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Ketchikan official wants to revisit pot shop vote
KETCHIKAN — A Ketchikan council member plans to ask for reconsideration of the city’s recent pot shop vote.…
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Troopers await positive identifications on crash victims
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers are awaiting a report from the state medical examiner before releasing names of…
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US rig count declines by 7 this week to 737
HOUSTON — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural…
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Alaskan helps shape Obama’s Native agenda
ANCHORAGE — The state’s senior senator has called her Alaska’s “secret agent” in the White House. Indeed, Raina…
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Walker didn’t want to delay while seeking Exxon pledge
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said Friday that he didn’t want to hold up a vote to continue…
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Petersburg wins Tracy Arm wrestling match
The City and Borough of Juneau has lost a boundary dispute involving the Petersburg Borough. In a decision…
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Legislators postpone decision on Anchorage offices
The Alaska Legislature’s Legislative Council has postponed a decision on its expensive Anchorage offices. In a presentation Friday,…
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Artists rebuilding tide-damaged art display on Alaska beach
ANCHORAGE — Volunteers on Friday were rebuilding a public art installation that was damaged by tides and high…
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E-cigarettes get trade organization
The e-cigarette industry is getting organized. Clear the Air Alaska, a trade association representing retailers in Alaska, announced…
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Anchorage’s spice problem outlined in new report
ANCHORAGE — A new state report on Anchorage’s spice problem confirms that spice-related emergency calls have spiked in…
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Jury convicts man of stabbing uncle to death in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage jury Thursday convicted a 39-year-old man of murder in the death of his uncle.…
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New village leaders seek eviction of predecessors
ANCHORAGE — The winning side of an Alaska village power dispute is asking a federal judge to help…
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Spokesman: Consultant’s contract not renewed
JUNEAU — The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. did not renew the contract for a South Carolina-based consultant once…
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Alaska Division of Forestry proposes road project on Prince of Wales Island
The Alaska Division of Forestry is proposing to upgrade a road on Prince of Wales Island as it…
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Fuel spills from tank supplying rural water treatment plant
KIANA — The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is monitoring a spill of about 2,000 gallons of diesel…
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Anchorage police seek suspect in attempted carjacking
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are looking for a man suspected of trying to steal a car at gunpoint…
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Declining prices hit energy-producing states hard
CHEYENNE — Energy-producing states around the country are feeling the sting of lower prices for oil, natural gas…
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Kasilof special use plan faces pushback
KENAI — Several organizations on the Kenai Peninsula are voicing their opposition to a state plan that includes…
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Small rural school faces closure
FAIRBANKS — The only school in the small rural Interior Alaska community of Beaver is facing closure due…
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Marine highway leaders seek input on cuts, fees
Alaska Marine Highway System leaders are asking whether the system should increase rates, reduce its fleet or cut…