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Bill requiring police training on disabilities advances
FAIRBANKS — Alaska lawmakers have voted to advance a bill aimed at improving interactions between law enforcement and…
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Lawmaker proposes boosting studded tire tax from $5 to $75
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage state senator has introduced a bill to increase the state tax on studded snow…
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Warm ocean water triggered vast seabird die-off, experts say
ANCHORAGE — A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and…
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US Rep. Young named chairman emeritus of House committee
ANCHORAGE — A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Don Young says the Alaska congressman has been named chairman emeritus…
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Weak and short La Nina fades away; climate shifts to neutral
WASHINGTON — La Nina, we hardly knew ye. U.S. weather forecasters said Thursday the cool flip side to…
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Oprah plans cruise in Alaska in Holland America partnership
Oprah Winfrey will take a cruise this summer in a place she’s never been before: Alaska. The trip…
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Mayor opposes making Fairbanks a sanctuary city
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly says he will not support making the city a sanctuary for immigrants…
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Northwest Arctic Borough spends $128,000 on Seattle retreat
ANCHORAGE — Records show Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough spent about $115,000 for the Borough Assembly to attend a…
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Driver charged in bicycle hit-and-run crash
FAIRBANKS —A 40-year-old Fairbanks driver suspected of crashing into a boy on a bicycle and not stopping has…
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Anchorage police officer injured in fight with suspect
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police said an officer received a “significant” injury after a fight with a suspect. Police…
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House votes to train police on how to better interact with disabled Alaskans
The Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-0 on Wednesday to require that police be trained to interact with…
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House proposal would chop state’s subsidy of oil and gas drilling
Last summer, Rep. David Guttenberg a Democrat from Fairbanks, sat in a meeting of the House Finance Committee…
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Southeast Alaska facility won’t can salmon this year
PETERSBURG — A seafood processing company will stop canning salmon at its facility in the Southeast city of…
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Chief justice expects another 3.5 percent drop in court system budget
Alaska’s chief justice told lawmakers Wednesday that he’s optimistic and hopes they will find a solution to the…
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Bethel search crew sees spike in alcohol-related calls
BETHEL — Members of Bethel’s volunteer search and rescue organization are dealing with a spike in alcohol-related calls…
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Wells Fargo looks for positives, and a budget plan from Juneau
ANCHORAGE — Talk to three Alaska business leaders and you’ll probably get three different takes on the state’s…
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Anchorage police investigate break-in at Young’s office
JUNEAU — Police in Alaska’s largest city are investigating a reported break-in at U.S. Rep. Don Young’s congressional…
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UA Fairbanks faculty vote no confidence in system president
FAIRBANKS — Faculty members at a second branch of the University of Alaska have approved a resolution of…
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Anchorage to consider giving Uber second chance
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage officials are set to consider a proposal that would allow ride-hailing companies such as Uber…
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Thief breaks down bank wall, lifts out and steals ATM
ANCHORAGE — The FBI and police in Anchorage are investigating the theft of an ATM that may have…