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Ketchikan assembly votes against federal pot rules
KETCHIKAN — The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly has approved changes to local marijuana zoning rules, with members voting…
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Anchorage police officer hit in face with bear pepper spray
ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of shooting bear pepper spray into the face of an Anchorage police officer…
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Group: Fracking will harm endangered beluga whale
ANCHORAGE — A national environmental group on Wednesday asked federal fisheries officials to block an oil company’s plans…
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Fairbanks could be closer to opening sober center
FAIRBANKS — A tribal nonprofit organization has been awarded a $49,000 grant to support efforts by the city…
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Police arrest suspect in Anchorage credit union robbery
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have arrested a man suspected of robbing a credit union on the city’s east…
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Driver charged with manslaughter in Aleutians crash that killed three
ANCHORAGE — The driver of a passenger van that crashed last week, killing three people, was driving impaired…
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Man on snowmobile arrested on the first day of summer
ANCHORAGE — A 42-year-old Nikiski man faces a felony charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after…
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Photo: Gov signs SB 74
Gov. Bill Walker hands Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, the pen he used to sign Senate Bill 74 into…
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Salt Lake City man says he didn’t place ad seeking wife
SPOKANE, Wash. — A Salt Lake City businessman said he was shocked to see a full-page advertisement in…
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Plane diverts to Sea-Tac after alleged assault, man arrested
SEATTLE — A spokesman for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport says a flight was diverted to the Seattle area Tuesday…
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Kenaitze Indian Tribe welcomes new elder center
KENAI — The Kenaitze Indian Tribe has been able to reach more members of its elder community with…
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227 personnel working to contain fire near village of Tetlin
ANCHORAGE — Alaska wildfire officials have doubled the number of personnel fighting a fire near the village of…
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Minivan rams Palmer home twice; driver charged with assault
PALMER — A 47-year-old Wasilla woman suspected of twice ramming a minivan into a Palmer home has been…
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Alaska appeals court targets police searches
FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Court of Appeals is asking the state’s highest court to re-examine rules regarding police…
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High costs discourage young Alaskans from commercial fishing
SEWARD — Austin Sollars got his first paid commercial fishing job at 11, baiting hooks on a 74-foot…
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FBI: No national security threat in ’15 Alaska plane crash
ANCHORAGE — The FBI says there was no threat to national security when a pilot crashed a small…
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New Huna Totem Corp. president to be installed Oct. 1
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Native village corporation for Hoonah has selected a new president and chief executive officer.…
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Marijuana skeptics take aim at potency in Colorado
DENVER — Colorado pot skeptics have been cleared to start work on the most sweeping effort yet to…
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LGBTQ leaders turn to old nemesis, police, for safety
Decades ago, an early morning raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York sparked violent protests among gay…
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Bethel tribe to continue services after senior center closes
BETHEL — While a senior center in Bethel prepares to close its doors for good, the Orutsararmuit Native…