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Farmer using sewage as fertilizer loses permit

FAIRBANKS — A Moose Creek farmer has lost a permit to fertilize his land with human waste after…

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After Alaska successes, FAA weather cam program expands

What started as a small program to help Alaska pilots who fly some of the most dangerous routes…

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Sweetheart dam nears federal permit

The Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project is nearing the end of its long federal permitting process. On the last…

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Muñoz challenger reaches out online

Justin Parish faces a big hurdle in challenging Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, in this fall’s election, and he’s…

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Russian film crew films St. Herman documentary on Kodiak

KODIAK — A film crew from Russia is retracing the life of St. Herman on Kodiak Island. The…

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Anchorage police seek man suspected of ramming patrol car

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are seeking a man suspected of ramming a patrol car and fleeing from officers.…

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State approves $3.5M deal for Gravina Island access project

KETCHIKAN — Officials are moving forward with a road project that will increase access to hundreds of acres…

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State moves ahead with long-planned Point Bridget land swap

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has announced plans to press forward with a land swap involving Point…

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Alaska experiences record high spring temperatures

ANCHORAGE — No one calls springtime in Alaska balmy but the state this year saw record high spring…

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ATV crashes, rolls, seriously injuring Pitka’s Point man

PITKA’S POINT — A southwest Alaska man was seriously injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash. Alaska State Troopers…

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Anchorage company wins contract to repair Ketchikan dock

KETCHIKAN — An Anchorage company has been selected to repair a Ketchikan dock damaged last week by a…

In this September 2015 file photo, a bull moose known as "Scarface" approaches a cow moose in Denali National Park and Preserve.

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Moose shot within Denali National Park; rangers investigate

ANCHORAGE — National Park Service rangers are investigating the shooting death of a moose inside Denali National Park…

Tim Saffle, left, regional representative of the International Organization of Masters and Alaskan Mariners, and Alan Cote, right, national president of the Inlandboatmen's Union, speak at a press conference on Tuesday in Anchorage. The unions have launched a media campaign urging Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. to retain Crowley Maritime Services for tanker escort and spill response services for oil tankers leaving Valdez.

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Unions protest change in Alaska oil tanker escort contract

ANCHORAGE — Two maritime unions with 250 Alaska jobs at stake have begun a campaign to stop the…

Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, introduces a bill to the Senate State Affairs Committee at the Capitol in February. McGuire authored SB 128.

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Senate votes to halve dividend, spend Permanent Fund earnings on state operations

The Alaska Senate voted late Monday to spend almost $1.8 billion per year from the Alaska Permanent Fund…

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Woman who died in fire was Indonesian national

ANCHORAGE — A woman who died in a fire at a remote Alaska fishing lodge was a 59-year-old…

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Walker’s 13-point deficit plan falters after four months in Legislature

After 137 days in regular and special session, the Alaska Legislature may be nearing an end to its…

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Troopers release names of officers who shot, killed suspect

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have released the names of two officers who fatally shot a man with…

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Troopers find 2 dead in burning home outside Wasilla

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers responding Sunday to reports of a shooting near Wasilla found a house on…

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South Dakota teacher to spend summer in Alaska on NOAA mission

HOVEN, S.D. — A South Dakota science teacher is spending part of his summer break doing research in…

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State says inmate died of suspected drug overdose

ANCHORAGE — A 36-year-old inmate at the Anchorage Correctional Complex died in April of a suspected drug overdose,…