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Manslaughter charge filed in drug death of Soldotna man
ANCHORAGE — A Kenai resident suspected of selling drugs to a man who died is being held on…
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House quits: Representatives gavel special session to an end
After 148 days in Juneau, the Alaska House of Representatives has ended its work, but lawmakers are expected…
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Tax credit alternative passes House
On the same day they killed the centerpiece of Gov. Bill Walker’s 13-point plan to fix Alaska’s deficit,…
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House kills Perm Fund plan
The Alaska House Finance Committee has failed to advance the heart of Gov. Bill Walker’s 13-point plan to…
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Troopers release names of 3 killed in crash on remote island
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said the three men killed Tuesday in a traffic crash on a remote…
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Inmates regularly walking away from Anchorage halfway houses
ANCHORAGE — Department of Corrections inmates walking away from halfway houses in Alaska’s largest city are becoming a…
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Anchorage man critically injured in highway off-ramp crash
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage woman is being held on suspicion of felony assault and operating under the influence…
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Fairbanks man gets 17 years behind bars in murder-for-hire
FAIRBANKS — A former Fairbanks chiropractor and gun dealer received 17 years in prison for soliciting the murder…
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Permanent Fund bill stalls in House Finance Committee
The Alaska House Finance Committee on Thursday evening failed to muster enough votes to advance a modified version…
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Glennallen man picked as state schools boss
Alaska’s new education commissioner is coming to Juneau from a rural school district with fewer than 500 students.…
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Tribal delegate calls AVCP sinking ship without captain
BETHEL — The Association of Village Council Presidents is like a sinking ship without a captain, according to…
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Governor urges action on Permanent Fund bill
Gov. Bill Walker urged lawmakers Wednesday to continue work on the flagship legislation of his 13-point plan to…
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Alaska courts to close Friday afternoons in cost-saving move
ANCHORAGE — Alaska officials said all state courts will be closed every Friday at noon beginning July 1…
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3 die in crash of passenger van on remote Alaska island
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a traffic crash on a remote Aleutian island killed three people in…
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Climber dies of unknown illness on Alaska mountain
ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service says a climber on Alaska’s Denali mountain died Tuesday of an unknown…
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Former Ketchikan lumberjack wins reality show competition
KETCHIKAN — A former Ketchikan resident and Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show lumberjack won FOX’s “American Grit,” a military-style…
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Alaska Airlines CEO says he might keep Virgin brand
NEW YORK — Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden said Wednesday that he might keep the Virgin America brand,…
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Ketchikan authorities seize half a pound of meth, arrest three
KETCHIKAN — The Ketchikan Police Department, Alaska State Troopers and Adult Probation office searched a Ketchikan building near…
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Adult smoking generally declines, still higher among Alaska Natives
Smoking rates continue to decline in Alaska, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Between…
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Scientists: Drop Arctic from plans for offshore drilling
ANCHORAGE — Nearly 400 scientists have signed a letter urging President Obama to eliminate the possibility of Arctic…