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The building is named after a territorial educator who wrote the lyrics to the state song, “Alaska’s Flag.” The district gave the building to the city last spring as part of its school consolidation plan. It’s been empty of students since.

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Sometimes living in Alaska has some perks. Case in point. Automakers do their cold weather testing here. Proof of point. A 2026 Kia Telluride prototype in Fairbanks Alaska.

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I feel like this could have been a @theonion.com headline, but no, it's the top headline on the CBC this lunchtime: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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How about some happy news? From @sgsmly.bsky.social — a man travels from Bethel to Wisconsin and takes third place in a world kite skiing championship: www.kyuk.org/sports/2025-... #akleg #Alaska

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Today is the 10th anniversary of the blue/black-white/gold dress picture.

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I stopped to chat this morning with this raven that had a pretty nice reverse mohawk going. #Alaska

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Top Alaska House legislators reject plan to allow fish farms, reports @alaska.bsky.social of @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/top-a... #akleg

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And two of the top lawmakers in the state House say "hell no" to the fish farm proposal. #akleg #Alaska

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A British-Egyptian team has made one of the most significant Egyptian archeological finds in recent history: the tomb of pharaoh King Thutmose II, who ruled sometime between 2000 and 1001 BCE. This is the first tomb of a pharaoh unearthed since Tutankhamun’s in 1922.

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Federal immigration authorities are trying to deport a Somali asylum seeker living in Anchorage, as his attorneys argue he should not be held because his country is on a list of nations the U.S. has determined are too dangerous to return migrants to. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

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Garage sale find of the day: A poster from Alaska’s failed ‘92 Olympics bid. Only five bucks!

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Fur Rondy Fireworks this evening in Anchorage, AK with a great refection over the water. I chose this spot to capture the smoke drifting to the right and over downtown. Stay tuned for a timelapse!

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Alaska’s U.S. representative appears skeptical of support for embattled Ukraine, reports James Brooks, @alaska.bsky.social, of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask...

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ROME (AP) — Vatican says Pope Francis in critical condition, suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis in the morning.

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Union expects at least 1,378 Alaska federal employees in probationary status to be fired, reports Corinne Smith of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/21/u...

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Alaska governor proposes lifting state’s longtime ban on fish farms, reports James Brooks of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask... #akleg

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Congratulations to all the draw hunt winners! Looks like Gov. Mike Dunleavy has won a Kodiak elk permit. Here's the full list: www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/licen... #akleg #Alaska

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If you're interested in tracking how well the Trump administration is accomplishing the goals of Project 2025, there's now a handy tracker website: www.project2025.observer

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☄️ 🔭 The impact probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 has dropped from 2.8% to 0.16%. Thanks to new observations, Earth is now at the edge of our shrinking ‘uncertainty window.’ If this trend continues, the risk may soon reach 0%.

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As above, as below #Alaska

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When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realize a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to US allies in Asia reut.rs/4gPfhOz 1/7

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Connor McDavid wins it in OT

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Begich’s message to Alaskans amid Trump firings: Hold tight. The @alaskabeacon.com's Corinne Smith and James Brooks report: alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/20/b... #akleg

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The woman told police that the aircraft made her angry so she pointed a laser at them.

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More Alaska electric vehicle statistics ... if you own an electric Fiat here, take a bow: You're among the 0%. #akleg #Alaska

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From the Alaska DMV, via the Alaska Energy Authority — Southeast Alaska, with about 75,000 residents, has almost as many electric cars as Anchorage, with about 300,000 residents. What a difference cheap hydroelectricity makes! #Alaska

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From @corinne-smith.bsky.social at the @alaskabeacon.com — as many as one in three of the fisheries observers aboard Alaska fishing boats say they were harassed or threatened on the job: alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/20/a... #akleg #Alaska

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"We have to stand up": U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called on other Republicans to join her in criticizing President Donald Trump’s use of executive power. www.adn.com/politics/202...

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If you could use a little brightness in your day, I recommend spending some time with sled dog MUPPY. I’m genuinely obsessed with her. She is an icon. She is a legend. Her legs are 4 inches long.

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Federal Aviation Administration withdraws from Alaska groups that work on safety, reports Colleen Mondor, @chasingray.bsky.social, for @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/19/f...

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Unfortunately I can't say that my new story is a reprieve from all the bad news, but it IS at least about some different bad news. Thanks to the fine folks @defector.bsky.social for letting me share my grief about the changing Yukon River.

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Alaska’s new congressman talks federal layoffs, the Trump Administration & Elon Musk, aviation safety & Denali’s name during wide-ranging interview

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The leading builder of solar farms along Alaska’s Railbelt has pulled the plug on a large project in Nikiski, saying it does not pencil out for its investor amid persistently high costs and uncertainty over federal tax credits.

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For the evening crowd, I tried to slay a few dragons with this one. (Oh and for you Alaskans - this pic was taken by my son of the Evert's boneyard in Fairbanks!)

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Trolling through #CALeg bill filings and I found this gem: #AB666, a bill to establish the official California State Cryptid as Bigfoot. I think Oregon might take exception to that? It's pretty 'squatchy up that way.

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The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks due to a lack of snow on a stretch of trail into Nikolai. Mushers raised alarms about the trail conditions over the weekend.

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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one, reports James Brooks of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/13/a... #akleg

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Alaska has about 1,200 total probationary federal employees, representing about 10% of the federal workforce. In comments to the #akleg, the steward of Alaska's federal employees union says that's about $88M in wages.

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It's here. I'm proud to have contributed reporting to this ProPublica investigation, which spent 6+months tracing the Alaska Permanent Fund's investment into Peter Pan Seafoods, which went under last year, leaving hundreds of creditors out millions of dollars 👇 www.propublica.org/article/alas...

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Lake Otis and 88th in Anchorage — not sure of the photographer or date/time, though. #Alaska

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Absolute unit

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Juneau’s backyard glacier is calving something fierce this week: fb.watch/xK3GLDvgcg/ #Alaska

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Alaska’s ferry service will not offer popular cross-gulf sailings between Southeast and Southcentral Alaska for the fourth year running due to a staffing shortage, the director told state lawmakers.

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Fishery managers start a process to tighten salmon bycatch rules in Alaska’s Bering Sea, reports Yereth Rosen, @yjrosen.bsky.social, of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/12/f...

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