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Rains a boost to fire crews battling wildfire near Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — A substantial rain began falling Friday over a wildfire near Alaska’s largest city, giving firefighters a…
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‘Rolling Wake’: Southeast woman kept husband’s body in truck and drove it around ‘for a couple days’
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan Police Chief Alan Bengaard has seen a lot in his decades-long law enforcement career. But…
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Budget director: Expect more state job losses
ANCHORAGE — State budget cuts are beginning to hit home, in terms of jobs and economic impact. Office…
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Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down
JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law requiring parental notification for girls…
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Walker vetoes bill to put lawmakers on Alaska gas line board
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has vetoed legislation that would have put lawmakers on the board of the…
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Rain falls on fire threatening subdivisions near Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — Light rain fell Thursday as nearly 300 firefighters worked to gain control of a wildfire threatening…
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Moody’s report addresses little change in budget, politics
Alaska’s credit rating hasn’t been downgraded again — yet. Moody’s Investors Service issued a report Thursday reiterating that…
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Sitka author’s book chosen for Oprah’s Book Club
SITKA — Local author Brendan Jones has made waves with his first novel, “The Alaskan Laundry,” which has…
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Alaska GOP chair: Cruz speech a ‘petulant’ misfire
JUNEAU — The Alaska Republican party chairman said he would be surprised if Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could…
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Kenai Peninsula community looks to solve erosion problem
KENAI — Homeowners concerned about the level of erosion alongside a river in their Kenai Peninsula community have…
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Dave Eggers sets his latest literary adventure in Alaska
NEW YORK — The latest stop on Dave Eggers’ long-running fictional tour: Alaska. Eggers’ “Heroes of the Frontier,”…
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Troopers: Palmer man shot during home invasion; suspects fled
PALMER — Authorities say a Palmer man was shot after two people entered his home through a window…
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Denali Park postpones reopening area after bear sightings
ANCHORAGE — Denali National Park officials are holding off on plans to reopen an area closed because of…
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Correction
In Monday’s story about a jury award in a crash involving a Bethel police vehicle, The Associated Press…
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Broken ice machine stalls business for village fishermen
BETHEL — Dozens of fishermen from two villages on the Lower Yukon River are demanding Maserculiq Native Corporation…
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Officials say Alaska wildfire likely started by people
ANCHORAGE — A wildfire threatening homes on both sides of it just south of Alaska’s largest city was…
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Half ton of food donated to homeless Anchorage youth stolen
ANCHORAGE — More than a thousand pounds of food intended to feed homeless youth have been stolen, Anchorage…
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Walker, lawmakers trying to breach AK LNG impasse
Increased state control of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gasline project was a concept first proposed by the state’s…
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AGDC President: ‘Poor relationship’ with lawmakers the biggest gasline hurdle
Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President and CEO Keith Meyer directly addressed what he sees as one of the…
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Walker picks Hollis French for oil and gas commission
Gov. Bill Walker appointed former Anchorage Democratic state senator Hollis French to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation…