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COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Alaska surpass Alaska resident cases
Alaska now counts more people who have been vaccinated with their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and reported into VacTrAK – the state’s immunization tracking system – than residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 whose cases have been entered…
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Trump, exiting presidency, issues leases in ANWR; One day later Biden moves to block further leasing
On Tuesday, one day before President-elect Joe Biden was sworn into office, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management signed and issued leases on nine tracts that received qualifying bids in the Jan. 6 gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National…
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Assembly postpones Jonesville Management Plan
PALMER — The Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted to postpone Ordinance 21-006 until August by a 4-3 vote on Tuesday.
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Sutton residents react to Jonesville Management Plan
PALMER — The Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted to postpone Ordinance 21-006 by a 4-3 vote on Tuesday. The ordinance was presented in order to provide a management plan for the Jonesville Public Use Area in Sutton stemming from years of…
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'This is where we need to be': The Wagon Wheel Marketplace staying busy thanks to local support
WASILLA — The co-op owners of the Wagon Wheel Marketplace are happy to keep doing what they love thanks to the support of the community.
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Troopers asking for any information regarding of death of Hooper Bay woman found near Willow
Alaska State Troopers are asking for information related to the death of a Hooper Bay woman.
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Assembly discussing Jonesville management plan
PALMER — The Mat-Su Borough Assembly will consider Ordinance 21-006 at their meeting on Tuesday to adopt the Jonesville Public Use Area management plan after years of work by members of the community in Sutton.
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Legislative session is underway; no one knows where things will end up
The 2021 state legislative session convened in Juneau Tuesday, Feb. 19, as required.
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Safe needle drop boxes to be installed in Palmer
PALMER — Local residents in Palmer have worked for over a year to be able to provide a secure needle disposal site in Palmer which will likely be installed within city limits later this month.
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Annual Bikers Fighting Hunger Food Drive underway
WASILLA — Glenn Butts, along with his fellow community minded motorcycle riders, are midway into the 11th annual Bikers Fighting Hunger Food Drive. He said that everything’s moving forward as planned to help curb hunger across the Valley.
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Analysis: Legislature has plans to take up governor’s budget, proposed large PFDs
The state Legislature meets in Juneau Tuesday, Jan. 19 to begin its 2021 session. Lawmakers have yet to agree on organizing both the state House and Senate, so there will likely be delays in getting down to business, the most…
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Senate Republicans Announce Majority for 32nd Alaska Legislature
Republican members of the Alaska Senate today announced that agreement has been reached to form a legislative majority.
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Corporate America presses pause on political contributions
Weeks before a 2018 special U.S. Senate election in Mississippi, a video came out in which Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican running for the seat, could be heard saying that if a political supporter “invited me to a public…
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Alaska USA Federal Credit Union and Alaska USA Foundation donate $20,000 to Covenant House Alaska, challenge other businesses to give back
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union and the Alaska USA Foundation donated a combined $20,000 to Covenant House Alaska to continue its mission to provide services for youth experiencing homelessness. In addition, they are challenging other Alaska businesses to join in…
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Anchorage Assembly couldn't get a unanimous vote to condemn Capitol insurrection
It took over an hour for the Anchorage Assembly to agree on a resolution to condemn insurrection Tuesday night, and even then it wasn’t unanimous.
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APD Chief Doll advises of increased police presence, attention to hate-based threats.
On Tuesday evening, Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll issued a statement advising the public that APD was working with federal and state authorities increase attention given to "hate-based threats" in the wake of the violence at the U.S. Capitol.
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Oil explorers return to Umiat, site of early 1945 North Slope oil find
Oil explorers have returned to the site where the North Slope’s first oil discovery was made, in 1945.
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Dimond Center to close Sunday over worried of armed protest
Dimond Center management issued a letter to all on-site vendors on Monday night, advising of an all-day, property-wide closure on Sunday, January 17th.
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Giant storms, big waves and chilly winds
Alaska went big on New Year’s.
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'Night & Day' difference in police response
After a mob incited by President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, many pointed out the difference in police treatment compared with Black Lives Matter demonstrators last summer.