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Agency warns of solicitations for state trooper dog
ANCHORAGE — The Department of Public Safety says fundraising efforts have begun in the name of a state…
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Children playing with fireworks start fire that burns home
TETLIN — A fire that burned down a home in an interior Alaska village is being blamed on…
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Expert recommends consolidation for Southeast hospitals
SITKA — Two Alaska hospitals that are grappling with financial challenges will consider consolidation. The Sitka Community Hospital…
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Four-time Iditarod champ Mackey out of 2017 race
ANCHORAGE— Four-time Iditarod champion and cancer survivor Lance Mackey has dropped out of next year’s nearly 1,000-mile race…
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Bethel schools get $1.5M language proficiency grant
BETHEL — A Bethel school district has received federal funds to improve the language proficiency of Alaska Native…
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Passenger dies when car crashes into median, guardrail
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man in the back seat of a car died early Sunday when the car…
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Suspect in trooper dog shooting charged with four felonies
ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of fatally shooting an Alaska State Trooper dog was charged Monday with four…
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Woman critically injured in shooting at Anchorage home
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating a shooting that left a woman critically injured on the city’s east…
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US rig count up 5 this week to 511
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by five…
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Sitka group wants plastic bag fee
SITKA — A group is exploring a possible plastic and paper bag fee in Sitka. The Sitka Sentinel…
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Fort Wainwright army band prepares for move to Anchorage
FAIRBANKS — The U.S. Army has announced plans to move interior Alaska’s 9th Army Band to Anchorage next…
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Southern fisheries earn win in federal court
ANCHORAGE — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a state commercial fishing organization that challenged…
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New dental health facility opening in Dillingham
ANCHORAGE — A new dental health facility is set to be unveiled Friday in Dillingham. Representatives said the…
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Grand jury indicts man on murder charge in fatal hit-and-run
ANCHORAGE — A grand jury has indicted an Anchorage man suspected of a fatal hit-and-run crash. The grand…
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Autopsy to determine how man in 42-hour standoff died
ANCHORAGE — The body of a 69-year-old man who twice fired on officers during a 42-hour standoff was…
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Nearly every Alaskan gets $1,022 from oil wealth fund
ANCHORAGE — Most every Alaskan will be just over a thousand dollars richer next month. Gov. Bill Walker’s…
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Kenai postpones cat leash ordinance
KENAI — Kenai cats could join dogs on the list of animals that city code requires to be…
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Homer votes on new police station
HOMER — In considering Homer Proposition 1, a proposal to borrow up to $12 million to build a…
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Expedited: Nageak’s case against state election officials headed to trial Tuesday
ANCHORAGE — The lawsuit that Rep. Ben Nageak, D-Barrow, filed against Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Director…
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2 police officers struck by gunshots at standoff
ANCHORAGE — Two Anchorage police officers were struck Thursday by gunfire at the scene of standoff with an…