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Municipal, state officials mobilize to welcome hundreds of storm evacuees to Anchorage
The state of Alaska has requested a federal disaster declaration; in the meantime, the state is bearing the cost of aid, response and cleanup.
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Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska
An estimated 2,000 evacuees are expected in Anchorage by Friday, mayor says.
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Dunleavy drive to reduce regulation could reshape many parts of life in Alaska
A new administrative order seeks to radically reduce state regulations that underpin dozens of professions, utilities, elections and more.
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Dunleavy appointment to Alaska judicial board will stand, judge rules after two lawsuits
A fair courts group and a Juneau man had challenged the governor’s decision to put a suspended attorney in a public seat.
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Mass evacuation of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents begins from western Alaska
Residents of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok began evacuating en masse on Wednesday, flying in military aircraft from their western Alaska communities which were devastated by ex-Typhoon Halong.
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Alaska Airlines pledges to continue flights as government shutdown jeopardizes payments
Though the federal government shutdown jeopardizes the program that subsidizes scheduled air service to more than 170 cities nationwide — including Wrangell and Petersburg — Alaska Airlines has said it will continue uninterrupted service to its contract communities in the state.
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In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong
As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities.
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Alaska DOT prepares another push to remove homeless encampments
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is planning to remove trash, waste, and the belongings of unhoused Alaskans from land near state highways, continuing an offensive that began last year.
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Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20M flood protection grant
Five months before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, tearing many houses off their foundations, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from such extreme flooding.
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One dead, about 1,000 displaced as western Alaska hit by ex-typhoon
Emergency supplies began to arrive in communities Monday, as search and rescue efforts continued for two people unaccounted for in Kwigillingok.
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Rescue and recovery efforts underway as remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska
Rescue and recovery efforts began Sunday in western Alaska as a major storm caused by remnants of Typhoon Halong hit coastal communities with massive storm surge, flooding and hurricane-force winds up to 100 mph.
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Seniors and teens becoming more important in Alaska’s workforce, statistics show
As Alaska’s population of working-age adults shrinks, according to economists, other demographic groups have become bigger segments of the labor force: seniors and teenagers.
4 days ago4 min read
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