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Alaska volcano erupts again, sends ash cloud over Aleutians
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska volcano that has erupted periodically since mid-December sent up its biggest cloud to date…
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Health official: Alaska can’t absorb federal cost shift
JUNEAU — The state health commissioner says Alaska cannot absorb a shift in federal responsibility for health care…
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Lawmakers weigh ban on contact between police, sex workers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE — Alaska lawmakers are considering making sexual contact between law enforcement officers and sex…
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Police kill Eagle River veteran after standoff near Denver
A former Eagle River resident and Marine reservist was shot and killed by police after a standoff near…
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Gov. Walker proposes more steps to fight opioid abuse
Gov. Bill Walker on Monday proposed additional steps aimed at addressing opioid abuse in Alaska, including pain management…
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Iditarod mushers begin nearly 1,000-mile race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE — Mushers pumped their fists and high-fived fans Monday as they set out one-by-one on the world’s…
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Bethel-based airline discontinues service in western Alaska
BETHEL — A western Alaska-based airline that provided passenger and freight service to more than 20 villages in…
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Fishermen call for early meeting about Kuskokwim salmon
BETHEL — Residents of the Bethel area hope to work out a Kuskokwim River salmon management plan with…
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Alaska man crawls through doggie door to assault woman
UPDATE (6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28): APD said Jereme Perino was taken into custody Tuesday after police received…
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BLM opens 90-day public comment period on Ambler road
FAIRBANKS — A federal agency has begun a 90-day public comment period on a proposed 211-mile road in…
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Homer rejects inclusivity measure
HOMER — The Club Bar incident. Removing the Veterans Memorial from WKFL Park. Nuclear Free Homer. Annexation. Banning commercial…
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Owner of new Sitka pot shop working to keep up with demand
SITKA — A second marijuana retailer has opened for business in the southeast Alaska city of Sitka. The…
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Anchorage Jewish community center among bomb-threat targets
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage Jewish community center is among those targeted in a wave of bomb threats around…
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Wasilla man dies in snowmobile crash near Talkeetna
TALKEETNA — A 19-year-old Wasilla man died after apparently crashing his snowmobile in the Talkeetna Mountains. Alaska State…
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Ex-Fairbanks police chief denies conflict of interest claims
. FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks’ former police chief, who resigned in October amid conflict of interest allegations, has denied…
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Woman dies, man injured in home fire near Butte
ANCHORAGE — The state fire marshal is investigating a home fire near Butte that killed a woman. Her…
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Fairbanks man accused of setting occupied vehicle on fire
FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers say they have arrested a Fairbanks man suspected of setting a vehicle on…
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Two Alaska highways reopen after weekend snow closures
Two northern Alaska highways closed by heavy snowfall reopened Monday. Highways north of Fairbanks saw 7 to 9…
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Biologists begin moose count pilot study in Anchorage
ACNHORAGE — Alaska wildlife officials have begun a study to learn more about Anchorage’s urban moose population and…
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Officials readying for Eielson F-35s to spur housing crunch
FAIRBANKS — Officials in Alaska are preparing for a possible housing crunch in 2020 that is expected to…