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Begich smashes Alaska records for campaign fundraising in a non-election year
Must Read Alaska
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July 16, 2025
Congressman Nick Begich of Alaska announced a blockbuster campaign fundraising total of over $800,000 in the second quarter of 2025, setting a new record for off-year fundraising by any US House candidate or incumbent in Alaska history. With more...
Anchorage School District issues layoff notices after federal funding freeze
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Anchorage School District (Loren Holmes) The Anchorage School District has begun laying off employees after the Trump administration froze $14 million in education funding meant for the district, according to a letter sent by Superintendent...
Alaska rocked by 7.3-magnitude earthquake: Tsunami warnings issued
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Alaska Nanooks name Matt Curley as new associate head coach
Interior Alaska News
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July 15, 2025
The Alaska Nanooks hockey program has announced the appointment of Matt Curley as the new associate head coach. Curley joins after serving four seasons as general manager and head coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL. "We're incredibly...
Mother of man who died in restraint at Anchorage jail had posted his bail hours before
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Anchorage Correctional Complex on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) At 4 p.m. on Thursday, Patricia McMillan posted $250 bail to get her son out of the Anchorage Correctional Complex, where he’d been for six days on DUI and assault...
Large earthquake prompts tsunami warning for parts of Alaska
KY3 - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A tsunami warning was issued Wednesday for parts of Southcentral and Southwest Alaska due to a large earthquake along the Aleutian Chain. The quake was measured at a magnitude of 7.3 with an epicenter near Sand...
7.3 Magnitude earthquake hits Alaska, Tsunami Advisory in place
WFTV - Florida
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July 16, 2025
ALASKA — 5:49 PM UPDATE: Tsunami Warning has been downgraded to a Tsunami Advisory. ORIGINAL STORY A large 7.3M earthquake has occurred in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. A Tsunami Warning has been posted for parts of the Aleutian Islands and...
Angoon resident and former teacher launches bid for Alaska governor
KTOO - Alaska
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July 16, 2025
Jim Parkin smiles for a photo in Angoon in 2017. (Photo by Emily Russell/KCAW) A retired school teacher and principal from the small Southeast Alaska City of Angoon entered Alaska’s 2026 governor’s race earlier this month. James Parkin filed a...
Tsunami warning issued for Alaska, no risk for B.C.
CHEK
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July 16, 2025
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska has resulted in parts of the coast of the state being put under a tsunami warning, with no risk to B.C. The earthquake occured 87 kilometres south of Sand Point, Alaska at 1:37 p.m. As of 2:30...
7.3 earthquake triggers Alaska tsunami warning
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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SAND POINT, Alaska - A massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Alaska on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning. (United States Geological Survey) According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake struck about 54 miles...
Tsunami Warning Issued in Alaska After Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake: Live Updates
Newsweek
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July 16, 2025
By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively. Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant...
Asphalt Works Resume on Anchorage Road: Partial Closure and Traffic Diversions from July 16–18
Antigua News Room
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July 16, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF RESUMPTION OF ASPHALT WORK ON ANCHORAGE ROAD BETWEEN THE JUNCTION OF MARBLE HILL ROAD AND DICKENSON BAY STREET, WHICH WILL CAUSE DELAYS AND INCONVENIENCE. CLICK HERE TO JOIN...
7.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Alaska Peninsula, Tsunami Warning Issued
[your]NEWS
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July 16, 2025
A powerful offshore earthquake prompts tsunami alerts across Gulf of Alaska region. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Alaska on Wednesday afternoon, triggering immediate tsunami...
7.3 magnitude earthquake triggers brief tsunami warning for Southwest Alaska communities
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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This screenshot of the National Tsunami Warning Center website shows a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska following a July 16, 2025 earthquake south of Sand Point. (NOAA/National Weather Service screenshot) An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3...
Opposition to public land sale partially in Arizona flooded politicians' inboxes
KJZZ - Arizona
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July 16, 2025
A mandate to sell millions of acres of federal land for housing development did not make it into President Trump's mega tax bill signed earlier this month. That's after a wide range of opponents, including environmentalists, hunters, business...
Delta Pays $8.1 Million To US Government After Alleged Misuse Of Pandemic-Relief Funds
Simple Flying
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July 16, 2025
The US Department of Justice has reported that Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle claims that the company violated the conditions of federal relief funds that it received during the pandemic. Delta received approximately...
Opinion: Rural Alaska needs public media now more than ever. Alaskans need to speak up.
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) The U.S. Senate is set to vote this week on a budget rescissions package that would eliminate more than $1.1 billion in already-approved funding for the...
David Boyle: The more we spend, the less we get in Alaska’s public schools run by the Education Cartel
Must Read Alaska
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July 16, 2025
By DAVID BOYLE We are being inundated with messages and misinformation stating we need to just spend even more on our K-12 education system to get better student outcomes. This misinformation comes from various parts of the Education Cartel: local...
Opinion: Alaska’s senators need to say no to further cuts to lifesaving aid
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Women sit at the market in Umzimkhulu , South Africa, in an area where one of millions of patients in South Africa affected by President Donald Trump's global foreign aid freeze, raising worry about HIV patients defaulting on treatment. (Jerome...
Why this is a pivotal week for public media and democracy
Poynter
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July 16, 2025
This is a huge week for PBS and NPR. At some point this week, maybe even today, the Senate will vote on President Donald Trump’s request to take back more than $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting. That includes PBS and NPR. As my...