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A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact

Mar. 20, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast Alaska, where they could settle on a few acres and have some chickens. A stretch of highway a few miles north, the only road into town,...

Alaska governor threatens to veto education package that he says doesn't go far enough

Feb. 29, 2024 20:06 PM EST

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has threatened to veto an education package overwhelmingly passed by lawmakers after a bruising debate, saying it lacks provisions he favors, including a pilot program offering annual bonuses of up to $15,000 as a way to attract and keep...