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Sentencing reset for Alaska strip club owner in dumping case
ANCHORAGE — A sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for an Alaska man who was found guilty of illegally…
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Alaska opens trade, pipeline office in Tokyo
JUNEAU — The state of Alaska has opened an office in Tokyo to help promote trade and advance…
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Gov. Walker to attend Trump inauguration
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker plans to attend Friday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Walker is a…
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In Wyoming, DeVos gun remark more about safety than politics
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In grizzly country, comments by President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary that schools should…
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Alaska volcano erupts again, sends ash cloud to 31,000 feet
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska volcano active since mid-December has erupted again. Bogoslof Volcano in the Aleutian lslands at…
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Officials close Eagle River post office after vandalism
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Postal Service closed its Eagle River post office after a vandal damaged the main…
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Anchorage red light camera proposal could go before voters
ANCHORAGE — A proposal that will go before the Anchorage Assembly would allow the municipality to install and…
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AP FACT CHECK: Palin not blaming attack on ‘Mexican Muslims’
Sarah Palin isn’t blaming a recent fatal shooting at a Florida airport on “Mexican Muslims” despite the claims…
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Longtime Yukon Quest volunteer reflects on races
FAIRBANKS — After 20 years managing a checkpoint along the 1,600-kilometer Yukon Quest, Peter Kamper is looking forward…
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Deficit is distant thunder as Legislature convenes
For one day, there were smiles. At times resembling students returning for the first day of a new…
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Victorious Inlet drifters file to vacate salmon rule
ANCHORAGE – A Cook Inlet salmon plan will take a lot more work from federal managers in the…
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Urgency in budget, but legislators face rifts
JUNEAU — Alaska legislators agree on the need to address the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit. But rifts remain…
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Silver, gold production steady in Southeast
ANCHORAGE – The metal mines of Southeast Alaska had consistent and positive production in 2016, according to year-end…
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Anchorage coalition gets $1.5M to help homeless teenagers
ANCHORAGE — The federal government has awarded $1.5 million to a coalition of Anchorage organizations that work to…
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Suspect turns himself in after fatal hit-and-run
ANCHORAGE — A man is facing prosecution in a fatal hit-and-run collision after turning himself into police. The…
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Plane makes emergency landing at Cold Bay
A Delta Airlines jet en route from Tokyo to Portland made an emergency landing at Cold Bay, a…
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ConocoPhillips announces oil discovery
FAIRBANKS — ConocoPhillips has announced an oil discovery where production could start as early as 2023. The Fairbanks…
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Tangled whale rescued near POW
A humpback whale entangled in a barge anchor cable near Prince of Wales Island was released through the…
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Craig tribe gets Alaska’s first federal land trust
KETCHIKAN — About an acre owned by the Craig Tribal Association will be the first Alaska Native land…
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Oil pipeline safety scaled back over costs
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Barack Obama’s administration scaled back new safety measures for the sprawling network of fuel…