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Fugitive on AMHS ferry arrested
KETCHIKAN— Law enforcement officers with the Alaska State Troopers and Ketchikan Police Department arrested a fugitive from Washington…
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Kodiak resident applies for city’s first marijuana business
KODIAK — A Kodiak woman is hoping to open the city’s first commercial marijuana business. Janiese Stevens has…
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Volcano ash cloud covers 400 miles
ANCHORAGE — Strong winds Monday pushed an ash cloud from an Alaska volcano into the heart of the…
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Alaska nursing home asks to serve seal oil to Native clients
ANCHORAGE — Alaska regulators are working with an Alaska Native organization that wants to serve its nursing home…
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Trump and Cruz lose Alaska delegates as Rubio returns
Four weeks after Alaska’s Republican Presidential Preference Poll, Marco Rubio has returned to the race. In an unprecedented…
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Senate cost-cutters turn to retirement programs
Fiscal cost-cutters in the Alaska Senate have turned their attention on the state’s Public Employees Retirement and Teachers…
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House votes for Sweetheart Lake funding
The Alaska House has voted 36-0 to allow the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue $120…
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Homer Farmers Market ahead of today’s trends
HOMER — After a trip to Washington state in February for a farmers market conference, the management of…
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Walker reiterates call for budget plan amid dour forecast
JUNEAU — A dour revenue forecast brought with it a warning from Gov. Bill Walker that state legislators…
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Kodiak safety officers to carry new fire suppression tools
KODIAK — Public safety officers in Kodiak are now better able to fight fires thanks to new equipment.…
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Bison taken from interior Alaska village by helicopter
GRAYLING — A tagged bison had to be taken from an interior Alaska village by helicopter after it…
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Sanders wins Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Alaska Democratic party’s presidential caucuses Saturday, defeating former U.S. Secretary…
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Cultivation licenses dominate marijuana applications
ANCHORAGE — The first batch of marijuana business license applications is available to the public, and so far…
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Soldotna men involved in spice bust indicted at federal level
KENAI — Two Soldotna men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of synthetic cannabis…
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Regents oppose bill allowing concealed guns on campuses
JUNEAU — The University of Alaska Board of Regents has formalized its opposition to a state Senate bill…
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National Park Service to defend ban on hovercraft
FAIRBANKS — The National Park Service in Alaska plans to defend its ban on hovercrafts despite a U.S.…
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Army officially delays JBER cut
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Army has officially announced that it will delay the long-dreaded reduction of 2,600 soldiers…
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US rig count drops 12 this week to all-time low of 464
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped 12 this…
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2 injured when car slams into pickup paused for caribou
SOLDOTNA — A driver who stopped on a Kenai Peninsula road to let caribou cross was injured Thursday…
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Alaska man sentenced for attempted exploitation of children
ANCHORAGE — A 45-year-old Anchorage man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempted sexual…