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Petition by state to de-list seals as threatened is rejected
Kenai, Alaska (AP) - A petition by the state of Alaska to de-list three species of Arctic ringed seals as threatened has been rejected.
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Alaska lab failed to report about 1,600 positive virus cases
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A lab in Alaska failed to report over 1,600 positive coronavirus tests to the state health department in the past month.
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Troopers arrest 2 men after POW break-in
Kasaan, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers have arrested two men after an alleged burglary on Prince of Wales Island.
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Anchorage no longer buying Alaska club for homeless shelter
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Acting Anchorage Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson has announced that the city was no longer planning to purchase the former Alaska Club building to become a new homeless shelter for those displaced because of the pandemic.
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Assembly to meet with hospital and school boards
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly conducts joint meetings with the Bartlett Regional Hospital Board of Directors and the School Board Monday evening.
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Traffic stop leads to drug charges
Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - An equipment violation led to a traffic stop in the 2900 block of Tongass Avenue and the discovery of a wanted man, heroin and methamphetamines on Thursday, Alaska State Troopers said.
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Snow and wind possible this weekend
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for Haines and Skagway and put out a high wind alert for parts of Southeast on Friday.
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Coast Guard Meritorious Advancement in Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) – The Coast Guard meritoriously advanced a boatswains mate during a ceremony at Coast Guard Station Ketchikan Wednesday.
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Anchorage to fund new team of mental health first responders
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The 2021 operating budget passed by the Anchorage Assembly includes funding for a city Mobile Crisis Team, which advocates characterize as mental health first responders.
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Alaska Native Medical Center exceeds coronavirus capacity
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Native Medical Center, which specializes in health care for Alaska Native and American Indian people in the state, says it is now over capacity with COVID-19 patients.
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State reports 563 new cases of COVID-19
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported 10 new cases in Juneau, six in Ketchikan, and cases in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Sitka, Prince of Wales-Hyder and Yakutat-Hoonah-Angoon on Thursday.
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Bus strikes parked vehicle and home
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Some property damage was done after a two vehicle collision in Tee Harbor early Thursday.
