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Big Oil given extra time to pledge gas
The state of Alaska is negotiating up to the last minute on proposals that would guarantee major oil…
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Walker lifts another megaproject halt
Gov. Bill Walker has given approval for a fourth Alaska megaproject to move forward after blocking it in…
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GCI fined $620K for cell tower violations
General Communications Inc. has been fined more than $620,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for failing to properly…
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Observing ‘Back to the Future’ Day with blasts from Juneau’s past
Today is “Back to the Future” Day. Mobile users may see the infographic here. In the reels of…
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Injured seal pup ends road to recovery with North Douglas release
How does a seal fly? Air cargo. On Monday afternoon, a harbor seal named Heli wobbled tentatively from…
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Alaska’s fishing fatalities are dropping, no matter how you mix the numbers
The deadliest catch is getting a lot less deadly. Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard reported to the…
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In testimony, Alaskans plead for legal cannabis clubs
Dozens of Alaskans took to their phones Thursday for one of the last chances to weigh in on…
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Oil prices continue to widen state’s fiscal problem
There’s no good news for Alaska from the oil markets. The state’s gap between revenue and expenses continues…
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Alaska issue gets spot on Supreme Court agenda
Alaska is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The nation’s highest legal body began its new term this…
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One month on, wreck of tugboat Challenger isn’t moving anytime soon
The tugboat Challenger is breaking apart. One month after the 96-foot wooden boat sank in Gastineau channel, bits…
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Meet the Nomeite in charge of Alaska’s elections
On the third floor of the court plaza building is Josephine Bahnke’s boat. For the new head of…
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Familiar face becomes APFC pope
Angela Rodell will be the next executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. Analogous to Alaska’s pope,…
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At LCCC, prison riot starts with a phone
A Lemon Creek Correctional Center dorm has been left uninhabitable and all inmate visitations have been stopped after…
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Young not in running for Speaker of the House
As the U.S. House of Representatives scrambles to find its next Speaker, there are few certainties. One of…
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Board considers candidates for Permanent Fund ‘pope’
Vast indirect power. An apolitical position. Immense public support. A venerable institution designed to last. The director of…
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State plans to lay up more ferries
Anticipated budget cuts are sinking service by the Alaska Marine Highway. On Tuesday, the state ferry system unveiled…
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Justice Dana Fabe puts down gavel
After becoming the first woman to serve on the Alaska Supreme Court 20 years ago and the first…
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Firefighter leaps into harbor to rescue man
An unidentified man was pulled from the ocean below the Alaska Steamship Dock on Tuesday evening after a…
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Campaigns wants to use PFD to register voters
According to the state of Alaska, there are 547,212 Alaskans 18 and older. Only 501,515 are registered to…
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‘I’m trying to sell gas’
“I’m not trying to buy love. I’m trying to sell gas.” So declared Gov. Bill Walker in a…