Alaska

Nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs has widespread support

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — President Joe Biden's nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs at the Interior Department said Wednesday he won't impede tribes as they seek...

Proposed conservation plans could affect Alaska mine project

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JUNEAU, Alaska — An agreement announced Tuesday between an Alaska Native village corporation and conservationists would restrict development on lands in the Bristol Bay...

Oregon fall firestorms cautionary tale in worsening drought

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OTIS, Ore. — Wildfire smoke was thick when Tye and Melynda Small went to bed on Labor Day, but they weren't too concerned. After...

Royal Caribbean sets 2021 cruises in Florida, Texas, Alaska

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MIAMI — Royal Caribbean International said Friday that eight of its ships will resume U.S. voyages in July and August with trips leaving ports...

Utah man faces sentencing in beating death of wife on cruise

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JUNEAU, Alaska — The father of a Utah woman beaten to death by her husband on an Alaska cruise in 2017 told a judge...

2 with high-altitude sickness rescued off Alaska glacier

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two mountaineers experiencing high-altitude sickness were taken to a hospital in Anchorage after spending days in the wild, officials said Wednesday....

Utah man sentenced to 30 years in death of wife on cruise

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A Utah man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska...

$1B in grants to go for broadband on tribal lands

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The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands. ...

EXPLAINER: The suspension of Arctic refuge drilling leases

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Decades-long political and legal battles over drilling in America’s largest wildlife refuge took another turn when the Biden administration suspended oil...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Alaska, shakes Anchorage

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains north of Anchorage Sunday night and smaller tremors continued early Monday. ...