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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…