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Next Alaska House member will come from a field of 4 that includes Palin

Three of the four candidates who advanced from Alaska’s all-party special House primary last weekend may have familiar names, but the Last Frontier State is living up to its nickname by venturing into unexplored territory in the way it will pick a winner in August to serve the remainder of…

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022

Alaska officials release new details on milk, sealant mix-up

School district officials in Alaska investigating how students at a summer program were served floor sealant instead of milk say the two products were not on the same pallet as first believed

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Next Alaska House member will come from a field of four that includes Palin - Roll Call

The state’s ranked choice voting system gives incentive for candidates to message across party lines, advocates say.

Roll Call · Jun 17, 2022

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Students in Alaska drank floor sealant believing it was milk, school district says

At least one child was taken to a hospital after a dozen students were served floor sealant during breakfast on Tuesday instead of milk.

WEKU · Jun 16, 2022

Alaska elementary school apologises after serving floor sealant instead of milk to kids

The mix-up reportedly stemmed from the two milky substances being delivered on the same pallet, school officials said

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Palin, Begich and Gross advance in the Alaska U.S. House race

The top four vote-getters in the special primary advance to a special election, set for Aug. 16, in which ranked choice voting will be used.

WEKU · Jun 16, 2022

Palin among the 4 leaders in special primary race for Alaska’s US House seat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, independent Al Gross and Democrat Mary Peltola solidified their leads in the race to advance to August’s special general election for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, according to an updated ballot count Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

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Sarah Palin advances in Alaska House special election

Palin is attempting her political comeback after more than a decade out of politics.

Axios · Jun 15, 2022

Palin, Begich advance to Alaska US House special election

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Republican Nick Begich have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Alaska kids served sealant instead of milk at school program

A dozen students and two adults were served floor sealant instead of milk at a day care summer program at an Alaska elementary school

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

COVID or no, cruise ships are back in Seattle

After being cooped up in her Bonney Lake, Washington, home for much of the pandemic, Earlene Smith was ready to cruise again.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2022

A sighting reveals extinction and climate change in a single image

A group of researchers photograph a woolly mammoth tusk on the banks of the Koyukuk River in Alaska.

WEKU · Jun 14, 2022

Woolly mammoth tusk found sticking out of Alaska riverbed

The researcher made the discovery by chance in a remote area of the Yukon

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Sarah Palin, Santa Claus Among 48 Candidates for Alaska's Open House Seat

The election serves as a trial run for Alaska's new voting process, which could be a boon for third-party candidates.

Reason · Jun 13, 2022

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WEKU · Jun 13, 2022

The Yup'ik people of St. Mary's, Alaska, are working to save their village from fire

Residents of St. Mary's in southwestern Alaska are donating food to firefighters and helping clear brush as the region's largest wildfire looms just a few miles from town.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

Citing labor shortage, Princess Cruises will shut down one of its Alaska lodges

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Just as Alaska’s tourism season heats up, Princess Cruises says it will close one of its five lodges in the state this summer because of staffing shortages.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Palin, Begich, Gross and Peltola are early front-runners in Alaska's special US House primary

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Early results in Alaska's 48-candidate special primary election for U.S. House Saturday showed Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III taking the lead, followed by independent Al Gross. Democratic former state Rep. Mary Peltola, in her first statewide campaign, was in fourth.

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022

Tundra wildfire creeps closer toward Alaska Native community

A tundra wildfire has moved closer to an Alaska Native community in southwest Alaska, but mandatory evacuations have not been ordered

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The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2022

Sarah Palin leads in special primary for Alaska’s House seat in comeback bid

Run by former Republican vice-presidential candidate marks first bid since resigning as governor partway through her term in 2009

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022

Alaska tallies US House primary after ballot access fight

Alaska elections officials have released initial vote counts in the special primary for the state's only U.S. House seat

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022

Tundra fire slows, but still aiming at Alaska Native village

A large fire burning in the tundra of southwest Alaska continues to move toward an Alaska Native village, but fire managers say it is moving at a slower rate

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022

Alaska high court sides with state in ballot access case

The Alaska Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that barred state elections officials from certifying the results of Saturday’s special U.S. House primary amid concerns about ballot accessibility for voters with visual impairments

Tribune News Service · Jun 11, 2022

Judge orders delay in certification of Alaska’s US House special primary; state plans appeal

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska state judge ruled Friday that the results of the special U.S. House primary election could not be certified until visually impaired voters are given “a full and fair opportunity to vote independently, secretly and privately.” The state immediately said it was planning an appeal to…

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022

Large tundra wildfire in southwest Alaska threatens villages

The largest documented wildfire burning through tundra in southwest Alaska is within miles of two Alaska Native villages

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022

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