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Federal officials end plans for Alaska island feral cattle

KODIAK — Federal wildlife managers say efforts to remove a herd of more than 2,000 feral cattle on…

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Fairbanks officials veto effort to rename prominent road

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks City Council has shot down an attempt by the Fairbanks North Star Borough to…

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Wildfire season expected to be less severe

DENVER — The upcoming wildfire season across the U.S. isn’t expected to be as bad as last year’s…

Randy Hoffbeck, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue, right, speaks during a press conference held by Gov. Bill Walker at the Capitol on Wednesday.

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Walker wants deficit fixed by 2019

Even as members of the Alaska Legislature promote a slow-and-steady approach to fixing Alaska’s $4 billion annual deficit,…

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Alaska board to weigh rules for pot consumption at stores

JUNEAU — Alaska will soon become the first state in the nation to allow customers to smoke pot…

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ATV crash leaves rider seriously injured; driver flees

FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers are looking for the driver of an all-terrain vehicle who fled after a…

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Board to weigh rules for pot consumption at stores

JUNEAU — Marijuana regulators in Alaska plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized…

Chum salmon swim beneath the surface of Salmon Creek on Aug. 3, 2015.

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Scientists: Warm water blob may impact salmon forecasts

JUNEAU — A mass of exceptionally warm water in the northeast Pacific Ocean could shake up recent predictions…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion All logos have been taken off the shuttered Carl's Jr. building Monday, April 25, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska.

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Carl’s Junior, Blockbuster employees transition after closures

KENAI — It was business as usual at the Carl’s Jr. in Kenai for the last few weeks…

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Troopers investigate fundraising for girl who was not sick

FAIRBANKS — An online fundraising effort that took in $6,110 to pay medical expenses of a Fairbanks girl…

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Latest drilling subsidy reform proposes replacing credits by 2020

The latest version of a measure to reform state subsidies for oil and gas drilling calls for replacing…

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Juneau legislators oppose freezing state workers’ pay

The Alaska House Finance Committee has approved a bill that would eliminate most state employees’ merit raises until…

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Ice goes out on Tanana River ending Nenana Ice Classic

ANCHORAGE — The ice has gone out on the Tanana River, marking an end to the Nenana Ice…

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Whale Pass looks to be Alaska’s newest city

KETCHIKAN — Residents of the community of Whale Pass on northern Prince of Wales Island are hoping to…

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House panel advances bill affecting employee increases

JUNEAU — A divided state House committee has advanced legislation that would tie state employee merit increases to…

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Officials expect more king salmon in 2016

BETHEL — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is predicting a higher king salmon run this year…

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Consumer confidence falls as Alaska struggles

ANCHORAGE — Consumer confidence has fallen to a five-year low as Alaksa continues to struggle with a weak…

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Two Rivers man dies in weekend four-wheeler rollover

ANCHORAGE — A Two Rivers man died in a weekend crash of an all-terrain vehicle. Alaska State Troopers…

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Troopers release names of 2 killed on Seward Highway

ANCHORAGE — Two people killed last week in a Seward Highway crash north of Girdwood were residents of…

A Dawson Construction worker feeds a cement making machine as construction work ramps up at the Capitol on Monday.

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Lawmakers likely to stay in Juneau as session continues

The Alaska Legislature is being evicted. By May 1, renovations to the Alaska Capitol will force lawmakers to…