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Historic Kenai church gets new fire suppression system
KENAI — A system designed to extinguish fires without damaging the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian…
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Sitka nurses recall war against killer disease
SITKA — In some places during the 1940s and 1950s, nurses were seen as being “at the bottom…
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Troopers investigate death of woman in Willow home
WILLOW — Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a woman at a home in Willow. Troopers…
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Utility provider to bring high-speed internet to 7 villages
FAIRBANKS — High-speed internet is coming to seven Alaska villages next year. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports phone,…
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Commissioner turns down challenge of predator control rules
FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game commissioner has rejected calls from petitioners critical of the state’s…
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Fairbanks man escapes from halfway house for second time
FAIRBANKS — Authorities are looking for a halfway house resident who escaped from a van that was transporting…
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US rig count up 2 this week to 524
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by two…
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Village council association gets first female CEO
BETHEL — A nonprofit tribal group criticized over its finances has hired its first female CEO. KYUK-AM reported…
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Shell halts proposed oil-by-rail project at its refinery
ANACORTES, Wash. — Shell Puget Sound Refinery announced Thursday it has terminated plans for a proposed oil-by-rail project…
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Drunk driver hits Ketchikan welcome arch
KETCHIKAN — An alleged drunk driver damaged the Ketchikan Welcome Arch late Wednesday night. Ketchikan police, at approximately…
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Republicans calling on Donald Trump to step down as nominee
WASHINGTON — The list of elected Republican officials who want Donald Trump to abandon his presidential campaign is…
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Work progresses on Kenai, Russian riverbank restoration
KENAI — Work to restore the riverbank along a section of the confluence of the Kenai and Russian…
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Judge sides with Nevada tribes on voting rights
RENO, Nev. — Two Native American tribes in Nevada won an emergency court order late Friday in a…
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Totem Heritage Center marks 40 years
KETCHIKAN — For the past four decades, the Totem Heritage Center has worked to preserve Native totem poles…
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Murkowski and Sullivan call for Trump to leave Presidential race
Alaska’s two U.S. Senators have called for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump to give up. In prepared statements…
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Alaska senators says they won’t support Trump
FAIRBANKS — Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators are joining the ranks of Republican leaders who say they are…
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S&P puts Alaska back on CreditWatch negative
ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska is continuing the process to sell up to $3.3 billion in pension…
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Democrat Begich backs independent Stock in Senate bid
JUNEAU — Independent U.S. Senate candidate Margaret Stock has won the endorsement of the last Alaska Democrat to…
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Fairbanks youth officer charged with distributing child porn
ANCHORAGE — A man who has worked as a juvenile justice officer at the Fairbanks Youth Facility has…
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Lawmakers reject $37M claim over Anchorage office renovation
ANCHORAGE — The owners of a downtown Anchorage building are considering legal options after the Alaska Legislature rejected…