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Bethel High School gets $7 million for cafeteria

BETHEL — Bethel Region High School will receive $7 million in state funding for a new kitchen and…

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Using a crane from Peak Oilfield Services, volunteers for the Kenai Historical Society help place a wooden fishing boat, built in 1929, on struts in front of the Kenai Visitors Center on Wed. June 19, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.  The boat, donated by Dave and Linda Hutchings, will be kept there as a historical exhibit.

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Old boat finds new berth in Kenai

KENAI — After almost 90 years in the current, an old fishing boat has come to rest in…

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Bicyclist hit, killed on Sterling Highway

KENAI — A 50-year-old Soldotna bicyclist was struck and killed on Sterling Highway by a Ford F350 commercial…

Walker says no picnics in 2016

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Walker says no picnics in 2016

Gov. Bill Walker hates to be a party pooper, but he says Alaska can’t afford otherwise. In a…

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Anchorage’s aims to be more innovative with new hire

ANCHORAGE — The city of Anchorage is investing in a new approach to technology in an effort to…

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Ketchikan dock repairs complete after cruise ship crash

KETCHIKAN — Repairs to a Ketchikan dock that was damaged in early June by a cruise ship have…

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Driver dies, passenger injured in Ketchikan traffic crash

KETCHIKAN — A Ketchikan woman died Wednesday night in a one-car crash on the south Tongass Highway. Alaska…

Benjamin Wilkins is arraigned at the Anchorage Jail on Wednesday for 13 counts including first-degree murder. Wilkins stands accused of killing of 30-year-old Jacqueline Goodwin, whose body was found in his car when he crashed into an East Anchorage light pole late Monday.

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Woman found dead in crashed car had been shot, beaten

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man brutally beat, shot and killed a woman at his home, then loaded her…

Sen. Anna MacKinnon, Senate Resources Chair Cathy Giessel and House Resources Co-Chair Ben Nageak faced new Alaska Gasline Development Corp. CEO Keith Meyer at a joint committee hearing on the Alaska LNG Project June 29 in Anchorage.

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New AGDC president grilled by resource committees

The Alaska Liquefied Natural Gasline Project is at an unexpected crossroads. Consensus among state’s producer partners to continue…

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Walker limits PFD checks to $1,000

ANCHORAGE — Facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Alaska’s governor on Wednesday cut in half the annual checks that give…

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Air, ground search continues for hiker missing near Nome

ANCHORAGE — Emergency responders in Nome are intensifying the search for a missing hiker. Alaska State Troopers were…

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Bear numbers in Kodiak improve after decline

KODIAK — A recently completed study shows that southwest Kodiak’s bear population is on the rise after seeing…

The Chichagof Dream is tied up at Allen Marine just before its inaugural trip around Sitka Sound with members of the Sitka Chamber of Commerce June 11, 2016. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

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Allen Marine reshapes a Dream vessel

SITKA — The newest vessel in the Alaska Dream Cruise fleet suffered two groundings on two different coasts…

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Teens suspected in kidnapping, early morning robbery attempt

ANCHORAGE — Three teenagers are being held on suspicion of kidnapping an Eagle River resident during a robbery…

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Gov. Walker limits oil checks to $1,000

ANCHORAGE — Facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Alaska’s governor on Wednesday cut in half the annual checks that give all…

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Fairbanks teenager dies in Steese Highway rollover crash

FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks teenager died Tuesday when the compact car she was driving left the roadway and…

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Fugitive sought by US marshals with warrant dies by suicide

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Marshals office says a man sought on a federal warrant killed himself Monday night…

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Search launched for missing Nome hiker

ANCHORAGE — A ground and aerial search is underway for a missing 36-year-old Nome man. Alaska State Troopers…

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Driver arrested for murder after crash

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have arrested a 34-year-old man on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, sexual assault and…

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Walker names Anchorage lawyer as AG

ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker has appointed an Anchorage lawyer as Alaska’s top attorney. Walker on Tuesday named…