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Ordinance to remove prayer in Kenai assembly meetings struck down
KENAI — The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly begins every meeting with a prayer. Technically called an invocation, the…
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Man suspected of 2015 shooting in Fairbanks arrested in Ohio
FAIRBANKS — A man suspected of fatally shooting another man outside a Fairbanks bar last year has been…
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Alaska Zoo welcomes new wolverine from Sweden
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Zoo in Anchorage has welcomed a new male wolverine to join a female already…
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North Pole man pleads guilty to first-degree murder
FAIRBANKS — A 42-year-old North Pole resident suspected of shooting an Anchorage man to death last year at…
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Norway-flagged tanker gauging damage after Bering Sea mishap
ANCHORAGE — A nearly 600-foot chemical tanker ran aground on an Alaska island in the Bering Sea. The…
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Turning recycled glass into jewelry
KENAI — If a concrete mixer ever dreamed of making something beautiful, Jenna Hansen is giving it a…
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A new chapter after first licenses are approved
The first commercial licenses are issued, growers are gearing up to grow, the Marijuana Control Board is shuffling,…
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Syringe exchange provides health services, sterile tools
HOMER — If an intravenous drug user goes into The Exchange at the South Peninsula Hospital Training Center…
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Kenai Peninsula sales tax cap increase goes to voters
KENAI — Kenai Peninsula officials have voted to send a measure that would double the cap on taxable…
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Mother to serve 20 years in suffocating death of newborn
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage woman will spend 20 years in prison for suffocating her 3-week-old daughter with a…
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$16M in federal energy grants announced for rural Alaska
ANCHORAGE — Rural communities in Alaska are set to receive more than $16 million in federal grants to…
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Judge denies attempt to prolong Medicaid legislation
ANCHORAGE — A state judge has denied an attempt to prolong litigation challenging Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to…
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Teams take off from Victoria for non-powered race to Alaska
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — After a short hop from Port Townsend to Victoria, British Columbia, 55 teams are…
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Coast Guard exchanges halt sales of ‘assault-style’ guns
KODIAK — “Assault-style” guns are no longer being sold at four Coast Guard exchange stores that handle firearms,…
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Coast Guard to boost security at Kodiak base
KODIAK — The Coast Guard base in Kodiak is beefing up its security with a new system that…
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Walker picks Andy Mack as Natural Resources commissioner
ANCHORAGE — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has picked an attorney with oil and gas experience as his new…
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First cruise ship set for Northwest Passage passes inspection
ANCHORAGE — The Coast Guard is gearing up for the inaugural voyage of a luxury cruise ship through…
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Bethel nonprofits ordered to pay sales taxes
BETHEL — The city of Bethel will soon begin requiring nonprofit organizations to pay sales taxes after a…
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Census: Asians remain fastest-growing racial group in US
WASHINGTON — Asians remain the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, according to new information from the…
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Alaska attorney general, resources commissioner resign
ANCHORAGE — There were major changes to Gov. Bill Walker’s cabinet on Thursday, with announcements that the attorney general…