As the H5N1 virus, known as bird flu, spreads across the world, a state veterinarian says Alaska is now seeing positive cases in animals, such as red foxes.
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Nick Begich emerged as the winner of Alaska’s U.S. House race Wednesday evening following a ranked-choice tabulation by the Division of Elections through the instant runoff process.Updated: 2 hours ago The 208th Construction Management Team from the Alaska Army National Guard will deploy to Kuwait in December, supporting Operation Spartan Shield. A command change and deployment ceremony was held on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson - honoring the soldiers set to leave friends, family and jobs for roughly 10 months.Updated: 3 hours ago
“I feel like it’s been the last three years we’ve noticed a rabbit presence, but then this summer when we came back to work, it was out of control,” Nerland said. “I mean, we were pulling in the parking lot and there were rabbits everywhere, not even afraid of the vehicles.”Updated: 3 hours ago In response to a social media post allegedly containing inappropriate content pertaining to harassment and sexual conduct, a Mat-Su school district parent said Wednesday that not enough is being done to protect his daughters.
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