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This July 2016 photo provided by Alaska State Parks shows an old cabin at Big Delta State Historical Park 90 miles southeast of Fairbanks that was recently moved back 50 feet because of an eroding riverbank. The Alaska State Parks agency is turning to crowdfunding to raise money for erosion protection at the park.

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Alaska State Parks agency to crowdfund for riverbank project

ANCHORAGE — With Alaska’s fiscal crisis drying up funding for a number of state projects, officials hope a…

Maj. Gen. John W. Schaeffer, Jr. (Ret.)

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Alaska Native elder and leader dies at age 77

ANCHORAGE — John Schaeffer Jr., an Inupiat Eskimo elder and tribal leader in northwest Alaska, has died. He…

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Kenai marijuana entrepreneurs ask Assembly to put off vote on ban

KENAI — Kenai Peninsula marijuana entrepreneurs want the chance to operate for a year before voters decide whether…

In this Aug. 13 photo, marijuana plants await judging at a competition to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Oregon.

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Denver pot club petition insufficient for ballots

DENVER — A Denver proposal to give marijuana tourists clubs to legally use the drug has failed to…

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Anchorage police cleared in hatchet-wielding suspect’s death

ANCHORAGE — A state review has determined that two Anchorage police officers were legally justified in fatally shooting…

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Appeals court dismisses Hawaii self-governance vote appeal

HONOLULU — A federal appeals court Monday dismissed an appeal about whether a vote seen as a step…

Missoula County sheriff's deputies look at the wreckage of a Cessna 182 that crashed on the shoulder of Interstate 90 near Rock Creekont., on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. The crash killed 52-year-old Darrell Ward of Deer Lodge, a star of the History channel series "Ice Road Truckers" and pilot Mark Melotz, 56, of Arlee. Ward was returning to Montana to film a pilot episode of a documentary-type series about the recovery of plane wrecks.

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Montana plane crash kills ‘Ice Road Truckers’ TV show star

MISSOULA, Mont. — A plane crash in western Montana killed a star of the History channel reality series…

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Anchorage police look for pepper-spraying bicyclist

ANCHORAGE — Police in Alaska’s largest city are looking for a man on a bicycle who is accused…

In this Oct. 16, 2015, file photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage.

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Young updating filings to reflect farm stake, lease income

JUNEAU — U.S. Rep. Don Young is updating his financial disclosures to show ownership in a family farm…

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Alaska Airlines: Unruly passenger forces jet to divert

MINNEAPOLIS — Alaska Airlines says an airliner bound for Seattle had to divert to Minneapolis after an unruly…

The 72-foot Cassiopeia is shown moored in Casey Moran Harbor in Ketchikan, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. The 72-foot, custom-built Davidson sailboat has been an eye-catcher in Casey Moran Harbor this summer. (Nick Bowman/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

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Cassiopeia: Classic lines grace Ketchikan harbor

KETCHIKAN — The Cassiopeia is a boat grand enough for a cowboy hat. The 72-foot, custom-built Davidson sailboat…

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Court: Refinery owners must share cleanup costs

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Supreme Court says recent owners of a North Pole oil refinery share costs of…

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Report recommends ways for UA to cut costs in athletics

ANCHORAGE — A new report highlights the uncertainty of the University of Alaska athletics programs, with some facing…

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Anchorage police use gas to force suspect out of home

ANCHORAGE — A suspect who refused to leave his Anchorage home was forced out by police deploying irritating…

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Canadian rescued near ‘Into the Wild’ bus

FAIRBANKS — Authorities in Alaska say a Canadian man is the latest person to be rescued near an…

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Judge denies Nev. county’s claim to national forest road

RENO, Nev. — A dirt road in a national forest at the center of a decades-old dispute between…

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Grim news for gas pipeline

Tough global competition and low natural gas prices have Alaska’s partners in a multibillion-dollar trans-Alaska pipeline preparing to…

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Girl dies of injuries suffered in village ATV accident

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage child has died of injuries suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Aug. 11.…

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Troopers say powerful painkiller found in Alaska heroin

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say lab tests showed the presence of the powerful painkiller fentanyl in heroin…

A life-size, fiberglass bear statue painted with nature scenes and rubber boots, part of a "Parade of Bears" display, stands in front of offices of Great Land Trust on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. The statues were installed to increase awareness of grizzly and black bears that live within the municipality of Anchorage and to highlight an international bear conference hosted by the city. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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Colorful bear statues roam Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s largest city is home to more than 300 grizzly and black bears and now more…