Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon
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Alaska National Guard
As evacuees from villages like Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, Nightmute and Tuntutuliak boarded military helicopters bound for safety, many had no choice but to leave their dogs behind.
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Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a land exchange agreement Thursday with King Cove's Native corporation, making way for the controversial construction of what many consider to be a lifesaving stretch of road. -
As of Monday, about 200 artists were listed, most of them with photos and biographical information. -
Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay. -
After flooding in some communities, a second large storm is approaching western Alaska. -
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed right-of-way permits for the road, intended to spur mining in Northwest Alaska. -
New research finds that mountain goat populations require 11 years – or 1.5 generations – to recover from more extreme avalanche years. -
Rhode Island began offering treatment for substance use disorders in its prisons in 2016 and within a year, the overdose death rate among people recently incarcerated declined 60%. -
NANA Regional Corp. is supposed to uphold Iñupiat values. Some shareholders say its role in Trump’s deportation machinery makes a mockery of that. -
Hundreds of people evacuated from Western Alaska after Typhoon Halong now face uncertain futures in Alaska’s largest city. -
The Alaska Division of Public Assistance announced that SNAP benefits for November will not be released and experts worry that will add to food insecurity in the wake of ex-Typhoon Halong.
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