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Kenai Peninsula College professor travels to Bhutan
KENAI — Dr. Paul Landen began training last October for hiking in the Bhutanese mountains, but the 2,000-foot…
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Alaskan stranded in Russia after flight canceled
ANCHORAGE — Sivoy Miklahook booked his flight to Russia when there were no scheduled return flights to Alaska,…
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Inupiaq woman joins traditional tattooing movement
ANCHORAGE — Marjorie Tahbone pushed a needle into and back out of a woman’s forearm, allowing the ink-covered…
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Photo: Welcome back
Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, welcomes legislators back to the Capitol and gives thanks to Pam Varni, executive…
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French sailor had no fear in leaping to rescue boat
ANCHORAGE — The French sailor who made a daring jump from high up the rigging pole of his…
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Kasich first on Republican ballot
John Kasich, Ohio’s governor and a Republican candidate to become president, has become the first person to file…
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Analysis: Pay now or later for gas pipeline?
Chances are, you have at least one credit card in your wallet. Any time you pull it out…
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Legislature starts work amid dust, drilling
Neither construction dust or the shrieking sound of drilling could keep the Alaska Legislature from starting its third…
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Gov. Walker nixes natural gas tax after pledge from Big Oil
It’s business as unusual. On Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours before the Alaska Legislature was to begin…
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Department moving away from ‘bridge to nowhere’
JUNEAU — Alaska’s so-called bridge to nowhere, derided by critics as an example of congressional earmarks run amok,…
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Project provides boat access to Chena River in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — A project to stabilize the Chena River in Fairbanks is expected to allow for further development…
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Woman dies, 2 children hurt, in fire in village of Chevak
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a 39-year-old woman died and two children were injured in a residential…
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Man pleads guilty to illegal purchase of halibut
KETCHIKAN — A former Ketchikan resident and business owner has pleaded guilty to purchasing nearly 1,000 pounds of…
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Taiwanese woman may face hefty bill for US plane birth
TAIPEI — A Taiwanese woman who gave birth on a flight to the U.S. in what may have…
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Infographic: Catch of the year
Mobile users may see the infographic here. Salmon season is over, and the numbers are in: Alaska caught…
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BLM OKs drilling permit in petroleum reserve
JUNEAU — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday that it had approved a drilling permit that…
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Alaska tribal members to get back totem pole taken by actor
HONOLULU — A stolen totem pole that went from the garden decor of two golden-age Hollywood actors to…
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Marine debris waiting on permit in Seattle
KODIAK — Organizers of a cleanup along coastlines in Alaska and British Columbia are waiting for authorization to…
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Big Oil given extra time to pledge gas
The state of Alaska is negotiating up to the last minute on proposals that would guarantee major oil…
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Walker lifts another megaproject halt
Gov. Bill Walker has given approval for a fourth Alaska megaproject to move forward after blocking it in…