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Avian influenza’s arrival in Alaska signals danger for other parts of the world
Alaska is a globally significant reservoir and distribution point for viruses carried by birds.
University of Alaska Anchorage receives federal funds to expand state health care workforce
The grant will fund the construction of new laboratories and classrooms, which will allow the university to graduate an additional 100 healthcare workers annually.
Legislature modernizes 40-year-old definition of consent in sexual assault cases
“Alaska took a gargantuan step forward in updating our laws,” said John Skidmore, deputy attorney general for the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law.
Southeast Native Radio aired for just 16 years, but its voices live on in a new digital archive
Hundreds of hours of Southeast Native Radio broadcasts are now archived on the internet and available for anyone to listen to.
Monkeypox likely isn’t much of a threat to the public, a White House official says
The risk posed to the U.S. general public from ongoing outbreaks of monkeypox cases is low, a White House official told Morning Edition on Monday.
St. Paul toddler laid to rest with his mother after long fight to bring him home
The child, Joshua John Rukovishnikoff, was buried on top of his mother’s grave during a memorial service Saturday.
Class-action lawsuit says state is failing Alaska foster kids
Lawyers for the 13 child plaintiffs claim the state has known about widespread foster care problems for years but hasn’t addressed them.
Update: Searchers find man’s body in water near Skagway pier
The man reportedly was swimming in front of a docked cruise ship when he began to have trouble and sank.
Alaska Legislature passes budget and some bills that resemble turduckens
The budget — one of the largest in state history — is just one piece of legislation that passed in a flurry of activity right at the end of the legislative session.