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Haines forestry office closes for season
The Alaska Division of Forestry is closing its Haines office for the winter on Nov. 21. The office…
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Drawing permit applications open
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has opened the application process for 2016 big game drawing hunts.…
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Video captures skier’s 1,600-foot fall down Alaska mountain
ANCHORAGE — A professional skier who walked away after falling 1,600 feet down an Alaska mountain says the…
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2 University of Alaska officials step down
FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska is looking to fill positions on the president’s executive team following the…
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US Capitol Christmas tree rolls through South Dakota
MITCHELL, S.D. — A 74-foot-tall Christmas tree bound for the U.S. Capitol is passing through South Dakota. The…
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Walker downsizes state’s Washington office
ANCHORAGE — There will be fewer people staffing the state of Alaska office in Washington, D.C. The Alaska…
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‘Fairbanks Four’ trial ends, judge won’t rush
FAIRBANKS — Four men who claim they were wrongly found guilty of killing a Fairbanks teenager in 1997…
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Nonprofit works to replace Kodiak’s Madsen Bear statue
KODIAK — A Kodiak nonprofit is working to gather support for a new project that would replace the…
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Fish and Game advisory committee to meet
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 20 to discuss a proposal to…
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Pro-Walker group accused of ‘sanitizing’ campaign contributions
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has filed a complaint against two political action committees that backed Gov. Bill…
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Alaskans opt out of insurance, choose health care ministries
ANCHORAGE — Some Alaska residents are turning to religious organizations as an alternative to health coverage under the…
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Commission nixes raises for state lawmakers
The State Officers Compensation Commission has ruled against raises for the state’s top lawmakers. On Oct. 27, the…
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Troopers to review alleged Sitka police violence
Alaska State Troopers will investigate the controversial arrest of a high school student in Sitka. In a widely…
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Alaska Air rated most efficient airline in U.S.
Alaska Airlines ranks No. 1 in fuel efficiency among U.S. Airlines, according to a report issued by the…
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APOC to meet Thursday in Anchorage
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday in Anchorage. On the agenda is a…
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Missing hunter found by Sitka Mountain Rescue
An overnight search early Saturday morning found a missing hunter in Sitka’s Granite Creek area. Byron Kashevarof, 31,…
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Crowley Maritime gets OK to bring Canadian gas to Alaska
A company better known for its barge service to Alaska has gotten permission from the U.S. Department of…
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State order requires more apprentices on projects
Gov. Bill Walker has signed an Administrative Order requiring apprentices to make up 15 percent of the workforce…
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Soldotna man get 6 months jail time in dog’s death
KENAI — A Soldotna man will spend about six months in jail for beating a dog to death.…
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UA Fairbanks to abandon wells, switch to water from utility
FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska Fairbanks will switch from drinking water pumped from its own wells to…