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South Country school district says it needs to cut 55.5 positions, borrow $6.6M to balance 2026-27 budget
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (966+ words) Bellport High School freshman Naomi Schlindler, 14, protests the district's proposed staffing cuts at a rally Wednesday. Credit: Rick Kopstein The news that the South Country school district might eliminate more than four dozen positions " on top of the dozens cut…...
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks the Anchorage area of Alaska, largest since 2021
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (141+ words) SUSITNA, Alaska " A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at about 8:11 a.m. local time at a depth of 69 kilometers (43 miles), according to the USGS. Its epicenter was located 12 kilometers (7 miles)…...
Officials search for a bear that attacked a hiker on a popular trail in Anchorage, Alaska
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska " A brown bear attacked a woman as she hiked a popular trail in a hillside neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska, and officials are still looking for the animal, state police said. State troopers used a helicopter to take the…...
Salvage crew bound for the site of a cargo ship fire off the coast of Alaska
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) JUNEAU, Alaska " A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico when it caught fire in waters off Alaska's Aleutian island chain. The vessel remained…...
The National Weather Service issues Alaska's first ever heat advisory
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (635+ words) People sunbathe at Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska., June 17, 2013. Credit: AP/Mark Thiessen ANCHORAGE, Alaska " For the first time ever, parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory " but you can put an asterisk at the end of that…...
A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say
1+ year, 1+ week ago (524+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska " A volcano near Alaska's largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has ... This image provided by Alaska Volcano Observatory…...