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Juvenile taken into custody in deaths of 2 outside Wasilla
WASILLA — A juvenile has been taken into custody in the shooting deaths of a 40-year-old woman and…
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Flake, Salmon introduce bill to split 9th Circuit court
PHOENIX — A U.S. senator and U.S. representative from Arizona have introduced legislation to break up the 9th…
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Legislative committee votes to protect Chuck-e-Cheese
Chuck-e-Cheese and Dave & Buster’s need not worry for much longer. The Alaska Legislature is preparing a bill…
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Lawmakers hear resolution to strengthen states’ rights
JUNEAU — A Senate committee heard testimony on Wednesday on an effort to amend the U.S. Constitution and…
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Wrecked tugboat to be lifted from Gastineau Channel by March
The tugboat Challenger, sunken in Gastineau Channel since September, will be lifted from the seafloor within three months,…
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Slow flow, low flow is oil pipeline’s issue
The trans-Alaska Pipeline System is still 100 percent full. The speed of oil flow, not the amount of…
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Correction
Stories on Jan. 29 and Feb. 2 incorrectly identified Walt Monegan as a corrections commissioner under former Gov.…
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President signs executive order demanding seismic safety
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to use earthquake-resistant designs when remodeling…
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Eleven candidates in GOP’s Alaska presidential poll
If Iowa and New Hampshire aren’t enough to shake out the Republican presidential field, Alaska will sit among…
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Troopers use dog to detain 2 men suspected of burglary
FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers used a police dog to arrest two men suspected of burglarizing a Fairbanks…
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PFD compensation bill advances in House
The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday voted its approval of a bill to restore the Permanent Fund…
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Alaska lawmaker confuses official with slain gay rights icon
JUNEAU— An Alaska state senator suffered from a case of misidentification during a committee hearing Tuesday, confusing the…
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Police: Soldier dies trying to show firearm wasn’t loaded
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police say an Army sergeant died when he unknowingly fired a loaded gun to his…
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‘American Idol’ license plate contest proposed
JUNEAU — A bill attempting to mimic the success of a popular reality television show by establishing a…
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More deer washing up on Sitka runway during hunting season
SITKA — Officials have seen a spike in the number of dead deer washing up on the runway…
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Bill would restrict AG appointments to boards
JUNEAU — A bill introduced in the Alaska House on Monday seeks to restrict the attorney general from…
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Walker tries again with Board of Fisheries nominations
JUNEAU — As a former Board of Fisheries appointee heads to court on Tuesday, Gov. Bill Walker is…
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Deal protects huge swath of B.C. coast from logging
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest has been largely protected from logging in a landmark…
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Cheap oil shakes up global governments
Cheap oil will be sticking around for a while. That reality is wreaking havoc and causing uncertainty for…
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Exxon’s 4Q, annual profit plunge
DALLAS — The big plunge in crude prices is taking a toll on Big Oil. Exxon Mobil Corp.…