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In this Tuesday frame from video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, crew from a sinking fishing boat, left, board life rafts off the Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea. When the Alaska Juris started taking on water Tuesday, crew members donned survival suits and got into rafts.

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Coast Guard: Problem in engine room led to flooding on boat

ANCHORAGE — A problem in the engine room led to flooding on board a fishing boat off the…

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Chickaloon man charged with assaulting rafters along river

ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of using a knife to confront a rafting party along the Chickaloon River…

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DHSS tightens public health center services amid cuts

State budget cuts will set some limits on access to services at Alaska’s public health clinics. The Alaska…

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Trawler crew rescued in the Aleutians; ship’s status unclear

This story was last updated at 10:09 p.m. Tuesday and will stand for the night. Forty-six crewmen from…

Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating

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Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating

JUNEAU — Alaska’s credit rating has taken another hit in the face of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that…

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State medical examiner identifies man who died near Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — A man found dead in waters off Ketchikan has been identified as a 63-year-old resident. Alaska…

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Walker signs two bills into law

Gov. Bill Walker has signed into law bills intended to help foster youths and ease adoption in Alaska.…

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Area in Denali Park to reopen following bear sightings

FAIRBANKS — Denali National Park officials plan to reopen an area of the park that had been closed…

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Juneau schools use data to ensure kids don’t get left behind

JUNEAU — The Juneau School District is using a new approach to help struggling students meet the standards…

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Anchorage strip club seeks reinstatement of liquor license

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage strip club is asking a judge to stop a state agency from revoking its…

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Palmer prison to close amid cost cuts

The Alaska Department of Corrections will close the Palmer Correctional Center to save money, commissioner Dean Williams announced…

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Exxon exec rebuts AGDC president on gasline status

ANCHORAGE — ExxonMobil Development Co. Vice President Jim Flood sent a letter to Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President…

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Officials give positive prognosis to wildfire near Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Though the wildfire near Alaska’s largest city was only 15 percent contained as of Saturday, fire…

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Hiker missing in Denali National Park found after search

DENALI NATIONAL PARK — A missing hiker has been found in good condition after a two-day search at…

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Restaurant suspends Chena River golf game after complaint

ANCHORAGE — A complaint has driven a Fairbanks hotel and restaurant to stop offering patrons the opportunity to…

Microscopic Image of Salmonella Typhi

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Alaska officials investigate Bethel-area salmonella outbreak

ANCHORAGE — Alaska environmental regulators collected test samples from a Bethel facility that serves food, following a salmonella…

In this June 24 file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks in Albany, N.Y. Sanders plans to meet with 1,900 of his delegates right before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, part of a series of meetings aimed at providing direction to his undecided supporters after he endorsed Hillary Clinton.

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Alaska party spokesman: No plant in Sanders camp

JUNEAU — The latest on Alaska delegates at the Democratic national convention (all times local): 12:59 p.m. A…

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Former Alaska House spokesman denies assaulting woman

ANCHORAGE — A former spokesman for the majority caucus of the Alaska House of Representatives who is accused…

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Alaska Railroad train strikes pedestrian at Crown Point

CROWN POINT, Alaska — An 85-year-old Crown Point man was seriously injured when he was struck by an…

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Troopers find body in Tongass Narrows in Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — Authorities say the body of a man has been found floating in water off Ketchikan. The…