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Search suspended for 5 missing in capsized fishing boat in Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its search for five people who went missing after a fishing boat capsized near Point Couverden, Alaska, it said Monday. The search, which went on for nearly 24 ...
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5 People Missing After Fishing Boat Capsizes in Freezing Waters Near Alaska, Says U.S. Coast Guard
According to the release, the search to find the missing crew members is being carried out by Sector Southeast Alaska watchstanders, Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB ...
Alaska officials rejected 1,303 absentee ballots in November election, many for lacking a witness signature
Alaska election workers rejected 1,303 absentee ballots in the November election, in many cases because they were missing a witness signature, according to data obtained by the. Election workers ...
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Half of common murres in Alaska die, struggling to recover
ALASKA, USA — The common murre is a bird that, until 10 years ago, fit its name. “The common murre is – or at least was – pretty common,” explained University of Washington Professor and ...
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The bird at the center of the worst single-species mortality event in modern history isn’t recovering, scientists say
A marine heat wave has killed approximately half of Alaska’s common murre population ... with temperatures rising by 2.5 to 3 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal ...