policy and now is only investigating LGBTQ discrimination complaints related to workplace discrimination and not for other categories like housing and financing.
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Becoming "AWARE" about Women of Distinction
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Saturday night was AWARE's 26th annual Women of Distinction gala honoring Susan Bell, Jeni Brown, LaRae Jones, and Kate Wolfe for their accomplishments serving Juneau's community.
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Art of the Skateboard stamps to be released Mar. 24 - Crystal Worl is a featured artist
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Art of the Skateboard Forever stamps will be released Mar. 24.
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Senator Claman introduces legislation expanding telehealth providers and services
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Matt Claman (D – Anchorage) introduced Senate Bill 91, legislation that expands telehealth providers and services available to Alaskans.
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JPD investigated possible threat
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Mar. 4, JPD received a report from a business in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway, regarding a customer within the store who made some concerning comments to an employee, while shopping for firearm accessories.
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2023 CBJ Property Assessments continue to reflect aggressive Juneau real estate market
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau sent 2023 property assessment notices to Juneau property owners on Friday, March 3.
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Alaska school bus strike ends with new agreement ratified
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A strike that disrupted school bus service for Alaska's second largest district for more than a month has ended, with union members ratifying a new contract.
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Murkowski helps introduce bipartisan legislation to extend federal support for local fire departments
Washington, DC (KINY) – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend federal programs that help support local fire departments across the country.
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Southeast Alaska Land Trust unveils new logo and branding
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Land Trust (SEALT) has adopted a new logo that reflects its legacy of protecting Southeast Alaska’s watersheds
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Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail) Montana Creek Pedestrian Bridge closed
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The pedestrian bridge over Montana Creek on the Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail) is closed due to continued erosion of the banks supporting the bridge abutment.
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Opioid education program for grades 6 to 12 considered by Alaska lawmakers
Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Who should warn children about the dangers of opioids? Some state lawmakers believe that Alaska’s public schools have a role in ensuring that children avoid the drugs that are causing an epidemic of overdose deaths.
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AMCO Consumer Advisory: Recall of Marijuana Concentrate and other Marijuana Products
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) has seized marijuana concentrate and related products manufactured at Will’s World Extract, a marijuana concentrate manufacturing facility located in Palmer.
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The Executive Board of the Juneau Chapter Alaska State Employees Association Local 52 is seeking donations to benefit Southeast Alaska Food Bank
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Executive Board of the Juneau Chapter Alaska State Employees Association Local 52 heard the news in January that Alaskan residents applying for food stamps were facing a months-long backlog as a result of staffing shortages in the Division of Public Assistance. They felt compelled to take action.
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33 Iditarod sled dog race mushers to trek across Alaska
Willow, Alaska (AP) - The race to Nome starts Sunday for 33 mushers in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.
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With Arctic oil decision possibly days away, Alaska’s congressional delegation meets Biden
Washington, DC (Alaska Beacon) - The Biden administration is expected to rule on the long-awaited Willow project as soon as Monday.
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Update: Toaster is found to be cause of fatal fire
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday, Mar. 3 Capital City Fire Rescue responded to a fire at Glacier View Trailer Court resulting in one fatality, one injury, and total structural loss. The investigation is now complete.
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Anan Bay Cabin destroyed by falling tree
Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - The Anan Bay Cabin is closed until further notice after a large spruce tree fell on the structure and caused severe damage two weeks ago. The tree took down a side wall and caved in the cabin’s roof.
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Juneau Animal Rescue plans to celebrate 60th anniversary with 'Paws for Applause'
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Samantha Blankenship, Executive Director of Juneau Animal Rescue, talked with Dano on Capital Chat about JAR celebrating 60 years.
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Murkowski slams Interior for deliberately cutting Cook Inlet gas production
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Lisa Murkowski issued the following statement Friday after reviewing an internal memo on Cook Inlet Lease Sale 258 that the Department of the Interior briefly posted online before quickly removing it from public view.
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Global race to boost electric vehicle range in cold weather
Tok, Alaska (AP) - Alaska’s rugged and frigid interior, where it can get as cold as minus 50 Fahrenheit (minus 46 Celsius), is not the place you’d expect to find an electric school bus.
