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Delta leaves airline lobbying group; was split on issues
NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines is leaving the main trade and lobbying group for U.S. carriers. The…
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Vandals hit old Sitka cemetery 3rd time in recent weeks
ANCHORAGE — Vandals have struck a 200-year-old Russian Orthodox and Alaska Native cemetery in Sitka for the third…
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Research on Ice Age burials offers new insight
FAIRBANKS — Genetic research into the ancient remains of two infants found near the Tanana River may have…
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In Alaska Legislature, questions about legality of TransCanada buyout
On the third day of the Alaska Legislature’s gas pipeline special session, there was a shift in the…
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Time to review Medicare prescription benefits
The window for Medicare subscribers to review their prescription drug benefits has reopened. Each fall, Americans on Medicare…
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Tlingit-Haida hires court judge
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska tribal court has announced the hiring…
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Feds pause Arctic deepwater port prep
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday it is halting, for 12 months, work on a deepwater…
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Trooper shoots man in confrontation on Kenai Peninsula
ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a state trooper has shot and killed a man during a confrontation on the…
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Potholes outside Fairbanks cause problems for school buses
FAIRBANKS — School buses in Fairbanks are traveling down a deteriorating, pot-hole filled stretch of road that both…
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New CEO of Alaska Permanent Fund Corp to take helm this week
JUNEAU — The new CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. starts work this week. Corporation spokeswoman Laura…
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Southeast residents protest ferry cutbacks
KETCHIKAN — Southeast Alaska residents are worried ferry service will fall next year to what may be the…
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Kenai Peninsula College professor travels to Bhutan
KENAI — Dr. Paul Landen began training last October for hiking in the Bhutanese mountains, but the 2,000-foot…
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Alaskan stranded in Russia after flight canceled
ANCHORAGE — Sivoy Miklahook booked his flight to Russia when there were no scheduled return flights to Alaska,…
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Inupiaq woman joins traditional tattooing movement
ANCHORAGE — Marjorie Tahbone pushed a needle into and back out of a woman’s forearm, allowing the ink-covered…
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Photo: Welcome back
Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, welcomes legislators back to the Capitol and gives thanks to Pam Varni, executive…
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French sailor had no fear in leaping to rescue boat
ANCHORAGE — The French sailor who made a daring jump from high up the rigging pole of his…
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Kasich first on Republican ballot
John Kasich, Ohio’s governor and a Republican candidate to become president, has become the first person to file…
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Analysis: Pay now or later for gas pipeline?
Chances are, you have at least one credit card in your wallet. Any time you pull it out…
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Legislature starts work amid dust, drilling
Neither construction dust or the shrieking sound of drilling could keep the Alaska Legislature from starting its third…
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Gov. Walker nixes natural gas tax after pledge from Big Oil
It’s business as unusual. On Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours before the Alaska Legislature was to begin…