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Corey Cogdell-Unrein, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in trap shooting, is heading to her third games in Brazil next month.

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Eagle River trap shooter ready for Rio

In less than a month, the U.S. Olympic Team will head to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio…

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Opening of Tanana road pushed back due to weather

FAIRBANKS — This summer’s rainy weather has further delayed the opening of a new road to connect a…

Todd O'Hara works in a Sitka Sound Science Center office July 1. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

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UAF prof looks to develop subsistence food safety project

SITKA — Is Sitka interested in finding out about the presence of heavy metals, contaminants and nutrients in…

Alaska Legislature turns down free building

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Alaska Legislature turns down free building

There’s a saying that you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Evidently, that doesn’t apply to…

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Driver dies in rollover crash at Mile 135 Glenn Highway

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a driver died Monday morning in a crash on the Glenn Highway.…

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Anchorage police seek witnesses in 2 deaths along bike trail

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police investigating the deaths of two people on a bike trail have released photos of…

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Man charged with assault after stabbing at Anchorage home

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man suspected of stabbing his father early Monday has been charged with three counts…

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Akiachak tribe takes next step toward federal trust

BETHEL — Alaska’s Akiachak tribe is preparing to inventory land for federal trust status following a federal appeals…

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Legislature starts fifth special session with no clear path forward

The 29th Alaska Legislature on Monday began its fifth special session since the gavel first sounded in January…

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Two-billionth salmon caught in Bristol Bay, delivered to gov

Since 1884, fish processors and biologists have kept intimate track of the number of salmon caught in Bristol…

The Anchorage LIO Building

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Anchorage LIO owners file $37M complaint against state

The owners of the controversial downtown Anchorage Legislative Information Office Building have filed a claim seeking $37 million…

Kara Nelson, director of the Haven House, right, hugs Juneau Police Department Lt. Kris Sell during remarks before the signing of Senate Bill 91, an omnibus criminal law and procedure bill, into law by Gov. Bill Walker at Haven House on Monday.

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In Haven House ceremony, Walker signs sweeping reform of Alaska’s criminal justice system

Gov. Bill Walker organized the signing ceremony for Senate Bill 91, but Kara Nelson and Kris Sell seized…

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US rig count up 9 this week to 440

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by nine…

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Orphaned moose caught at Denali National Park for relocation

ANCHORAGE — Officials say two orphaned moose calves were captured at Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve Friday…

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Hundreds in Anchorage rally for peace in wake of shootings

ANCHORAGE — Hundreds of people rallied in Midtown Anchorage in the wake of two black men fatally shot…

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City of Saxman gets $60,000 grant to repair clan house

SAXMAN — The Southeast Alaska city of Saxman has been awarded a $60,000 grant to replace the roof…

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School, Alaska officials seek input on tsunami guidelines

KODIAK — The University of Alaska Fairbanks and state officials are seeking public input on new guidelines for…

In this undated photo, Robin, left to right, David, April and Doug Stammen pose for a photo outside where they stayed at Bear Canyon Cottages in Homer. The Stammens were sent to Homer by A Special Wish Foundation to fulfill 16-year-old David's wish to halibut fish in Alaska.

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Ohio teen fulfills wish of halibut fishing in Alaska

HOMER — David Stammen of Sidney, Ohio, reeled in his first halibut aboard a Homer Ocean Charter boat…

A Cessna 206 floatplane owned and piloted by Alaska Dispatch News owner Alice Rogoff sits on the beach off Ismailof Island in Halibut  Cove on Sunday night.

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NTSB report: Publisher freed herself from sinking airplane

ANCHORAGE — The publisher of Alaska’s largest newspaper was able to free herself from her partially submerged and…

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Heating assistance cut from state budget

One casualty of this year’s state budget cuts is an aid program that assists low-income households with their…