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Alaska's arduous Iditarod kicks off with ceremonial start
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Brent Sass was just miles from fulfilling his dream of winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska when vicious, 60-mph (96-kph) winds whipsawed in from the Bering Sea, taking visibility down to about 10 feet (3 meters) and forcing him off his sled as his dogs hunkered down in the snow.
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Protect your dog from parvovirus-Juneau Animal Rescue explains
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) -Dr. Tracy Ward, a vet with Juneau Animal Rescue (JAR), spoke with News of the North about parvovirus awareness and prevention.
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Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail) Montana Creek Pedestrian Bridge closed
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The pedestrian bridge over Montana Creek on the Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail) is closed due to continued erosion of the banks supporting the bridge abutment.
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Former Anchorage resident sentenced for federal drug conspiracy and passport fraud
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – Jose Luis Rodriguez-Vazquez was sentenced on February 23, 2023, to 46 months in prison for federal drug conspiracy and passport fraud charges.
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Fairbanks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee charged with fraud, embezzlement for falsifying bank records and stealing over $100,000
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Fairbanks U.S. Fish and Wildlife service employee with wire fraud and embezzlement of public funds for perpetrating a years-long scheme to steal money from her employer.
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Changes being proposed for short term rentals in Juneau
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Deputy City Manager Robert Barr spoke on the KINY morning show Thursday about changes being proposed for short term rentals in Juneau.
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UAF Business Leader of the Year nominations due Mar. 10
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Nominations are being accepted for the 2023 University of Alaska Fairbanks Business Leader of the Year Award.
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Alaska Native and Union Leaders join delegation to urge re-approval of willow project
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Wednesday, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) participated in an event outside the U.S. Capitol calling on the Biden administration to re-approve the Willow Project on Alaska’s North Slope.
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Alaska legislators worry that killer whales and a federal judge may doom a key fishery
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Southeast Alaska’s king salmon troll fishery is directly impacted, but other fishermen worry about the precedent that could be set by a Washington state lawsuit
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US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds
Denver (AP) - U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of the American West.
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Alaska Athletes Will Push Their Limits in IRONMAN Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday one of the hardest athletic events around the world will begin on the shores of Auke Lake in Juneau with a cannon blast that will signify the first official full IRONMAN race in Alaska.
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Juneau Skating Club Spring Show a Musical Ice Delight
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you don’t have a ticket to today’s Juneau Skating Club Spring Show at Treadwell Ice Arena then pay at the door or beg to get in as this is a show you will not want to miss!
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Crimson Bears & Falcons Go Purple to Raise Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School basketball teams, coaches, cheerleaders and officials will wear purple during their games tonight and Saturday night at the JDHS gym to raise awareness for mental health, suicide prevention and positive messaging for young adults and community members.
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Pep Band Spices Up Local Sports
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It takes something special to supplement a high caliber activity without taking away from that activity and that challenge has been met every basketball season by the pep bands of Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.
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Photos: Perseverance Trail Landslide
The recent avalanche and landslide activity in the Basin Road and Perseverance Trailhead area is shown in these photos from KINY.
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Crimson Bears Butt Heads with Moose on Ice
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team fell by the score of 4-2 to the Palmer Moose on Monday night at Treadwell Arena in a spirited and physical Railbelt Conference battle around the rink.
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Juneau's High School Hoopsters and Skaters Can Unmask
The Juneau School District is allowing their high school basketball and hockey players to play unmasked if certain testing requirements are met. Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss noted that the change only applies to players who are actively participating in one of the two sports and that coaches and athletes seated on the bench still have to wear face coverings.
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First Things First Alaska
The First Things First Alaska Foundation wrote in May 2020 that "the Alaska Roadless Rule hinders Southeast Alaska's economic recovery.
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Angoon Woman Walks Her Way to a Healthier Life
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon’s Betty Samato likes to walk. A lot. She has traveled on foot more than 7,000 miles in just over a year and much more since the coronavirus pandemic first began spreading through her home community.
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Frawley Finish Anchors Crimson Bears Relay Title
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In the final leg of his final race as a high school senior, in the last event of the 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School, Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tytan Frawley touched the pool wall to clinch the state championship for the Crimson Bears boys' 400 yard relay. A few lanes down, Kodiak’s Jackson Krug also stretched to the finish with the identical time.
