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BLM opens 90-day public comment period on Ambler road

FAIRBANKS — A federal agency has begun a 90-day public comment period on a proposed 211-mile road in…

In this May 23, 2015 photo, the welcome sign is displayed on the outskirts of Homer. (Mark Thiessen | The Associated Press file)

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Homer rejects inclusivity measure

HOMER — The Club Bar incident. Removing the Veterans Memorial from WKFL Park. Nuclear Free Homer. Annexation. Banning commercial…

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Owner of new Sitka pot shop working to keep up with demand

SITKA — A second marijuana retailer has opened for business in the southeast Alaska city of Sitka. The…

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Anchorage Jewish community center among bomb-threat targets

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage Jewish community center is among those targeted in a wave of bomb threats around…

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Wasilla man dies in snowmobile crash near Talkeetna

TALKEETNA — A 19-year-old Wasilla man died after apparently crashing his snowmobile in the Talkeetna Mountains. Alaska State…

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Ex-Fairbanks police chief denies conflict of interest claims

. FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks’ former police chief, who resigned in October amid conflict of interest allegations, has denied…

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Woman dies, man injured in home fire near Butte

ANCHORAGE — The state fire marshal is investigating a home fire near Butte that killed a woman. Her…

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Fairbanks man accused of setting occupied vehicle on fire

FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers say they have arrested a Fairbanks man suspected of setting a vehicle on…

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Two Alaska highways reopen after weekend snow closures

Two northern Alaska highways closed by heavy snowfall reopened Monday. Highways north of Fairbanks saw 7 to 9…

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Biologists begin moose count pilot study in Anchorage

ACNHORAGE — Alaska wildlife officials have begun a study to learn more about Anchorage’s urban moose population and…

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Officials readying for Eielson F-35s to spur housing crunch

FAIRBANKS — Officials in Alaska are preparing for a possible housing crunch in 2020 that is expected to…

In this May 24, 2015 photo a vehicle drives on a pier to be loaded onto an Alaska state ferry while people fish underneath the pier in Homer. The fishing town is the latest U.S. city to consider affirming its commitment to inclusion amid national concerns about the treatment of immigrants, religious minorities and others. Homer city leaders are expected to weigh a resolution Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, that says Homer will resist any efforts to profile “vulnerable populations.” (Mark Thiessen | The Associated Press)

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Inclusivity measure stirs debate in Homer

JUNEAU — The small Alaska fishing community of Homer is no stranger to political activism. In the 1970s,…

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Petersburg renovates municipal building

PETERSBURG — Petersburg will be open for business Monday in the renovated portion of its municipal building. KFSK-FM…

Jim Rearden in 1955 with a Dall sheep he hunted in the Brooks Range. (Courtesy photo)

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Legendary Homer writer, scientist Rearden dies

HOMER — Writer, photographer, editor, professor, biologist, outdoorsman, scholar, veteran, Alaskan and family man: In the history of…

In this Feb. 13 photo, Phil and Jami Gibson pose for a photo in Kodiak, Alaska. The Gibsons look forward to celebrating three years of sobriety in June thanks to the help of faith-based mentoring they received while incarcerated. (Joann Snoderly | Kodiak Daily Mirror)

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Prison, mentoring lead to new life

KODIAK — Jami Gibson’s emotions overwhelmed her as she peered from an airplane window at Kodiak just over…

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No charges for officer who killed armed man

FAIRBANKS — No charges will be filed against an officer who shot and killed an armed man last…

Erika McConnell, seen here in on Feb. 23, 2017, has been named Alaska’s new top regulator for alcohol and marijuana. (Contributed photo)

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State’s new alcohol and marijuana regulator has Anchorage roots

Erika McConnell is an Anchorage resident who wears glasses and a toothy smile. She enjoys reading, the outdoors…

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, talks with Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 in the Alaska Capitol before Sullivan was presented with a legislative resolution in support of oil and gas drilling within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire)

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Legislature officially asks to drill Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Alaska House’s representative for the North Slope welcomed U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan to the Capitol with a…

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Alaska nonprofit using online tool to share Yupik history

BETHEL — An Alaska nonprofit organization is encouraging residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to share stories about the…

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Fairbanks grand jury indicts 4 in theft of heavy safe

FAIRBANKS — Four people suspected of stealing a loaded 500-pound safe from a home in North Pole have…