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U.S. assistant health secretary visits Alaska to talk with tribal leaders

Adm. Rachel Levine met with Tribal Health Organizations to learn more about the state's unique public health challenges.
Exterior: salmon hanging up to dry

On the Yukon, Alaska and Canada are bound together by salmon – and their collapse

A 20-year-old treaty keeps Alaska and Canada working together, even through the devastating king and chum salmon collapse.
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NTSB report sheds new light on North Slope helicopter crash that killed 4

Tuesday's preliminary report contained no indication of what caused the helicopter to crash into a lake in clear conditions on July 20.
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Northern Alaska follows global trend with warmest July on record

National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider says about a quarter of Alaska had its warmest July on record.

Wildfires in the Interior, potential drought in Southeast as record heat drags into August

There are now 140 active Interior wildfires, with Southeast Alaska seeing "abnormally dry" conditions.
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Permafrost expert, military pilot among 4 dead in North Slope helicopter crash

Ronald Daanen, 51; Justin Germann, 27; Tori Moore, 26; and pilot Bernard “Tony” Higdon, 48, all died in last week's crash during a scientific mission.
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Bodies of 4 killed in Alaska helicopter crash are recovered from lake

Volunteers from the Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery team recovered the bodies from the crashed Bell 206 at about 6 a.m. Sunday.
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Helicopter crashes into remote Alaska lake, no survivors found, officials say

The helicopter had been chartered by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. It was carrying three employees from the Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey who had been conducting field work.

Judge tosses Alaska suit against feds over contaminated ANCSA lands

The federal court decision blocks a possible avenue for forcing a solution to a decades-long problem.
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As climate change transforms the Arctic, Homeland Security must adapt, official says

The forces of climate change that are reducing ice cover and opening up the Arctic to more activity are making Alaska more important, said Dimitri Kusnezov.
Craig George

Body of North Slope biologist found after Chulitna River rafting capsize

Troopers say a group rafting the Chulitna River on Sunday found the body of 70-year-old John “Craig” George, missing since July 5.
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Alaskans assess impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling

Alaskans on the forefront of diversity initiatives have been taking stock following the high court's 6-3 decision last month.
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Alaska aurora forecast for this week weakens

Aurora activity will still be visible over Alaska Thursday, but won't be as visible in the Lower 48 according to the UAF Geophysical Institute.
Craig George

Craig George, renowned Arctic wildlife biologist and whale expert, missing in rafting accident

A veteran Arctic scientist who was one of the world’s most distinguished whale experts was missing after a rafting accident in Interior Alaska last week.
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Ongoing internet outage hamstrings 911, other vital services in Northwest Alaska

It’s been a week since ice severed a fiber optic cable in the Arctic Ocean, cutting communications to several Northwest Alaska communities.
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Bethel’s courthouse goes to ‘analog methods’ after internet cable cut

Staff at the Nora Guinn Justice Complex have been trying to find workarounds amid rural Alaska internet service slowed by a damaged subsea cable.
the Northwest Arctic Borough building in Kotzebue

Internet outage closes government offices, businesses and university campus in Kotzebue

The City of Kotzebue saw a “complete outage” to all departments, with Northwest Arctic Borough officials' telephone and internet down.
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Cut cable causes internet and cellphone outages in Arctic Alaska

Quintillion President Mike McHale said a full restoration of internet and some cellphone service could take up to two months.
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Some GOP states depart, but Alaska will stay with voter fraud prevention network ERIC

The state will stay with the Electronic Registration Information Center, a network that helps states track registered voters and reduce fraud.
Rep. Josiah Patkotak

America’s farthest-north state representative is planning to leave the Alaska Capitol

Rep. Josiah Patkotak says he’s running to be the next mayor of the North Slope Borough in an Oct. 3 local election.