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Stolen boat leads police to group storing drugs, firearms

KENAI — Residents from Alaska and California have been arrested in Soldotna on drug and firearm charges after…

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UAF students caught in avalanche

FAIRBANKS — A group of University of Alaska Fairbanks students were caught in an avalanche near Summit Lake…

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Air traffic resumes as volcano wanes

ANCHORAGE — A remote Alaska volcano rumbled and sputtered Wednesday but was no longer spewing the massive ash…

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Three first-graders accused of plot to poison classmate

ANCHORAGE — Three first-graders in Alaska’s largest city plotted to kill a fellow student with silica gel packets…

Senate votes to ban smoking in bars, restaurants statewide

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Senate votes to ban smoking in bars, restaurants statewide

The Alaska Senate has voted 15-5 to approve a bill banning smoking in most public buildings across Alaska.…

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‘Right to try’ bill advances

A bill allowing terminally ill Alaskans the ability to try experimental drugs has passed the Senate Health and…

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Senate votes for special session away from Juneau

If the Alaska Legislature holds a special session this year, the Alaska Senate wants it to take place…

Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, left, walks out of the Senate Finance Committee room as Jesse Kiehl, legislative staff and Juneau's deputy mayor, center, and Bob Bartholomew, Juneau's finance director, look over cuts the city may now face as a result of four bills Kelly introduced Tuesday at the Capitol.

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Pols envision ‘bridge’ from state to local pensions

At the end of Tuesday afternoon’s Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Anchorage, was envisioning a bridge. Constructed…

Jordan Shilling, aide to Sen. John Coghill, talks about the meaning of justice during a hearing on an omnibus crime bill designed to overhaul the state's criminal justice system, Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska.  The bill is being heard by Senate Finance committee which discussed reinvestment options for the money that could be saved by reducing the state's prison population. At left is Brenda Stanfill, of Fairbanks, Alaska, an advocate for victim's rights on the Alaska's Criminal Justice Commission. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

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Bill: Keep criminals from returning to jail

JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers are considering a bill aimed at preventing criminals from repeatedly returning to jail. The…

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Troopers: Person found dead in burned home in Alaska village

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a person has been found dead after a fire broke out in…

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Anchorage man dies in apartment shooting after altercation

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say a fatal shooting of a man at an east-side apartment was preceded by…

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Volcano spews smaller amounts of ash at lower levels

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska volcano kept pumping out new ash Tuesday that could threaten aircraft, but it came…

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Fairbanks borough voters to decide on 5 pct. pot tax

FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks North Star Borough officials have agreed to put a marijuana sales tax proposal before voters…

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House passes two bills

The Alaska House of Representatives has extended the work of the state parole board and approved legislation regularizing…

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Committee wants public’s thoughts on Medicaid reform

The Alaska House Finance Committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 74, the Medicaid reform bill, from…

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Nonprofit announces heating oil help for 20 Alaska villages

ANCHORAGE — A nonprofit organization serving 20 western Alaska villages says it will make $325,000 available this year…

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House used as checkpoint for Iditarod burns down

FAIRBANKS — A Nikolai home that is used as a checkpoint for dog races has burned down. The…

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US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal on Tongass

JUNEAU — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court decision that reinstated prohibitions on…

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6-year-old suspected in Ketchikan fire that burned garage

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a 6-year-old boy was responsible for a weekend fire that…

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NAACP joins GOP in call for criminal justice reform

The Anchorage chapter of the NAACP has partnered with the Alaska Republican Party on a resolution in support…