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USCG helps ensure crabbers follow rules
ASTORIA, Ore. — The C-130 Hercules motored north along the Washington state coastline in the wee hours of…
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Alaska Fred Meyer could start carrying anti-overdose drug
JUNEAU — A pilot project to increase access to a drug that counteracts opiate overdoses could expand to…
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Stranded hiker rescued from cliff face in Unalaska
UNALASKA — Officials say a hiker has been rescued after he became stranded 100 feet up a cliff…
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Fishing violation nets Wrangell father, son $100K fine
An Alaskan federal judge on Monday fined a Wrangell father and son $100,000 for lying about where they…
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Man gets 10 years for trafficking meth into Ketchikan
A former Ketchikan resident was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, according to the…
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S&P downgrades Alaska’s debt rating
Oil prices continue to lurk at less than $40 per barrel, and despite hope for a legislative salve,…
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Missing snowmobiler found uninjured
A missing Juneau snowmobiler was found safe and without injuries late Monday. Alaska State Troopers began searching for…
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Kenai residents rally in wake of recent deaths
The deaths of three women over the course of one week has spurred some residents of the central…
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Snowmachiner dies in apparent avalanche in Hatcher Pass
ANCHORAGE — Troopers and search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a 35-year-old man believed to…
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Walker: Jail death videos will be public
The following Q&A was conducted with Gov. Bill Walker on Dec. 23, 2015, at the Juneau Empire. This…
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Group: Pilot in Alaska crash took plane without permission
ANCHORAGE — A pilot who crashed a small Civil Air Patrol plane into office buildings in downtown Anchorage,…
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8 seriously injured in small plane crash near Anaktuvuk Pass
FAIRBANKS — Officials say all eight people aboard a small plane that departed from Fairbanks and crashed near…
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Troopers investigate break-in at Pilot Station school
PILOT STATION — Alaska State Troopers are investigating a break-in and damage at a village school. Troopers say…
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In the deep: UAF mining program takes students underground
FAIRBANKS — Entering an underground mine means leaving behind the topside world, its trees and natural light, and…
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Walker: Don’t spend billions arguing over millions
The following Q&A was conducted with Gov. Bill Walker on Dec. 23, 2015, at the Juneau Empire. This…
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Coping with low-snow winters in Alaska takes extra effort
ANCHORAGE — When the early-season snow melted this winter and left Anchorage’s ski trails covered in ice, Lauren…
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Dalton Highway open again after avalanche
FAIRBANKS — Dalton Highway is passable, though reduced to one lane in some areas, after an avalanche forced…
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States plan renewed debate on LGBT rights, religious freedom
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With same-sex marriage now legal nationwide, lawmakers in numerous states are preparing for a…
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Humpback whales slow to arrive in Hawaii
HONOLULU — December usually marks the start of humpback whale season in Hawaii, but experts say the animals…
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Family: Plane crash was a suicide
ANCHORAGE — The death of a man whose plane clipped one building before smashing into another in the…