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Forest Service seeks to give cash for wood products
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking proposals for its 2016 Wood Innovations grant program. On Tuesday, the USFS…
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AKRR approved to carry LNG
The Federal Railroad Administration has given the Alaska Railroad permission to carry liquefied natural gas. The approval is…
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State gets new commercial fisheries chief
Former Southeast regional fisheries coordinator Scott Kelley has taken over the state’s top commercial fisheries job. Wednesday was…
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Snow crab harvest slashed 40 percent
Crabbers’ fears of a diving quota came true with the third-lowest snow crab harvest limit since 2005. The…
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GCI fined $620K for cell tower violations
General Communications Inc. has been fined more than $620,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for failing to properly…
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UAF admits mishandling of sexual assault cases
FAIRBANKS — An internal review has revealed that several perpetrators of sexual assault at the University of Alaska…
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Women’s legal rights handbook gets update, publishes online
JUNEAU — The latest edition of the Alaska Women’s Legal Rights handbook can now be accessed online and…
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Anchorage officials consider tougher penalties for Spice
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage mayor is proposing tougher penalties for using or dealing the synthetic drug known as…
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Lawmakers plan hearings instead of mass briefing
JUNEAU — House and Senate committees plan to start holding hearings the first day of the special session…
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Weight cited in ’13 plane crash that killed 10
ANCHORAGE — The pilot of an air taxi that crashed on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula in 2013, killing all…
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Frenchman leaps from sailboat to ship off Alaska
ANCHORAGE — A Frenchman with his cat tucked inside his clothing made a daring leap of faith Tuesday…
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Corporation to hear pitches addressing climate change
JUNEAU — The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. has committed to hearing investment pitches from companies and projects working…
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Frozen well causes headaches for Bethel schools
BETHEL — A frozen well is causing headaches for school officials in Bethel. KYUK reported an ice chunk…
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Feds back Native group in artifacts probe
ANCHORAGE — A Massachusetts college was found in violation of a federal law regulating the possession and sale…
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More than half of U.S. states report job losses in September
WASHINGTON — Most U.S. states reported jobs losses in September as slowing growth has weighed on hiring nationwide…
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Weekly tsunami tests in Ketchikan to go silent
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan residents will no longer be able to hear the weekly warning sirens as fire officials…
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Aleknagik Wood River Bridge opens
The Alaska Department of Transportation has announced that a new $19 million bridge near Dillingham is now open…
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Alaska Airlines plans $50M of improvements
FAIRBANKS — Alaska Airlines is planning more than $50 million in new capital investments in Alaska over the…
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New animal shelter to open in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will soon be opening its doors…
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Activist hopes convention suicide leads to more awareness
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska suicide-prevention activist is hoping a man’s very public suicide at an Alaska Native conference…