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by Claire Stremple, KTOO Half of the first language speakers of Kodiak Alutiiq died between 2020 and 2022. But that’s not stopping new speakers from learning the language and passing along a distinct culture and worldview to the next generations. Stevi Frets and Max Pyles joke as they do the dishes at the Sun’aq Tribe’s language …

Six more communities are being added to telecommunications company GCI’s Aleutian Fiber Project. The massive undertaking is now slated to bring high speed internet to a dozen communities along the Alaskan Peninsula – including three villages in the Kodiak archipelago. GCI announced last week that the Native village of Port Lions – on Kodiak Island …

The city of Kodiak is in the beginning phases of acquiring the Griffin Memorial Hospital building – located just outside the downtown core. The state of Alaska owns the building, which is the square, white facility that sits next to the Russian Orthodox Church, near Kodiak’s waterfront. The building is currently vacant, and back in …

Public health officials and local law enforcement are sounding the alarm over a wave of fentanyl that’s recently arrived in Kodiak — including a new form of the opioid called rainbow fentanyl. Amy Butts is a public health nurse and team lead at the Kodiak Public Health Center. She said there’s been a worrying trend …

There aren't many cranes that have a storied history like the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed "Chessy" — which has been brought in to clear Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity.

Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

Valentine's Day is a time to think about love — no matter whether you're single, taken, confused or ready to mingle.

Alonyal Limited owns 225 McDonald's locations. McDonald's has recently faced boycotts after its Israel branch donated meals to the Israeli military.