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Building a swimming culture in Bethel
BETHEL — Bethel sits on a river, but many people here don’t know how to swim. People drown…
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Road Scholar director found home in Alaska landscapes
FAIRBANKS — Kathleen Leitgeb never set out to be an anthropologist, archaeologist and educational tour guide living in…
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Teaching panel proposes protections for transgender students
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska educational commission wants to add transgender students to a list of protected categories in…
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Woman pulls gun after getting a dozen doughnuts
ANCHORAGE — Someone wanted a baker’s dozen from a 24-hour doughnut shop in Anchorage, and used a gun…
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Panel: No indication of Russian aggression in Arctic
ANCHORAGE — While Russia has built up its military on its side of the Arctic, there is no…
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75 years ago: Six killed in Japonski blast near Sitka
SITKA — Thursday was the 75th anniversary of an explosion that killed six men at a military construction…
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Yukon kings are on the rebound
ANCHORAGE — Yukon River chinook stocks are on the upswing, according to a season summary, though not everybody…
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Barrow votes to change name to Inupiat Eskimo version
ANCHORAGE — Residents in the nation’s northernmost community have voted to change the name of the Alaska town…
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Ketchikan residents ask Walker about AMHS, taxes and pensions
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan residents, getting their first meeting with Gov. Bill Walker since February, asked the governor about…
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Agrium reconsiders Nikiski plant, but needs natural gas
JUNEAU — Owners of shuttered fertilizer plant in Nikiski have taken steps to reopen the facility but face…
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Long-serving priest dies in southwest Alaska village fire
ANCHORAGE — A 72-year-old man died Tuesday in a fire in the southwest Alaska village of Chefornak. The…
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Airlines add ‘fire containment bags’ for overheating phones
NEW YORK — Some airlines are taking extra steps to prevent a disaster in case a passenger’s device…
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Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly
LYONS, Colo. — How to set a tone of woodsy chic at a four-course candlelight dinner served under…
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Fairbanks borough to vote on commercial cannabis in 2017
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks North Star Borough is the latest Alaska municipality to accept a citizen initiative that…
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Senate candidates debate fisheries issues
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski cast herself as a champion for Alaska’s fishing industry Wednesday, while independent…
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Serial snacker? Second food truck stolen
ANCHORAGE — First, a trailer used as a mobile pretzel restaurant was stolen in Fairbanks. Next, a trailer…
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State proceeds with pension bond plan despite credit warning
ANCHORAGE — The state is proceeding with plans to sell up to $3.3 billion in bonds to help…
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Zone on Baranof Island closed to mountain goat hunting
The Sitka District Ranger, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, has closed the Redoubt-Necker Bay zone…
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Southeast hunters cited for shooting swimming deer
ANCHORAGE — Two Southeast Alaska hunters have been cited for shooting swimming deer. Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Saturday…
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Police release name of man who died in crash
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have released the name of a man who died Tuesday in a traffic crash.…