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Man sought in Southeast village homicide arrested after standoff

ANCHORAGE (AP) — A 27-year-old Southeast Alaska man sought on a first-degree murder warrant was arrested Tuesday night…

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Libertarian options for House are similar in background, different in detail

Editor’s Note: Alaska’s state primary elections are less than a week away, and except for the incumbents, most…

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Walker signs bill by Muñoz to help Point Bridget park

Gov. Bill Walker has signed into law a piece of legislation pushed by Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, to…

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Search begins for Bethel’s next city manager

BETHEL — Bethel officials are mulling over applications for a new city manager. The search comes after City…

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Virginia boy identified as person who died in Alaska river

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say the boy who died in a weekend rafting accident was from Virginia.…

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Alaska restaurant serving elk fined for calling it reindeer

ANCHORAGE — This might be an only-in-Alaska problem: A restaurant in Fairbanks that has told customers since 2013…

In this February 2016 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to members of the Alaska media at the Capitol.

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Murkowski undecided on voting for Trump

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she does not know if she will vote for Republican presidential…

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Warrant issued for man suspected of Anchorage kidnapping

ANCHORAGE — A warrant has been issued for a 25-year-old man suspected of kidnapping. Anchorage police are looking…

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Floatplane crash south of Iliamna injures 4 people

ANCHORAGE — A floatplane crash 35 miles south of Iliamna left four people seriously injured. Staff Sgt. Ed…

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Cean Stevens offers Libertarian option in U.S. Senate race

Editor’s Note: Alaska’s state primary elections are less than a week away, and except for the incumbents, most…

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Anchorage police release name of man killed in hit-and-run

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have released the name of the man struck and killed by an unknown driver…

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Teen dies after raft overturns in Anchorage’s Eagle River

ANCHORAGE — A 14-year-old boy died Sunday in a rafting accident on Eagle River in Anchorage. Alaska State…

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Man shot, wounded in Anchorage convenience store parking lot

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating an early morning shooting Monday that left a man wounded. Police said…

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Denali National Park officials make plans to reopen road

ANCHORAGE — The only road into Alaska’s Denali National Park is expected to completely reopen Tuesday if the…

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Alaska fire crews battling Lower 48 fires

ANCHORAGE — Several Alaska fire crews have been sent to help battle blazes in other parts of the…

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Officials criticize federal land plan

FAIRBANKS — State officials and leaders are criticizing the federal government’s plan to open one-quarter of the land…

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Anchorage homeowner shot during interrupted burglary

ANCHORAGE — A homeowner was shot and wounded early Monday by a man attempting to burglarize his home…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dan Pascucci, the education specialist for the Kenai Watershed Forum, treats the crowd to a rendition of "Sea Stars Are Not Starfish" on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. After 10 years, Pascucci will leave his position with the local conservation organization to take a job in Kentucky.

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Kenai says farewell to conservation activist

KENAI — Thousands of kids who went to school in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will never…

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13 injured when motor home rear-ends tour bus in Alaska

ANCHORAGE — Thirteen people required hospitalization after a motor home slammed into the back of a bus that…

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Suspect in fatal Anchorage shooting turns himself in

ANCHORAGE — A teenager sought on an Anchorage manslaughter warrant is in custody. Anchorage police say Deandrew Webster…