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Sitka’s ‘slave auction’ to be renamed
ANCHORAGE — Organizers of an annual Alaska charity event said Monday they will stop calling it a “slavery…
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Oil collapse tests US colleges as donors dry up
AUSTIN, Texas — It’s easy to see what oil money means to the University of Texas. Tuition hasn’t…
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Alaska church tips pizza delivery driver $1,900
ANCHORAGE — A week after a church congregation in Ohio tipped a pizza delivery driver $1,000, a church…
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Alaska Airlines plans $50 million of improvements in state
FAIRBANKS — Alaska Airlines is planning more than $50 million in new capital investments in Alaska over the…
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Most states show increase in high school graduation rates, Alaska not among them
WASHINGTON — High school graduation rates for most states continue to improve, according to preliminary data released Monday…
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NAACP criticizes Alaska Day ‘slave auction’ fundraiser in Sitka
ANCHORAGE — Organizers of an annual Alaska charity event said Monday they will stop calling it a “slavery auction” after the…
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Alaska’s fishing fatalities are dropping, no matter how you mix the numbers
The deadliest catch is getting a lot less deadly. Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard reported to the…
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Legislature to convene special session on gas issues
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature is set to convene for its third special session this year, this time…
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Scientists investigate dead orca whale found near Petersburg
PETERSBURG — Scientists are investigating the death of an orca whale found on the shore of Kupreanof Island…
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Alaska Volcano Observatory repairs seismic monitors
ANCHORAGE — Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists have repaired several seismic monitoring stations at active volcanoes throughout southwest Alaska.…
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Actress talks Kodiak with Jimmy Kimmel
KODIAK — An actress who spent the first years of her life in Kodiak and now plays a…
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DOT chief brings creative approach to road maintenance
FAIRBANKS — Dan Schacher had a pretty straightforward job when he began work as an Alaska Department of…
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Gov., 2011 Iditarod champ push ‘wellness initiative’
ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker and 2011 Iditarod champion John Baker on Friday announced the creation of an…
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Suicide mars AFN conference
ANCHORAGE — Organizers of the Alaska Federation of Natives conference announced there was a death at the Saturday…
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Warming Arctic could uncover Native artifacts
ANCHORAGE — A researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is attempting to predict where higher Arctic temperatures…
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Fairbanks 4 defendant proclaims innocence
ANCHORAGE — Marvin Roberts, one of the four Alaska Native men convicted in the 1997 murder of a…
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Agitated airman leads to base hospital lockdown
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — One person is in custody after an agitated airman with a loaded 9 mm…
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McGuire faces complaint over disclosure report
JUNEAU — The Alaska Public Offices Commission has filed a complaint against state Sen. Lesil McGuire, saying the…
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Sitka awaits visit from Russian performers
SITKA — A troupe of Russian performers who were set to visit Sitka for the upcoming Alaska Day…
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Murkowski brings in $920K in latest fundraising period
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought in about $920,000 toward her re-election bid during the latest fundraising…