Tonight on Alaska News Nightly... Western Alaskans face the loss of subsistence food and property. Rep. Mary Peltola aims to renew the nation's primary fishing law. And pushback against transgender bathroom policies in Mat-Su Borough schools. Listen:
Boats and other gear used in subsistence fishing and hunting lie damaged or destroyed along Chevak’s coastline after the village was hit by remnants of Typhoon Merbok.
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