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Corrections officer faces drug charges
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska Department of Corrections officer suspected of a heroin-distribution plot at a state prison has…
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Kenai newspaper names new publisher
The vice president of operations with Morris Publishing Group has been named the new publisher of the Peninsula…
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Fairbanks to take over cemetery work after disputed bid
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks is replacing its longtime groundskeeper of the city’s oldest cemetery with employees from the Public…
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Legislators greet tax bill with skepticism
Members of the Alaska House Finance Committee showed a notable lack of enthusiasm Tuesday as they heard details…
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Anchorage police identify SUV suspected of impersonating officer
ANCHORAGE — A driver’s complaint of someone impersonating a police officer has led to an investigation by the…
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Former municipal prosecutor sentenced for trust fund fraud
ANCHORAGE — A former Anchorage municipal prosecutor has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for…
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Lone survivor of Admiralty plane crash continues recovery
KETCHIKAN — The only survivor of a floatplane crash in Southeast Alaska that killed three Wrangell men remains…
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Alaskans participate in yearly suicide-prevention walk
ANCHORAGE — Alaskans participated in a yearly community walk in the state’s largest city to raise awareness about…
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Tale of harrowing rescue on Denali unheralded for 35 years
EVERETT, Washington — In the spring of 1980, climbers Mike Helms and Bob Kandiko came upon two other climbers…
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High school runner dies after collapsing at competition
FAIRBANKS — A high school freshman has died after collapsing at his region’s track and field championships. The…
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Special session begins — slowly
Alaska lawmakers convened the fourth special session of the 29th Alaska Legislature today, but though the state is…
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Alaska inmate escapes, then comes back to try to free others
FAIRBANKS — A minimum-security prisoner who escaped from a halfway house in Fairbanks came back three hours later,…
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Seward resident charged with firing shots at man
SEWARD — A 38-year-old Seward man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting Saturday morning at…
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Hospital culinary manager balances tastes, nutrition
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks Memorial Hospital’s senior culinary manager gets to be creative with the menu. Ray Flores, 51,…
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Sitka Hospital expects bottom line to improve in 2017
SITKA — Budget projections have Sitka Community Hospital with a positive bottom line in 2017. Assembly members unanimously…
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Analyze that: Kenai students puzzle over vexing global issues
KENAI — While some students worry about math tests or an upcoming sporting competition, a handful at Aurora…
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Sullivan: Doping allegations undermine Olympic confidence
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says allegations of doping by Russian athletes undermine the confidence in the…
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Ketchikan superintendent: Schools funding cut ‘cowardice’
A last-minute move made by the Alaska House-Senate Conference Committee on the state budget that could decrease Ketchikan…
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Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hold steady
JUNEAU — The state Department of Labor says Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 percent…