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July 4 Is Hallmark of American Revolution
The United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4 — a tradition that dates back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of ...
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Search Continues for Missing Cruise Ship Passenger in Juneau
Searchers on the ground and in the air continue the search for 62-year-old Marites Buenafe, who went missing during a hike in ...
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Wasilla man sentenced to 50 years for kidnapping, sexually assaulting child in 2022
A Wasilla man was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison and will serve the rest of his life on supervised release for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Wasilla. According to ...
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Sierra Club Statement on Senator Murkowski’s Vote to Raise Electricity Costs, Endanger Public Health, and Kill Jobs
Senator Murkowski and Republicans in the United States Senate voted to endanger public health, kill clean energy jobs and their economic benefits, and raise costs for working families and small ...
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Statement from Senate President Gary Stevens on Governor Dunleavy’s Special Session Proclamation
Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation for a special session to begin on Saturday, August 2, to take up two subjects: ...
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U.S. Senate Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood in Catastrophic Attack on Health Care Safety Net
Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted to advance Republicans’ signature domestic policy bill, defunding Planned Parenthood and ...
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Judge Slaps Down RFK Jr’s Likely ‘Unlawful’ Mass Layoffs at HHS
We’re not going to let Trump and RFK Jr. dismantle our nation’s health systems to promote conspiracy theories and tax breaks ...
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AK Dems to Host Emergency People’s Town Hall After Republicans Vote to Cut Health Care So Billionaires Can Get a Tax Break
EST/5:30 p.m. AKDT, the Alaska Democratic Party will host an emergency virtual People’s Town Hall featuring state legislators, including Sen. Jesse Kiehl, Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, Rep. Genevieve Mina, ...
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Key leaders visit Shepard Point IRT site
Key leaders from the National Guard Bureau’s Innovative Readiness Training program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Native Village of Eyak and City of Cordova visited Shepard Point, Alaska June 25, ...
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BLM restricts open fires and fireworks due to extreme fire danger in Interior Alaska
The Bureau of Land Management’s Fairbanks District Office today issued a to restrict open fires, fireworks, and explosives on ...
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Alaska Army Guard aviators rescue family of 6 stranded on Kuskokwim River during summer storm
Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion, rescued a family of six June 30, near Tuntutuliak on the Kuskokwim River. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the ...
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Labor and Commerce Co-Chairs Condemn Federal Budget Provisions
Federal Budget Bill Will Slash Jobs in Energy, Construction, Health, and Public Sector to Finance Tax Cuts for Billionaires As the U.S. Senate passes the federal budget bill, Alaska House Labor and ...