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Discovery heads to Oregon town for ‘Deadliest Catch’ spinoff
NEW YORK — Makers of the popular Discovery network series “Deadliest Catch” are heading south to a fishing…
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Thinning caribou herd may no longer be state’s biggest
ANCHORAGE — A rough estimate shows the Western Arctic Caribou Herd is not rebounding from its last several…
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Fire strikes Craig landmark
KETCHIKAN — A fire has destroyed a decades-old hotel in Craig that served as a landmark in the…
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AGDC interim prez: Krusen tapped
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. began formally regrouping Dec. 18 when Fritz Krusen was named interim president and…
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Postal Service says mailing marijuana ads is illegal
PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Postal Service says it’s illegal to mail materials containing advertising for marijuana products,…
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Pot regulations for Alaska on track, but obstacles remain
ANCHORAGE — The chairman of Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board says the state is on track with setting rules…
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Legislation includes labeling provisions for faux salmon
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has gotten language into a major spending and tax package that would…
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Judge frees men in case
FAIRBANKS — A judge in Alaska approved terms of a settlement Thursday that throws out the longstanding convictions…
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More money to fight wildfires, but no long-term budget fix
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Budget legislation headed toward approval by Congress includes an additional $610 million for the U.S.…
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Budget plan shows deficit for 2016
JUNEAU — Budget details released by Gov. Bill Walker’s office show a deficit of about $427 million next…
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Wildlife trooper, patrol truck collides with car in Juneau
JUNEAU — An Alaska State Trooper assigned to wildlife enforcement was involved in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in…
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Helicopter lands hard at Valdez airport; no one injured
VALDEZ — Officials in Valdez say three people on Wednesday survived a hard landing by a helicopter at…
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Fairbanks woman arrested in death of Fairbanks man
FAIRBANKS — A 50-year-old Fairbanks woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man…
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Village man held on suspicion of assaulting women
KASIGLUK — A southwest Alaska man suspected of luring young women onto his snowmobile, taking them to remote…
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Tanker set to carry natural gas under review
FAIRBANKS — A new trailer specially designed to haul natural gas across Alaska will be under review to…
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Alaska Airlines, Boeing, port to study biofuels
SEATTLE — Boeing Co., Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle are partnering on a $250,000 study to…
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Arctic posts record warmth over land
NEW YORK — The warming Arctic has set another record. The average air temperature over Arctic land reached…
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$24,000 worth of narcotics stolen from Bethel clinic
BETHEL — Authorities are investigating after an estimated $24,000 in narcotics was reported stolen from a Bethel clinic.…
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Officials request $37M for Kake-Petersburg road
PETERSBURG — The state of Alaska is moving forward with plans to construct a controversial road linking the…
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Tricky route to a pardon
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s governor is considering granting pardons to four men convicted in a Fairbanks teenager’s 1997 beating…