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Alaskans have until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 31 to apply online. State PFD Division offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau close at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 29.
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A teenager in the coastal village of Kotlik has been charged with terroristic threatening, weapons misconduct, assault, and cruelty to animals after Alaska State Troopers say he fired shots into a residence, killing two dogs.
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Bethel’s municipal government wants to move its two voting precincts into one building, the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center. But consolidating polling places isn’t up to Bethel itself, so the city is petitioning the state.
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While competition was tight, one icicle dominated the frozen field by a wide margin.
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At the Bethel Readiness Center dedication, Maj. (Ret.) Robert Hoffman shared stories about the legacy of the National Guard and his hopes for the future.
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Newtok’s school building has no electricity and the problem can’t be fixed. Nine miles away in Mertarvik, where Newtok residents are working to relocate, the makeshift school also doesn’t have power.
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An annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27 at about 10:20 a.m. It will broadcast over radio and television stations around the state.
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Experts want to compile a glossary with Alaska Native words and phrases holding information that can help track climate change and other conditions.
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A man from the lower Yukon River village of Nunam Iqua has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, negligent homicide, and assault following the death of a woman he told Alaska State Troopers fell from his snowmachine.
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The bill increases the amount of state money for school districts to purchase broadband service. Gov. Dunleavy indicated he'll sign it.
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Warm weather has made meltwater of heavy snowfall on the Kuskokwim River Ice Road, creating a “river on top of a river.”
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The non-stop schedule of song and dance climaxed in the mass performance that lies at the heart of the festival.
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Alaskans reported online fraud at the second highest rate per capita in the nation last year, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation complaints.
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With no lights, students in Newtok and Mertarvik have had a much longer spring break than planned.
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Unalaska is still pursuing the Makushin Geothermal Project, even after a rocky four years to try to get the project off the ground. Today, the Ounalashka Corp. board of directors plans to meet to discuss ways to move forward, which could include dissolving its partnership with Chena Power, essentially buying them out.
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