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49+ min ago  (358+ words) Police in Anchorage, Alaska, identified a recently found body as a 19-year-old indigenous woman who went missing in January. The body was found and reported to the Anchorage Police Department on April 20, and on Friday the department announced that the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (753+ words) Boston Public Schools officials Wednesday evening presented a grim budget picture for next school year, forecasting the need to cut anywhere from 300 to 400 staff positions due to rising costs, inflation and declining enrollment. "The reality is that our costs are…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (142+ words) Athletes competed Sunday in the second day of the Connecticut Winter Special Olympics, earning medals across multiple events. Skiers and snowboarders took to the slopes at Powder Ridge Mountain Park in'Middlefield as part of the weekend competition. The Winter Games…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (794+ words) While many school districts across Alaska are facing severe budget shortfalls, several bills to provide a sustained increase to education funding appear to have stalled in the Legislature. But a bill to add nearly $82 million one-time funding and education policy…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (680+ words) JUNEAU " The Alaska Senate Education Committee has advanced a new version of an education funding bill, adding one-time education funding to a House bill that creates a pilot loan repayment program for the state's public school teachers. It is the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (399+ words) Mar. 5 Iditarod Ceremonial Start 10 a. m. Saturday; Downtown Anchorage 9 a. m. Sunday; Service High, APU/UAA and Kincaid Park Anchorage's annual race through the city's trail system kicks off on Sunday. There are divisions for freestyle skiing, classic skiing and fat biking. Races start…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (458+ words) 7 p. m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p. m. Sunday; Jerry Harper Studio, 3700 Alumni Drive This autobiographical musical is by Jonathan Larson, the award-winning composer of "Rent." Midnight Sun Theatre presents the story of the now-famous composer and the sacrifices that he made to make it…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (223+ words) Girard school board makes cuts to certain positions As the Girard Board of Education voted to cut one of two technology assistant positions and an assistant athletic director position in the district, Superintendent Bryan O'Hara said it had to be…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (611+ words) Alaska offers exceptional angling opportunities across rivers, lakes, and coastal waters, with destinations known for salmon runs, trout fishing, and scenery....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (631+ words) Apr. 27 At first, Anchorage resident Jennifer Richey enjoyed the novelty of the sudden appearance of bald eagles on her side of town near Chanshtnu Muldoon Park. Then, a raptor swooped down in an attempt to pick up her small terrier,…...