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Trooper’s son finds gun, fatally shoots himself

BETHEL — Authorities say the 4-year-old son of an Alaska State Trooper died Monday when he found a…

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Soldotna woman found dead in woods

A Soldotna woman was found dead on Saturday after walking into the woods on the side of the…

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NTSB hiring 2 Alaska crash investigators

ANCHORAGE — National Transportation Safety Board officials in Anchorage will begin sorting through applications as they look to…

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Scientists use drones to spot stranded Cook Inlet belugas

KENAI — Federal scientists will begin using drones to monitor beluga whales in the Cook Inlet as part…

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator takes photos at the scene of an aircraft crash Tuesday in Anchorage.

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Pilot killed in Anchorage crash wasn’t authorized to fly plane

ANCHORAGE — The pilot of a small plane that smashed into a building in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday…

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State gets extension to meet Real ID requirements

JUNEAU — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given Alaska an extension to meet national proof-of-identity standards.…

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Minimum wage bump scheduled for Jan. 1

Alaskans making minimum wage should check their paychecks after the new year. Alaska’s minimum wage rises to $9.75…

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High winds halt ferry sailings between Homer, Kodiak

JUNEAU — The state transportation department says sailings of the state ferry Tustumena between Homer and Kodiak have…

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Snowboarders rescued in Haines

A pair of visiting Maine snowboarders were rescued from a snowy situation Saturday on Haines’ Mount Ripinski. According…

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AMC dispute may kill the undead on GCI

“The Walking Dead” may be dead walking. Most Alaskans may lose access to the most popular scripted TV…

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North Pole seeks funding for wastewater problem

FAIRBANKS — The water utility in North Pole, a city just south of Fairbanks, is looking to secure…

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Walker reflects on first full year in office, looks ahead

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker likened his first year in office to moving into a new house that…

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University of Alaska Fairbanks to go smoke-free

ANCHORAGE — Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will no longer be able to smoke, vape or…

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Troopers say Russian Mission man dies in snowmobile sinking

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a 24-year-old Russian Mission man died after his snowmobile sunk in an…

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Troopers say woman passed out with foot on car’s gas pedal

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a 23-year-old Anchorage woman is under arrest after she passed out with…

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Weather front brings high winds to Alaska

ANCHORAGE — Meteorologists say a weather front is bringing high winds and warmer temperatures to much of Alaska,…

In this Dec. 17 photo, a spruce root hat, weaved by Selina Peratrovich and painted by Nathan Jackson, sits in a box in the Tongass Historical Museum storage room in Ketchikan.

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Baskets, bottle cover, hat sent to Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — When Peter Corey, former curator of the Alaska State Museum and the Sheldon Jackson Museum, died…

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An Anchorage classroom

ANCHORAGE — We often hear that Anchorage has some of the most diverse schools in America. In fact,…

In this Nov. 8, 2005 photo, Inuit hunter Karlin Itchoak coils the rope of a subsistence net after pulling in a beluga whale as the sun sets at Cape Nome near Nome. The environment is changing and the Inuit, who consider themselves a part of it, want measures taken to protect their culture.

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Inuit link food supply to environment health

ANCHORAGE — Alaska Inuit hunter John Goodwin for decades has hunted oogruk, the bearded seal, a marine mammal…

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Leaders discuss pension system debts

KETCHIKAN — State and municipal leaders are in talks to change Alaska’s multi-billion-dollar pension system. Local leaders attended…