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Indigenous leader: Save Native languages from extinction
UNITED NATIONS — A Canadian tribal chief is calling for urgent efforts to revive indigenous languages, saying their…
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Magnitude-6.8 quake jolts Alaska; 1 home explodes
ANCHORAGE — A magnitude-6.8 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents in…
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Mallott signs marijuana regulations, but Department of Law warns of security gap
Lieutenant Gov. Byron Mallott signed Alaska’s first commercial marijuana regulations on Friday, but regulators and legislators now face…
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US seeks to limit methane gas ‘flaring’ at drilling sites
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday proposed new rules to clamp down on oil companies that burn…
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State creates special investigative unit to handle police misconduct
Gov. Bill Walker and Alaska Attorney General Craig Richards have released more details of their plan to establish…
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Ketchikan rejects marijuana business ban
The City of Ketchikan will not prohibit retail marijuana businesses within city limits. The Ketchikan City Council, by…
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Former Sitka park chief files discrimination suit
Mary Miller, former superintendent of Sitka National Historical Park, filed a lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court,…
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Bill to update Alaska Military Code of Justice advances
JUNEAU — A bill that would update Alaska’s Military Code of Justice and strengthen penalties for certain violations…
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Federal agency calls for research into seabird deaths
ANCHORAGE — A federal laboratory that assesses disease in wildlife is calling for more research into the deaths…
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Anchorage School District plans to cut teacher jobs
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage School District is looking to close a projected $10.9 million budget gap by cutting…
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Highway officials monitor overflow near Dalton Highway
ANCHORAGE — State highway officials are watching overflow that has emerged near a northern section of the Dalton…
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Body found on Sterling trail; man may have died of exposure
STERLING — Alaska State Troopers say a 47-year-old Kenai Peninsula man was found dead on a trail near…
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US rig count down 13 this week to 637
HOUSTON — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural…
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Boy shot, wounded by teenager handling gun at Wasilla home
ANCHORAGE — A teenager at a Wasilla home was shot and wounded Thursday by a second teenager handling…
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Dates set for State of Judiciary, US senator speeches
JUNEAU — The dates have been set for the annual addresses by Alaska’s two U.S. senators to the…
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Secretary of Commerce adopts halibut bycatch cuts
The Secretary of Commerce adopted Amendment 111 to the Magnuson-Stevens Act on Wednesday, which cuts halibut bycatch limits…
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Nome graphite mine progress slowed, but ongoing
Development of the Graphite Creek mine near Nome has been delayed, but progress continues on the project that…
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FDA: Only Alaska pollock is ‘Alaska pollock’
Alaska pollock is having a good 2016 so far, with boosted quotas, favorable certification and a federal rule…
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At State of the State, Walker sells teamwork as necessary to beat deficit
It was Salesman Walker who spoke from the podium Thursday night in the Alaska Capitol. Delivering his second…
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Captain: Ferry fleet needs to shrink
The head of the Alaska Marine Highway System gave the clearest statement yet that the ferry system will…