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Fairbanks woman named state’s top secondary school principal
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks principal has been named Alaska’s secondary school principal of the year. The award for…
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Schools can decide on transgender athletes
ANCHORAGE – Alaska’s governing body for high school activities says it is leaving it up to schools to…
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Tourists use homeless shelter to grab free grub
KETCHIKAN — Cruise ship passengers have been hanging out at a Southeast Alaska homeless shelter to get free…
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Alaska Highway closed in BC by wildfire
Four kilometers of the Alaska Highway in northeast British Columbia has been closed by a wildfire, the government…
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Walker attends first meeting of new tribal advisory council
ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker has attended the first meeting of the new Governor’s Tribal Advisory Council, a…
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AG hires lawyer who advised threatening gas leases
A former Alaska Gasline Port Authority legal consultant with historically hard line views on producers’ obligations under state…
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For bill seeking to restrict sex ed, it was try, try, try and try again ─ then succeed
The fourth time was the charm for a bill that places restrictions on the teaching of sexual education…
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House OKs crime bill
In a 28-11 vote, the Alaska House has approved Senate Bill 91, a sweeping reform of Alaska’s criminal…
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Couple forced daughters to live in basement, face child neglect charges
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska couple faces child neglect charges after authorities said their two teenage daughters lived in…
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Critics question mine exploration near eagle preserve
ANCHORAGE — In early winter, after most tourists have fled Alaska, another kind of visitor flies in: bald…
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New commander to take over at US Army Pacific
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — A new commander is taking over as the leader of Army soldiers in the…
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Eagle hit plane before crash that killed 4
ANCHORAGE — A small airplane hit a bald eagle before it crashed and burst into flames just north…
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Sitka rejects appeal of landslide-destroyed property value
SITKA — Sitka officials have voted to uphold the city assessor’s figure on the taxable value of a…
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House spends third day debating crime bill
The Alaska House has voted to prohibit probation officers from searching the homes of Alaskans under electronic monitoring…
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Single vote dooms new restrictions on sex education
A bill that would have required local school districts to approve sex education courses in Alaska schools has…
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Mining tax increase gets hearing in House Finance
The Alaska House Finance Committee has begun considering a 1 percent tax hike on the state’s most profitable…
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Lawmakers vote to pursue new building for Anchorage legislators
After a veto threat from Gov. Bill Walker, lawmakers have changed their plans for a new office building…
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Mom gets 1 month in jail for assaulting toddler on plane
HONOLULU — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Hawaii mother to a month in jail and three…
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House will again consider bill with sex ed implications
A controversial bill that would require school-board approval of sex education classes for Alaska students is headed back…
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Teen who killed bicyclist in Anchorage begins prison term
ANCHORAGE — A teenager who struck and killed a bicyclist while driving drunk in Anchorage has started her…