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New details emerge in fatal plane crash near Togiak

ANCHORAGE — Though the cause of a small plane crash near Togiak that killed three people is still…

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Alaska Supreme Court rules Westlake the winner in House District 40

Dean Westlake was ebullient and seemed a little stunned Wednesday, an hour after learning the Alaska Supreme Court…

Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, left, and Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, listen to Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, during a House Fisheries Committee meeting on transboundary issues at the Tom Stewart Building on Wednesday.

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After first steps on transboundary mines, hunger for more progress

One week after Alaska agreed with British Columbia to research boundary-crossing rivers, a panel of Native leaders, environmental…

An Alaska Airlines jet lifts off in December 2014.

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Alaska boots passenger who hooted at female flight attendant

Alaska Airlines removed a man from a plane after he heckled a female flight attendant, calling out “sexy!”…

n this file photo, Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, speaks during a House Majority Caucus press conference at the Capitol.

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Alaska Supreme Court rules Westlake wins House seat

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision, giving a disputed state House election…

This Sept. 27, 2014 file photo provided by NOAA during the Aerial Survey of Arctic Marine Mammals project shows the walrus haul out at Point Lay, Alaska.

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As walrus arrive, Alaska village tells visitors to stay away

ANCHORAGE — A remote village on Alaska’s northwest coast has begun a reverse tourism campaign. Residents want visitors…

About two dozen people attended a public meeting to discuss the Badger Road Elementary School name Monday evening at the school on Bradway Road.

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North Pole parents don’t want to change elementary school name

NORTH POLE, Alaska — Parents are urging the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s school board not to change the…

Alaska gets extension to meet national ID standards

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Alaska gets extension to meet national ID standards

JUNEAU — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given Alaska an extension to meet national proof-of-identity standards…

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Bethel to re-examine ATV laws after spike in citations

BETHEL — Bethel officials are set to reconsider their request for police to step up enforcement of laws…

In this file photo from March 2016, Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, speaks in favor of a bill during a House session.

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Muñoz outpaces Parish and rest of House in election fundraising

Rep. Cathy Muñoz is running against Justin Parish to represent House District 34, but when it comes to…

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Murkowski, Sullivan resign GOP posts after denouncing Trump

JUNEAU —  Alaska’s two U.S. senators resigned leadership posts in the state Republican party after denouncing GOP presidential…

In this Mar. 27, 2009 file photo, smoke rises from the top a wood-fired boiler near a home in Fairbanks.

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Groups sue to declare Fairbanks air out of compliance

ANCHORAGE — Two Alaska groups on Tuesday sued the Environmental Protection Agency, saying officials missed a deadline for…

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Report: Alaska’s Permanent Fund a model for other states

JUNEAU — Researchers are recommending other states look to Alaska’s Permanent Fund to learn how to grow funds…

The Pretzel Chef trailer

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Thief makes off with trailer used as mobile pretzel parlor

FAIRBANKS — It’s a twisted crime: Someone stole the Pretzel Chef trailer, a food truck that operates in…

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Anchorage police seek 4 suspects, car used in street robbery

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are looking for four robbery suspects who accosted a couple early Monday morning on…

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Troopers release name of man killed in crash

TOK — Alaska State Troopers have released the name of the man killed Sunday morning in a one-vehicle…

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Man robs Anchorage bank, drives away with 2 others in SUV

ANCHORAGE — A man claiming to be armed robbed a bank Monday on Anchorage’s east side. Anchorage police…

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State says first federal trust status application filed

ANCHORAGE — Alaska officials say the first application by an Alaska Native entity to put lands into federal…

Vince Nizich, right, examines a starfish during a class field trip by Semra Deaner's Auke Bay Elementary School kindergarten class to Douglas Island Pink and Chum salmon hatchery on Monday.

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Photos: DIPAC fieldtrip

Vince Nizich, right, examines a starfish during a class field trip by Semra Deaner’s Auke Bay Elementary School…

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With crime on the rise, Chugiak residents learn crime prevention

CHUGIAK-EAGLE RIVER — Crime is up in Alaska, according to the latest FBI Uniform Crime Report which cites…