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Seward’s Jacoby, Thunder Mountain’s Foy Top Swimmers at State Meet
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Seward senior Lydia Jacoby and Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Patrick Foy were named the outstanding female and male swimmers at Saturday’s 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School.
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Column: Just Tired
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - My grandmother committed suicide. My mother did not talk about this much at all, and I did not ask.
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Husky Cheer Team are Grand Master Champs
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Husky Cheer Team went from being part of Friday night’s high school football state championship game in Anchorage to Saturday’s Rally in the Valley cheer competition in Palmer with a transition from freezing field to heated gym that was as flawless as their performances in both.
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Huskies Fall to Thunderbirds in State Title Game
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - It wasn’t the script the Juneau Huskies had hoped to follow in the ASAA First National Bowl Football State Championship game at Service High School against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds, but the 30-17 loss was one they read with passion and heart until the final seconds ticked away the dream that had captivated their capital city community.
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Column: The Last Season
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - I saw the four high school football players sitting at the far edge of the field where their latest win was the last in a transition from youth to manhood. It wasn’t built just for them. This 100 yard stretch of green turf surrounded by a worn track, woods and aging bleachers set down before a mountain as if gods would sit above them and watch. But they made it their own.
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State High School Swim Championships Moved from Juneau to Anchorage
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) swim and dive state championships scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have been moved from Juneau to Anchorage after the City and Borough of Juneau and ASAA could not come to agreement on COVID-19 mitigation policies for teams attending.
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Put Your Thumb Out, Your Split Thumb
Juneau, Alaska - From Egan Drive, one’s eyes are drawn to the Lemon Glacier, whether any cloud cover is present and if "hitchhiking" is doable that day.
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Weiss Cautious about Sports Events amid City COVID Cases
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center raising the COVID-19 community risk to a Level 3 High, the Juneau School District is working to keep the weekend high school sports events scheduled, according to JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss.
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Covid-19 Knocks Alaska State Champs out of Regional Tournament
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - While the Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Star state runner-ups were quarantining in Anchorage as a result of positive COVID-19 tests, the Alaska state champion Knik Little League was knocked out of the Northwest Regional Little League tournament before it played a game when a member of the team tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Juneau Selected for G̱ayéisʼ Ḵáa (IRON MAN) Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The beauty and strength of the native people of Alaska and the exhilarating wilderness surrounding Juneau were highlighted in an announcement on Monday by the IRONMAN Group of the capital city’s selection as the next full IRONMAN Triathlon - a 2.4-mile open water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run.
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Tlingit Artist Designs IRONMAN Alaska Logo
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The rich and beautiful history of the Tlingit people in Alaska and specifically in Juneau will be shared with the world as local artist Crystal Worl was commissioned to create the IRONMAN Alaska logo.
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Ironman Posts Photo of Juneau on Facebook, Invites Viewers to Next Event Announcement
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The IRONMAN Group posted a photo of Juneau on its Facebook page at noon today with the verbiage "Join IRONMAN live at 8pm ET for the announcement of our newest IRONMAN location." The announcement day is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday.
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Seward’s Lydia Jacoby Wins Olympic Gold Medal
Tokyo, Japan (AP) - Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer, Seward High School Seahawk class of ’22 - and Seaward Tsunami Swim Club member - Lydia Jacoby, age 17, won Alaska’s first Olympic swimming gold medal on Tuesday morning in Japan, touching the wall in the 100 meter breaststroke in one minute 04.95 seconds.
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Juneau Majors All-Stars Win First Game of District Tournament over Ketchikan
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Division All-Star first baseman Keaton Belcourt has a simple rule for good defensive baseball.
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City Official Urges Testing for Visiting Sports Teams
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With two Little League tournaments underway involving teams from outside Juneau and a third set to begin and teams arriving, Robert Barr, the planning and section chief for the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center, said he hopes travelers take advantage of the city’s free COVID testing.
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IRONMAN Group Seeks Juneau Triathlon
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “This is the Hawaii IRONMAN,” Dave Christen, IRONMAN regional director said, fully extending his arm above his head. He was looking out at the water from the Auke Rec picnic area. He lowered his arm an inch and said, “This is the Alaska IRONMAN in Juneau.” Then he lowered it well below his waist. “And this is all the rest,” he said.
