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$20M asphalt plant under construction in North Pole
FAIRBANKS — A new $20 million asphalt plant will be built in North Pole. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner…
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Review begins for Shell’s proposed oil-by-rail project
ANACORTES — Washington state and Skagit County officials are beginning an environmental review of a proposed oil-by-rail project…
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State: About 285 same-sex couples wed in past year
JUNEAU — About 285 same-sex couples have married in Alaska in the year since a federal judge struck…
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4th suicide in 3 weeks hits village
ANCHORAGE — A fourth young adult has killed himself in less than three weeks in a remote Alaska…
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State school board approves tougher test standards
The Alaska School Board has approved tough new grading standards for the Alaska Measures of Progress standardized tests.…
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Columbus Day renamed Indigenous Peoples Day
Gov. Bill Walker opened the first day of the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage by renaming…
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AMHS may explore selling Taku ferry
If the state’s budget outlook remains unchanged, the Alaska Marine Highway System will begin investigating whether to surplus…
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Remains of child found in burned Tununak home
ANCHORAGE — Authorities say the remains of a small child have been recovered from a home that burned…
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Anchorage man shot after opening door to his home
ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a man was shot by a gunman after opening the door of his Anchorage…
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Strong wind, heavy rain collapse village home on stilts
ANCHORAGE — High wind and heavy rain are blamed for the collapse of a home on stilts in…
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Gov’t recognizes river’s Native names
ANCHORAGE — The federal government will now recognize a major river system in Alaska by its two native…
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AFN convention to kick off in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s largest gathering of indigenous people is scheduled to take place in Anchorage this week, giving…
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Crisis team sent to village after trio of suicides
ANCHORAGE — A Native village on Alaska’s western coast is reeling from back-to-back suicides of three young adults…
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More, smaller icebergs could show up in Alaska tanker lanes
ANCHORAGE — Icebergs that threaten tankers carrying oil from the trans-Alaska pipeline are likely to be smaller but…
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Meet the Nomeite in charge of Alaska’s elections
On the third floor of the court plaza building is Josephine Bahnke’s boat. For the new head of…
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Researchers investigate uptick in stranded and dying otters
KENAI — Researchers are trying to figure out what has been causing more dead and dying sea otters…
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University system takes steps to ready for shooting response
JUNEAU — Immediately after the shooting at an Oregon community college, students, faculty and staff at the University…
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Ferry system cuts terminal positons
KETCHIKAN — The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a scaled…
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In rare event, the remnants of Pacific hurricane hit Southeast
JUNEAU — Remnants of Pacific Hurricane Oho battered Alaska’s southeast coast on Friday, the latest unusual weather event…
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Alaska Airlines debuts bigger overhead bins
Alaska Airlines is rolling out a new feature that fliers are sure to appreciate — larger overhead storage…