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A Surge of Earthquakes in Alaska Is Raising Red Flags
The quake that struck Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16 is part of a larger sequence that may continue to unfold ...
Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
In Alaska, a public radio station general manager took a moment from a busy day warning her community about a possible ...
Here’s where public broadcasting cuts hit hardest
While public TV and radio stations in much of rural America don’t depend on federal funding as heavily as their Alaska ...
‘Nazi Creek’ in Alaska Gets a New Name After More Than 70 Years
German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday’s earthquake was notable
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...
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Map enthusiast helps change offensive creek name in Western Aleutians
Nazi Creek was renamed Thursday to Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, an Unangax̂ phrase replacing a name originally assigned by World War ...
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Alaska’s Nazi Creek renamed after 80 years, following advocacy by son of WWII veteran
A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week.