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• As King Cove road issue heads to federal appeals court, Peltola reiterates her support

  15-10-2026 15:00 via KTOO
  An aerial view, taken by drone, shows the King Cove area where the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is seeking to start construction on a road to Cold Bay. (Photo by Gabe Strong/Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)
  Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola reiterated her support for construction of the proposed Izembek road between Cold Bay and King Cove during a visit to King Cove this month.
  Peltola’s position is identical to the one he
  
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• Halong: 1 year after the storm

  15-10-2026 14:59 via KTOO
  Construction crews repair storm-damaged buildings in Kipnuk on Aug. 11, 2026. (Photo by Gabby Hiestand Salgado/KYUK)
  A year after ex-typhoon Halong, repairing damage from the storm folds into preparing for what comes next.
  “You got to sit back and say ‘let’s not take everything for granted.’ You could have a good community today, but tomorrow it might be a completely different scenario,” said Napaskiak resident Earl Samuelson.
  A year ago today, daily life in dozens
  
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• What a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could mean for snow across Alaska this winter

  15-10-2026 04:36 via KTOO
  Termination dust powders the Juneau Ridge on Oct. 14, 2026, marking the change in season. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  As a potentially historic El Niño heats up, snow predictions across Alaska this winter are “unfortunate.” That’s according to Brian Brettschneider, a senior climate scientist with the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center in Anchorage.
  “Strong El Niño winters are terrible for snow. Not every one, but most of them,” he said
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026

  15-10-2026 03:00 via KTOO
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  In this newscast:Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson is pushing back after President Trump endorsed another Republican in the race, Bernadette Wilson.
  As a potentially historic El Niño heats up, an Anchorage climate scientist says it might lead to below average snow for most of Alaska, but all options are still on the table.
  The Juneau School District is projected to lose close to a sixth of its student
  
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• Cancer Connection Community Health Forum | Evening at Egan: ‘Climate change and high-altitude agriculture: the work plants do’ | Thrush Hill Music faculty recital

  15-10-2026 02:53 via KTOO
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Wednesday, October 14, 2026
  Cancer Connection’s annual Community Health Forum on October 24 at Centennial Hall featuring Dr. Amy Loschert, presenting on “A holistic model of survivorship: How to come back stronger after cancer.”
  Also, “Beer for my Boys” free prostate screening at Devil’s Club Brewing on Friday, October 23.
  The UAS Evening at Egan Lecture Series features Dr. Shae Frydenlund, Assistant Professor of Alpine and A
  
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