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Governor urges action on Permanent Fund bill
Gov. Bill Walker urged lawmakers Wednesday to continue work on the flagship legislation of his 13-point plan to…
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Alaska courts to close Friday afternoons in cost-saving move
ANCHORAGE — Alaska officials said all state courts will be closed every Friday at noon beginning July 1…
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3 die in crash of passenger van on remote Alaska island
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a traffic crash on a remote Aleutian island killed three people in…
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Climber dies of unknown illness on Alaska mountain
ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service says a climber on Alaska’s Denali mountain died Tuesday of an unknown…
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Former Ketchikan lumberjack wins reality show competition
KETCHIKAN — A former Ketchikan resident and Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show lumberjack won FOX’s “American Grit,” a military-style…
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Alaska Airlines CEO says he might keep Virgin brand
NEW YORK — Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden said Wednesday that he might keep the Virgin America brand,…
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Ketchikan authorities seize half a pound of meth, arrest three
KETCHIKAN — The Ketchikan Police Department, Alaska State Troopers and Adult Probation office searched a Ketchikan building near…
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Adult smoking generally declines, still higher among Alaska Natives
Smoking rates continue to decline in Alaska, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Between…
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Scientists: Drop Arctic from plans for offshore drilling
ANCHORAGE — Nearly 400 scientists have signed a letter urging President Obama to eliminate the possibility of Arctic…
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Alaska officials welcome new federal rule on adoption cases
JUNEAU — Alaska officials say a new federal rule that will require judges to ask whether a child…
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A’s to your Q’s on the Permanent Fund bill
The Alaska Legislature is moving quickly to address a bill that would divert a portion of the Alaska…
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As Legislature balks, state’s credit rating continues to fall
The last credit rating agency to give Alaska a top credit rating has changed its mind. On Tuesday,…
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Ketchikan dam project complicated by high lake level
Crews encountered some difficulties beginning the project due to a warm winter and wet spring that left water…
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House hostile to Permanent Fund bill
Members of the Alaska House Finance Committee continue to express uncertainty and hostility toward a measure that would…
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Ketchikan could see raise in sales tax cap
KETCHIKAN — Residents of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough could see an increase next year in the borough’s $1,000…
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US says airlines are improving at on-time performance
Airlines are doing a better job of sticking to their schedules, and consumer complaints are falling. The Department…
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Woman dies after ATV overturns in Mat-Su creek
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage woman died Sunday night after her all-terrain vehicle overturned in a creek that feeds…
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Southeast Alaska ferry service still owes money on $3M loan
KETCHIKAN — An independent ferry serving communities in southeast Alaska is struggling to come up with the funds…
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Truck fire leads to arrest of man suspected of burglary
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have arrested a man suspected of breaking into a business, stealing a truck and…
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House has moment of silence for victims
JUNEAU — The Alaska House of Representatives stood for a moment of silence Monday to honor the shooting…