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Opioids · AnchorageCrosses represent opioid overdose deaths in Alaska at a 2023 event in Anchorage organized by the David Dylan Foundation. (Rachel Cassandra/AKPM) More Alaskans died from an opioid overdose last year than ever before, according to preliminary data, and the state reported the nation’s highest per capita increase in opioid overdose deaths. The numbers are heartbreaking, said Lindsey Kato, the director of Alaska’s Division of Public Health. She said …See the Story
Last year was Alaska’s deadliest on record for opioid overdoses
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Juneau · JuneauRep. Julie Coulombe, R-Anchorage, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives on Feb. 28, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would put more guardrails around the state’s property assessment process. Last year, many residents in Juneau and Haines said they saw steep jumps in their property assessments — large enough that some questioned whether their assessors…See the Story
Alaska House passes bill that would put more guardrails on property assessments
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Juneau · JuneauStudents exit the Marie Drake building, which houses the Juneau School District’s alternative high school, Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi, and Montessori Borealis, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) The Juneau School District’s plan to close schools and consolidate grades means some buildings will sit empty after the end of the school year. But the City and Borough of Juneau is seeking proposals from community organizations to fill that sp…See the Story
City seeks proposals to fill space in Juneau's closing schools
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Juneau · JuneauKing Cove in August 2023. (Theo Greenly/KUCB) The city of King Cove is worried about the future after its seafood processor announced earlier this month that it will cease operations. The plant, formerly owned by Peter Pan Seafood Company, is the economic engine of the community on the Alaska Peninsula. A new owner will take over the processing plant, but it’s unclear when the facility will reopen. Kirsten Dobroth is the Alaska reporter for Unde…See the Story
King Cove braces for salmon season with no seafood processor amid historic price slump
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Juneau · JuneauNavy SEALs stationed on the East Coast jump from an MC-130J Commando II near Kodiak, Alaska, Sunday, February 25, 2024. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) The United States military has become more focused on training in Alaska, as Russia and China have looked to expand into the resource-rich and increasingly ice-free Arctic. And that goes not just for conventional forces, but also for Special Operations forces like Navy SEALs and Army Green B…See the Story
Alaska an important Special Operations training ground, as Arctic sees interest from Russia and China
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Juneau · Juneau“After School Special” at the Goldtown Theater, April 25, 2024 (Image courtesy of Marian Call) Wednesday, April 25, 2024 — Full Episode On today’s program:
“After School Special” Goldtown Theater concert with Molly Lewis, Marian Call, Sophie Lager, and Seth Boyer AEYC “Early Learning Fair” is Friday, April 26 at Dimond Park Fieldhouse Updates and events from the Juneau Chamber of Commerce including “Spirits of Alaska,” Saturday, April 27 The…See the Story
Juneau Afternoon: Event previews of the 'Early Learning Fair,' 'After School Special,' and 'Spirits of Alaska'
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Education · JuneauThis is a rendering of the conceptual design of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s education campus. (Courtesy/Tlingit and Haida) A new campus slated for Juneau will be dedicated to immersing children in Alaska Native culture and languages, according to the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Tlingit and Haida President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson announced the plans last week d…See the Story
Tlingit and Haida unveils plans for new education campus in Juneau
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Juneau · JuneauA camera crew documents Mary Peltola fishing. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Congresswoman Mary Peltola has joined Alaska’s U.S senators on a legal brief in support of the proposed Donlin Creek Mine in Peltola’s home region of the Kuskokwim Delta. Tribal and subsistence advocates in the region are shocked that Peltola, whose campaign slogan was “Fish, Family and Freedom,” would take this position. Sophie Swope, executive director of a…See the Story
Alaska Rep. Peltola stuns home region by defending Donlin gold mine, a project she once opposed
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