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NTSB releases preliminary reports on 3 deadly Alaska crashes
ANCHORAGE — Former state Rep. Mike Kelly was testing recently installed equipment on his small plane when he…
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Feds plan to hasten transfer of Alaska land using GPS
ANCHORAGE — The federal government has announced plans to speed up the transfer of about 35 million acres…
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Group looks to establish Kenai Peninsula drug detox center
KENAI — The operators of a residential drug treatment facility inside a Soldotna hospital are seeking funds from…
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Obama bans future oil leases in much of Arctic, Atlantic
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama on Tuesday designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and…
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Opioid group makes final suggestions Wednesday
A state task force created to recommend solutions to Alaska’s opioid drug epidemic will finalize its recommendations Wednesday.…
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Soldotna moves forward with plans for annexation proposal
KENAI — The city of Soldotna has approved $50,000 to gather public input on the potential annexation of…
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Alaska plane crash victims identified, bodies recovered
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said responders have recovered the bodies of two Aniak residents who were on…
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Man sentenced in attacks in Alaska’s Iditarod race
FAIRBANKS — A 27-year-old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to charges connected with a snowmobile attack…
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Alaska’s three Electoral College voters follow the script
Rebellion is a seller at the movie theater, but it wasn’t on the minds of Alaska’s three Electoral…
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Anchorage residents take the 32-degree plunge
ANCHORAGE — More than a thousand people in Alaska on Saturday dressed up as elves or in other…
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Climbing the rock of life
FAIRBANKS — When a young gymnast named Emily Mengershausen fell from the balance beam in Kansas City, dislocating…
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Walker proposes tripling gasoline tax to bite budget
Alaska’s gasoline taxes could triple by 2018 under a plan proposed by Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday. The…
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Fire burns main structure at Alaska ice carving park
FAIRBANKS — A fire has burned the main building at the Fairbanks, Alaska, park that hosts the annual…
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US rig count up 13 this week to 637; Texas adds 14
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 13…
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Police investigate east Anchorage shooting; man wounded
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating an early morning shooting that left a man wounded on the city’s…
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Alaska unemployment rate at 6.8 percent last month
JUNEAU — Alaska’s unemployment rate for November stood at 6.8 percent. State and federal labor statistics show the…
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School district provides scholarships to attract teachers
BETHEL — A Bethel school district struggling to retain teachers is offering to help fund college educations as…
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FBI notes rise of gang violence in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — The FBI says it has seen an uptick in gang activity in Anchorage, with most of…
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Judge in Alaska tosses lawsuit against electors
JUNEAU — A federal judge in Alaska has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a Hillary Clinton supporter…
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Q&A: Tillerson could affect offshore drilling in Alaska
PORTLAND, Maine — President-elect Donald Trump this week tapped ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to serve as his secretary…