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Bill proposes constitutional block on longer sessions
An Anchorage lawmaker has proposed an amendment to the Alaska Constitution that would prohibit the Legislature from working…
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Legislator seeks investigation into Alaska’s high gas prices
ANCHORAGE — A state lawmaker claims that Alaska’s only gasoline refiner has been manipulating gas prices, as the…
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Anchorage police find ‘explosive device’ during home search
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say officers investigating a drug case found an “explosive device” at a home. The…
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Ninilchik Tribe plans for regional public transit
KENAI — Ninilchik officials say public transit service is making its way to the Kenai Peninsula with the…
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Washington halts Seattle tunnel project over safety concerns
SEATTLE — Washington transportation officials and Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday halted all digging by Seattle’s tunnel-boring machine…
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Tribes say stronger self-governance key to success
WASHINGTON — Tribes want the federal government to work with them to strengthen and modernize their ability to…
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Mammoth bones show early human presence in Arctic
NEW YORK — The remains of a mammoth that was hunted down about 45,000 years ago have revealed…
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State of University speech warns of cuts
FAIRBANKS — The new president of the University of Alaska is warning students and staff of potential cuts…
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Charges filed in shooting death on remote Shuyak Island
KODIAK — A 44-year-old Anchorage man has been charged with first-degree murder and evidence tampering in the November…
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Obamacare signup deadline today
Today is the deadline to sign up for Obamacare in 2016. According to the U.S. Department of Health…
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Former Board of Fisheries nominee charged with PFD fraud
Roland Maw, a Kenai Peninsula commercial fishing advocate and the former executive director of the United Cook Inlet…
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Duluth man charged in Canada with making threats on airplane
DULUTH, Minn. — A northern Minnesota man accused of making threats on a flight from Alaska to Colorado…
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Geologists find tsunami hazard in eastern Aleutian Islands
ANCHORAGE — Geologists in Alaska have found evidence that a 125-mile section of the eastern Aleutian Islands that…
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State’s budget nibbles start to bite into CBJ
Nobody is calling their lawmaker to complain about the loss of municipal airport matching funds. In the debates…
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State to rebuild Baranof Warm Springs harbor
The Alaska Department of Transportation is seeking bids for a $1 million to $2 million project to rebuild…
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NTSB: Plane was destroyed after hitting Anchorage building
ANCHORAGE — The National Transportation Safety Board says wreckage from a small airplane that struck a downtown Anchorage…
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Kenai Peninsula College now implementing UA’s tobacco ban
KENAI — Staff and students at the Kenai Peninsula College have started the spring semester with the campus’…
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Anchorage police respond to disturbance, fatally shoot man
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police responding to a disturbance at a home shot and killed a man Tuesday night.…
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Alaska Airlines seeks long-term presence in Petersburg
Alaska Airlines is looking to stay in Petersburg for the next 50 years. According to a public notice…
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No bias in EPA’s study of Pebble Mine
JUNEAU — A government watchdog found no evidence of bias in how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted…