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Alaska high court drops fishing case against ex-state senator
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Supreme Court has dismissed charges of overharvesting salmon against a former state senator and…
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Court system closes for Thanksgiving
The Alaska Court System, including courthouses and probation offices, will close for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and…
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The pho empress of Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — Behind any steaming bowl of pho soup or fried rice at Pho Vietnam 8, a new…
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Addict-turned-convict: ‘We are the unwanted’
Rayda Tegen had a husband, five children and a $40,000 a year job in Tooele, Utah, for the…
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Board approves nation’s first pot cafes
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is giving tourists a place to light up (or chow down) once cannabis…
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Seeking route for pot clubs, marijuana board approves nation’s first cafes
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is giving tourists a place to light up (or chow down) once cannabis…
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Alaska pot regulators OK on-site consumption
JUNEAU — The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska’s legalized marijuana industry has approved allowing some retail…
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At Seattle expo, Alaskans see long-term threat from engineered salmon
It wasn’t on the agenda, but the FDA’s announcement about genetically engineered salmon rapidly became the talk of…
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Selawik officer faces charges after 16-year-old girl dies
ANCHORAGE — A substitute village police officer in an Inupiat Eskimo village in northwest Alaska is facing charges…
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Ferry system to hold community meetings
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is inviting Alaskans to offer their suggestions on how to…
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Oil and gas bids net $10 million for state
The state of Alaska earned just shy of $10 million Wednesday as oil and gas producers bid on…
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Juneau judge rejects plea deal for ‘Alaskan Bush People’ family
A Juneau judge on Thursday rejected a proposed plea deal for the reality TV stars on Discovery Channels’…
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Delegation critical of FDA on genetically modified salmon
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s “livid” at the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of…
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ConocoPhillips approves $900 million Arctic reserve project
ANCHORAGE — ConocoPhillips has approved funding for a $900 million drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope. When production…
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1 person killed in Parks Highway head-on collision
ANCHORAGE — One person has been killed and another injured in an apparent head-on collision on the Parks…
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Genetically engineered salmon OK’d
WASHINGTON — What’s for dinner? Before long, it may well be genetically modified salmon, the first such altered…
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National Guard calls for new military code
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska National Guard is asking lawmakers to pass a new version of the state’s code…
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Judge quashes Pebble subpoenas for 2 groups
JUNEAU — A federal judge has quashed subpoenas against two groups that have been critical of the proposed…
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Body of missing Wrangell boater found
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a 53-year-old Wrangell man who was overdue from a boating trip has…
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‘Alaskan Bush People’ stars plead guilty in PFD fraud case
The stars of the reality TV show “Alaskan Bush People” admitted to lying about their Alaska residency and…