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Much of Friday was taken up by whether the board treated residents of Valdez and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough fairly when it put them in the same district.
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Dunleavy offers bills targeting domestic violence and sexual assault
One bill would increase jail terms for people convicted of paying for sex.
Newscast – Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
In this newscast: A Juneau woman uses TikTok to draw attention to her mother Tracy Day’s missing persons case; Former state legislator Martin B. Moore Sr. died from COVID-19 last week; The state reports another 72 new COVID cases since Wednesday; A surge in gun and ammunition sales will fund conservation programs
More cruise passengers expected in Petersburg in 2022
Cruise ship stops and interest from independent travelers are up in 2022. That follows a shortened season in 2021 and no visits by cruise lines the year before at the start of the pandemic.
Emmonak leader Martin B. Moore Sr. dies from COVID, remembered as a tireless fighter for Alaska Native people
Born in a village without a school, Moore pushed for better educational opportunities for future generations.
The FDA postpones a highly anticipated meeting on the Pfizer vaccine for young kids
The scheduled meeting would have looked at only the first two shots in the immunization series, not the data for all three shots — an unorthodox move that might have gotten the authorization moving faster.