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Whale watchers: New app lets researchers (and regular folks) better track whale movements.

Beautification: Alaskans start cleaning up a winter’s worth of trash and grime. Thank you.

Tribal regalia: Indigenous students in Anchorage can now wear traditional garb at graduation ceremonies.

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Egg poachers: A community Easter egg hunt in Unalaska was ruined by egg thieves.

Ticks: The bloodsuckers are showing up in Alaska. Researchers ask that you send ‘em their way. Yes, really.

Road rage: Two jerks force a North Pole school bus to stop in bizarre road-rage incident. Troopers seeking witnesses. Find these guys.

– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska