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U.S. Rep. Don Young, the longest serving Republican in the U.S. House, speaks to reporters Oct. 17 in Anchorage. Young, along with Democrat Steve Lindbeck and Libertarian Jim McDermott, took part in a candidates forum ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.

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Rep. Don Young wins 23rd term in Congress

ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters have given the longest serving Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives more years…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, and Democratic state house candidate Matt Claman share election day views on a street corner, Tuesday in Anchorage.

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Murkowski fends off crowd in Senate race

ANCHORAGE — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski won her bid for re-election, fending off a crowded field of challengers…

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Anchorage police seek wounded suspect in nightclub shooting

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are seeking a man suspected of firing a gun in a downtown nightclub and…

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Historic cafe in Ketchikan demolished

KETCHIKAN — A Ketchikan cafe that’s been in business for about 80 years has been torn down to…

House District 34 candidate Justin Parish, center, watches results come in with campaign manager Steve SueWing, left, and volunteer Monica Todden at Rockwell on Tuesday. Parish unseated Rep. Cathy Muñoz.

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Parish knocks out Muñoz in House District 34

With an extraordinary upset on Election Day, Democratic underdog Justin Parish defeated Republican incumbent Cathy Muñoz for a…

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Early turnout sets record ahead of Election Day

Even before the polls open Tuesday morning, Alaska’s election is already setting records. Through Monday morning, 68,547 Alaskans…

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Alaska to decide US Senate, House races

ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters will decide a rematch of a contentious U.S. Senate race, a fight for Alaska’s…

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Woman charged in shooting in western Alaska village

ANCHORAGE — A 46-year-old western Alaska woman is in custody after a shooting that left a man wounded.…

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Barge sinks weeks after tug runs aground in B.C.

BELLA BELLA, British Columbia — The Heiltsuk Nation in British Columbia says a barge has flipped and sunk…

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Alaskans mourn death of police officer

FAIRBANKS — Hundreds of mourners including Gov. Bill Walker paid their respects Sunday at the funeral of a…

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Ketchikan borough hires new manager

KETCHIKAN — A California city manager has been selected to serve as the new manager for Alaska’s Ketchikan…

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Sitka museum set to reopen next summer after renovations

SITKA — The Sitka Historical Museum is moving forward with plans to reopen next summer with new exhibits…

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US rig count up 12 this week to 569; Texas gains 6

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 12…

In this Oct. 25 photo, Hospice Services for Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Chaplin David Rumph poses for photos in his office in Fairbanks.

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Hospice chaplain comforts the grieving and dying

FAIRBANKS — It took David Rumph Jr. more than five decades to learn that his calling in life…

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‘You know you’re Alaskan if …’: Woman hosts contest to find greatest Alaskan epithet

KENAI — One relative newcomer to the Last Frontier wants to know what it is that makes Alaskans…

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Did the new Blood Bank cost too much?

ANCHORAGE — Employees and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration aren’t the only ones with questions for the…

In this Oct. 19 photo, shoots of crops are seen inside an indoor hydroponics farm owned by a local Alaska Native corporation in Kotzebue.

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Arctic farming: Town defies icy conditions with hydroponics

ANCHORAGE — The landscape is virtually treeless around a coastal hub town above Alaska’s Arctic Circle, where even…

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Interior river could get Gwich’in name back

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Historical Commission has been asked to consider renaming a 344-mile river in Alaska’s Interior…

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Authorities respond to 10-car accident on highway bridge

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police and Alaska State Troopers are at the scene of a 10-vehicle accident along a…

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Elections director: Division ready for election

JUNEAU — A lawsuit spawned by poll worker errors in the August primary election served as a teaching…