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First Lady Jill Biden Headed to Tokyo, Stopping in Alaska
Washington, D.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.
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Japan Declares Virus Emergency for Olympic Games
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.
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No Man Left Behind
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “On a geezer’s run,” Glenn Frick said. “No man is left behind.” This was said with roughly two hours left in a planned run in the mountains. I had just looked at one last climb up toward the end of the Juneau Ridge.
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Isaac Updike Signs with Nike
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - What do Russell Wilson, Chris Paul, Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal have in common with 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike?
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Updike Places Just Outside Olympic Games Berth
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike, 29, just missed an Olympic berth at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, placing fifth in the 3000 meter steeplechase.
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Before The Finals, Updike at Olympic Trials
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the 3000 meter steeplechase preliminary heats completed just days earlier, and the fastest time of 8 minutes 22.01 seconds recorded by the wearer of the racing bib with UPDIKE emblazoned above the Eugene, Oregon moniker of TRACKTOWN, 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike is relaxing on Thursday, just a day before the Friday finals that could put him in the Tokyo Summer Olympic games.
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Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike Runs to Olympic Steeplechase Final
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate (2010) Isaac Updike won his heat in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field so easily on Monday at Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field that he fist-bumped the second place finisher before crossing the line.
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Alaska’s Ostrander in Olympic Trials Steeplechase Finals
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kenai Central High School graduate Allie Ostrander finished sixth in her heat of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon and qualified for Thursday's finals.
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Just How Fast is Seward’s Lydia Jacoby
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, touched the wall at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke and the her lane clock stopped at one minute 05.28 seconds, a crowd of Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club athletes, clad in swim gear at practice, erupted in cheer.
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Ostrander Champions Struggle with Eating Disorder to Aid Others
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the Alaska’s best distance runners, and most unselfish running camp volunteers, Allie Ostrander, recently revealed through personal media accounts in YouTube and Instagram that she has been struggling with an eating disorder.
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Seward 17-Year-Old Lydia Jacoby Clinches Summer Olympic Games Swim Berth
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, swam the second-fastest time in the world this season at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, to earn a berth in the Summer Olympic Games.
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Ketchikan Working to Find Answers for Wrestling Tournament Mishap
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now with more than 20 coronavirus cases in five Southeast communities, all possibly related to the Ketchikan High School Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament and a small schools Region V Tournament at the same venue, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is still working diligently with the city’s Emergency Operations Center to discover exactly what happened.
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Ketchikan School District Responds to ASAA Warning Letter
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The acting superintendent of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District released a statement responding to the warning letter from the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska Schools Activities Association concerning Ketchikan High School not following the COVID-19 mitigation plans for wrestling events last month.
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NYO Traditional Games Stream Live from Juneau, Embrace Culture Statewide
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Native Youth Olympics Traditional Games will stream live from the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium this Saturday and Sunday.
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ASAA Watching COVID Protocols as State Tourneys Approach
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association warned Ketchikan High School on Thursday of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament, ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland said things will change.
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Ketchikan High School Warned by Region, State Governing Body
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association has warned Ketchikan High School of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament.
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Ketchikan Man Runs Through, Over, Around World’s Best Time
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Ketchikan Kings cross country runner Isaac Updike set his quickest, the United States’ fastest this season and world’s best time of this year for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in Eugene on Saturday.
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Eaglecrest Entertains Skiers One More Weekend
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eaglecrest Ski Area has reached its second-highest level of snow accumulation and has extended their operation into Saturday and Sunday.
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Eaglecrest Pioneer Craig Lindh Memorialized with Town Downhill
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first date for any couple can be exciting, but for Craig and Barbara Lindh their ski outing on the Juneau Icefield in 1968 paled next to their flight off the ice.
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House Fast Tracks Ferry & Medicaid Funding
The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.
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Warming, taller shrubs may affect birds breeding on tundra
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.
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The Mama Circle via Zoom Hosted by Jasmine @ Tongass Lactation Consulting, LLC
The Mama Circle via Zoom. First Saturday of every month. Next on 3/5 10am-11am. Facilitated by Jasmine Esmay, Registered Nurse and Board Certified Lactation...
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Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA) Spring Fishermen's Expo
Please join the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA) Spring Fishermen's Expo on April 4th and 5th for an informative, virtual event.