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May 26 2026POLITICS

Electric Power Choices: Your Vote Shapes Alaska’s Future

Alaska’s biggest electric co‑op, Chugach Electric Association, is up for a new board this month. More than 88, 000 members will decide who leads the company that supplies power to Anchorage and beyond. Four people are running for two spots, so each vote matters. The board’s decisions will guide how

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May 26 2026POLITICS

Simple Choice: Why Alaska Should Drop Ranked Voting

Alaska voters face a decision next year about how to choose their leaders. A new proposal wants to end the system that lets voters rank multiple candidates. It says the old way—pick one person—is clearer and fairer. The current method is more complex. Candidates run in a “top‑four jungle

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May 24 2026POLITICS

Delays on Alaska’s big energy plan are making life harder for locals

Alaska keeps talking about building a major gas pipeline, yet every delay pushes the project further out of reach. People across the state see sky-high power costs every month, and the situation only gets worse when lawmakers argue instead of acting. In some areas, electricity bills have already jum

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May 22 2026HEALTH

New Proton Center Brings Cancer Care Home for Kids

Southwest Florida Proton, a new cancer clinic in Estero, now offers proton therapy that many young patients need. The center lets families stay close to home instead of traveling far for treatment. Proton therapy is especially helpful for children because it targets tumors more precisely than reg

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May 22 2026POLITICS

Redrawing the Map: A Call for Fairness in South Carolina

South Carolina’s lawmakers are currently debating how to redraw congressional district lines. The stakes are high: the shape of these maps can decide who gets to speak for a community in Washington. Some politicians believe that reshaping the districts will give them an easier path to reelecti

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May 22 2026WEATHER

Memorial Day weekend weather in Oregon: mixed bags ahead

Oregon’s Memorial Day weekend plans just got a little more complicated. Forecasters expect a sunny start, with warm temps in the upper 70s to low 80s on May 22-24 across parts of the state. But by the time the holiday hits, a shift is coming—cool rain will move in, ending the warmth. The Willamette

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May 21 2026SPORTS

Weather Pushes Sun Belt Baseball Match to Thursday Morning

South Alabama and Troy were set to clash in the Sun Belt tournament on Wednesday night, but rain in Montgomery forced a change of plans. The two teams now start the competition at 9 a. m. Thursday in front of a different crowd, as the original game was delayed by more than two hours and then halted

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May 21 2026CRIME

Delivery Bags Turned Doorways: How Gangs Hijacked LA Homes

South American gang members have been caught after a series of home break‑ins in Los Angeles that used delivery packages as disguises. Seven suspects, four of them from Colombia, were arrested for targeting houses by posing as workers from services like Amazon, DoorDash and UberEats. Police no

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May 20 2026POLITICS

Politics and Justice Clash in South Carolina Murder Case

South Carolina lawyer Richard Harpootlian says that the tangled legal battles of former attorney Alex Murdaugh are being pushed apart by political pressure. He told a news program that the case has been twisted by connections to former county clerk Rebecca Hill and the state attorney general, Ala

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May 20 2026POLITICS

Behind the headlines: What’s really happening in Lebanon?

Southern Lebanon is facing heavy strikes again. Overnight airstrikes in villages near Tyre and Nabatieh left 19 people dead, including children and women. Rescue teams dug through rubble to pull out victims as families mourned. The government said one strike flattened homes, trapping people undernea

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