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ATV crashes, rolls, seriously injuring Pitka’s Point man

PITKA’S POINT — A southwest Alaska man was seriously injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash. Alaska State Troopers…

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Anchorage company wins contract to repair Ketchikan dock

KETCHIKAN — An Anchorage company has been selected to repair a Ketchikan dock damaged last week by a…

In this September 2015 file photo, a bull moose known as "Scarface" approaches a cow moose in Denali National Park and Preserve.

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Moose shot within Denali National Park; rangers investigate

ANCHORAGE — National Park Service rangers are investigating the shooting death of a moose inside Denali National Park…

Tim Saffle, left, regional representative of the International Organization of Masters and Alaskan Mariners, and Alan Cote, right, national president of the Inlandboatmen's Union, speak at a press conference on Tuesday in Anchorage. The unions have launched a media campaign urging Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. to retain Crowley Maritime Services for tanker escort and spill response services for oil tankers leaving Valdez.

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Unions protest change in Alaska oil tanker escort contract

ANCHORAGE — Two maritime unions with 250 Alaska jobs at stake have begun a campaign to stop the…

Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, introduces a bill to the Senate State Affairs Committee at the Capitol in February. McGuire authored SB 128.

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Senate votes to halve dividend, spend Permanent Fund earnings on state operations

The Alaska Senate voted late Monday to spend almost $1.8 billion per year from the Alaska Permanent Fund…

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Woman who died in fire was Indonesian national

ANCHORAGE — A woman who died in a fire at a remote Alaska fishing lodge was a 59-year-old…

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Walker’s 13-point deficit plan falters after four months in Legislature

After 137 days in regular and special session, the Alaska Legislature may be nearing an end to its…

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Troopers release names of officers who shot, killed suspect

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have released the names of two officers who fatally shot a man with…

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Troopers find 2 dead in burning home outside Wasilla

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers responding Sunday to reports of a shooting near Wasilla found a house on…

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South Dakota teacher to spend summer in Alaska on NOAA mission

HOVEN, S.D. — A South Dakota science teacher is spending part of his summer break doing research in…

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State says inmate died of suspected drug overdose

ANCHORAGE — A 36-year-old inmate at the Anchorage Correctional Complex died in April of a suspected drug overdose,…

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND JUNE 4-5 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this May 26, 2016 photo, Spc. Brittany Cobb-Lyttle stands in front of a Black Hawk helicopter on Ladd Army Airfield at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Erin Corneliussen/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

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Fort Wainwright soldier works to live up to her dad

FAIRBANKS — When U.S. Army Spc. Brittany Cobb-Lyttle was in school, her dad would often come home to…

Members of the House Bill 247 conference committee hold a brief discussion before opening a meeting at 8 a.m. Monday, June 6, 2016. From left are Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole; Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage; Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna; and Rep. David Talerico, R-Healy.

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Lawmakers keep billion-dollar oil tax loophole

The Alaska Legislature has approved a cut to oil and gas drilling subsidies that promises millions in savings…

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Woman dies after raft overturns near Valdez

VALDEZ — A 48-year-old woman from the Fairbanks area has died in a rafting accident on the Lowe…

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Fairbanks to consider adding drone to police department

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Police Department could be adding a drone to its crime-fighting toolbox soon. The City…

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Woman stabbed on Anchorage bike path during robbery attempt

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating an attempted robbery and stabbing on a bike path along the Glenn…

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Troopers find body of hiker who went missing in February

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have found the body of a member of the Alaska National Guard who…

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State says inmate died of suspected drug overdose

ANCHORAGE — A 36-year-old inmate at the Anchorage Correctional Complex died in April of a suspected drug overdose, and…

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Officials to meet with engineers Monday after cruise ship hits berth

KETCHIKAN — Officials with the City of Ketchikan will have a better idea of how badly a Celebrity…

A screengrab from the YouTube video showing a Sitka teen being repeatedly tased by police while in custody in the fall of 2014.

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No word yet from FBI in Sitka Taser probe

SITKA — The Sitka Police Department is still waiting for results of an FBI investigation launched nearly seven…