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Alaska governor allows bills on fishing and accounting to become laws
Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowed three bills to become law this week without his signature, creating two fishing-related laws and ...
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67-degree day in Kodiak, Alaska, sets new statewide temperature record
On Sunday, Kodiak Island in southern Alaska hit 67 degrees. That’s warmer than it was in Southern California that same day. This set a record for the warmest December day in Alaska, according to ...
U.S. Coast Guard detects Chinese research ship off of Alaska
A Chinese research ship named the Xue Long 2 was detected 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik, Alaska on Friday, the United ...
Bits of fishing gear and buoys dominate marine debris load in Alaska, report says
Marine debris that pollutes Alaska’s expansive coastlines is dominated by discarded fishing material, a stark difference from ...
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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake shakes Sand Point and triggers tsunami warning for Southwest Alaska
The National Weather Service has lifted a tsunami advisory for communities on the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island after a ...
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Kodiak bear cubs found in Florida. Here's where they came from - USA TODAY
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Two Kodiak bear cubs, a unique subspecies of the brown bear, were found in a rural area of the Florida Panhandle thousands of miles away from their native home, authorities said.