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Fuel spill reported in interior village of Beaver

ANCHORAGE — Alaska environmental regulators are monitoring the cleanup of a fuel spill in the interior village of…

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Decomposed body found

ANCHORAGE — Police say a decomposed body was found near railroad tracks in south Anchorage. Police spokeswoman Jennifer…

FILE - In this March 29, 2006, photo, a pedestrian walks past the 4th Avenue Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska. The owners of the art moderne-style theater, designed by the architect of Hollywood's famed Pantages Theatre, have applied to demolish the opulent vintage icon, prompting the Municipality of Anchorage to hasten efforts to protect historic buildings. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

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Anchorage issues moratorium on historic building demolitions

ANCHORAGE — The owners of a long-shuttered theater in Alaska’s largest city applied to demolish the opulent vintage…

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Central Council backs Murkowski

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has endorsed U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for…

An Alaska Airlines jet makes its approach at the Juneau International Airport in this image from 2009.

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Alaska Airlines waits on feds for merger

Alaska Airlines is still waiting for the federal government to approve its merger with Virgin Airlines. In a…

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As Finkenbinder challenges in Sitka, Kreiss-Tomkins looks to rural district for support

SITKA — Two years ago, it was easy to tell who would win the race for House District…

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Researchers look for evidence of dinosaurs in Denali

FAIRBANKS — This summer’s discovery of dinosaur bones in Denali National Park has opened the door for more…

A helicopter brings a 700-pound sack of car parts to a trash bin on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. More than 2,000 cars were dumped over a bluff above a wildlife refuge after the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, and a clean up effort to remove about 100 of those cars imbedded in the bluff has been going on for nine years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Final cleanup of automobile junkyard is underway

ANCHORAGE — The final cleanup is underway in Anchorage after the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake helped turn a…

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Troopers: Priest died before recent fire in Alaska village

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say an autopsy showed that a 72-year-old priest who was recently…

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Kodiak police seek new body cameras

KODIAK — The Kodiak Police Department is looking to reinstate its use of body cameras, months after officers…

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Man charged in shooting of Fairbanks police officer

ANCHORAGE — A 29-year-old Alaska man opened fire on a Fairbanks police officer, took his gun, stomped on…

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Principal apologizes for school phone message on marijuana

ANCHORAGE — The principal of an Anchorage elementary school has apologized after the school sent a message urging…

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton boards her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, to travel to Las Vegas for the third presidential debate.

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Alaska Native board endorses Clinton

For the first time, the Alaska Federation of Natives board of directors has endorsed a presidential candidate. On…

Ballot Measure 1 competes for attention with Trump, Clinton, Stock and Murkowski

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Ballot Measure 1 competes for attention with Trump, Clinton, Stock and Murkowski

Alaska’s political candidates are flocking to Fairbanks this week for the Alaska Federation of Natives annual conference. Attendees…

Lee John Henry attends his arraignment on first-degree murder in the Homer Courtroom on Monday. Homer Police on Sunday arrested Henry in the death of Mark Matthews, then 61, killed off the Poopdeck Trail on July 28, 2013.

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Homer police charge man, 55, in 3-year-old murder case

HOMER — Homer police on Sunday arrested a Homer man in a three-year-old murder case. Lee John Henry,…

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Soldotna could see return of grocery tax

KENAI — Soldotna residents will have the chance to weigh in on a proposal that would reinstate the…

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Ketchikan plane crash survivor returns home

KETCHIKAN — The smile of Morgan Enright lit up The Point art cafe on Saturday evening as she…

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Seal butchering highlights first day of Elders and Youth Conference

FAIRBANKS — With ulu blade in hand, Marjorie Tahbone, of Nome, made quick crescent patterned motions to cut…

This photo released by Fairbanks Police Department shows Anthony George Jenkins-Alexie. The 29-year-old man was arrested in a shooting that left an Alaska police officer seriously injured. Jenkins-Alexie, of Fairbanks, is facing charges of attempted murder, assault and other counts in connection with the shooting early Sunday of Sgt. Allen Brandt. (Fairbanks Police Department  via AP)

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Man arrested in shooting of Fairbanks police officer

ANCHORAGE — A 29-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting that left an Alaska police…

Re-enactors portray the 1867 transfer ceremony on the 149th anniversary of the day the Alaska Treaty of Cession became effective, on Oct. 18, 2016 at Baranof Castle State Historic Site in Sitka.

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On Alaska Day, it’s a local party in Sitka

SITKA — Walking down a line of parade floats and bedecked trucks, a steady drizzle didn’t wash the…