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Scientists: Ash cloud from Alaska volcano has dissipated

ANCHORAGE — Scientists say an ash cloud from a remote Alaska volcano that might have gone more than…

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Regulators changing fishing rules to protect endangered tuna

PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government is changing some of the rules about how fishermen harvest tuna in…

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Cleanup underway after small oil spill at Tesoro Refinery

KENAI — State environmental officials are investigating the cause of a recent oil spill near the Tesoro Refinery…

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Fairbanks police arrest third person in December shooting

FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police have arrested a third person connected to a shooting that left a man wounded…

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Body of man missing outside Fairbanks found in snow berm

FAIRBANK — A man reported missing outside Fairbanks has been found dead. Alaska State Troopers say the body…

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Judge gives EPA, mine group time to try to resolve lawsuit

JUNEAU — A federal judge has agreed to temporarily halt proceedings in a lawsuit brought against the U.S.…

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Paperwork fight won, Sitka pot shop opens

SITKA — On the last day of 2016, Sitka’s first legal marijuana retail shop opened its doors with…

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Right place, right time: Moose Federation driver aids snowmachiner

KENAI — Quick thinking and the proper safety equipment helped Kenai Peninsula resident Laurie Speakman come to the…

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Kenai borough votes to keep controversial invocation policy

ANCHORAGE — The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has voted to keep a controversial invocation policy that is being…

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Forest Service plans restoration of creek near Petersburg

PETERSBURG — The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a project to restore a stream south of…

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Attorneys seek time for Pebble Mine suit resolution

JUNEAU — Attorneys want a federal judge to halt temporarily proceedings in a long-running legal dispute between the…

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State seeks comment on petition to incorporate Nikiski

NIKISKI — The Local Boundary Commission is seeking public comment on a petition to make Nikiski its own…

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Beneath the waves or beneath the land, warming Alaska poses multiple threats

When you talk to climatologists about 2016, the phrase “mind-boggling” comes up a lot. “For crying out loud,…

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State won’t probe case of woman killed after leaving jail

ANCHORAGE — Alaska corrections officials are not investigating the circumstances leading to the death of a 21-year-old pedestrian…

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Retiring Ketchikan police chief looks back, ahead

KETCHIKAN — When Ketchikan Police Chief Alan Bengaard retires in early 2017, he’ll be ending an almost 30-year…

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Blizzard, flood warnings in effect for western Alaska

ANCHORAGE — The National Weather Service said some parts of western Alaska can expect severe weather into the…

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Bethel hires new city manager

BETHEL — Bethel’s acting city manager will officially take over the job Jan. 2. KYUK-AM reported Pete Williams…

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3 Fairbanks medical facilities now under local control

ANCHORAGE — Three medical providers in Fairbanks have started 2017 under new management. Banner Health is no longer…

Sherry Bess is retiring after 22 years as Homer's animal control officer.

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After 27 years of caring for Homer’s strays, Bess is taking some time off

HOMER – From a building smaller than a lot of Homer dry cabins to a modern, heated animal…

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Borough facing rising cost of dock repairs at Port MacKenzie

ANCHORAGE — Repairs at Port MacKenzie are adding up to millions in costs for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Port…