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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…
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Familiar face becomes APFC pope
Angela Rodell will be the next executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. Analogous to Alaska’s pope,…
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Bodies of 2 more men identified in 1952 plane crash
ANCHORAGE — The remains of two more U.S. service members who died in a plane crash outside Anchorage…
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Trio of suicides leaves Alaska village in grief
ANCHORAGE — An entire village on Alaska’s western coast is grieving the back-to-back suicides of three young adults…
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Biologists track unusual fish sightings on Alaska’s coast
ANCHORAGE — Biologists say unusual fish are appearing near Alaska’s shores, likely because of warmer ocean temperatures caused…
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Correction
A story in the Wednesday, Oct. 7 edition of the Juneau Empire incorrectly stated the length of a…
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Walker makes pitch for opening ANWR to Obama administration
ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker has lobbied members of President Barack Obama’s administration on opening up parts of…
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1 dead in small plane crash near Alaska high school
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a small plane crashed and caught on fire Thursday near an Alaska…
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No ferry reservations on Sunday
The Alaska Marine Highway is closing its website and reservations system from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday…
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Young not in running for Speaker of the House
As the U.S. House of Representatives scrambles to find its next Speaker, there are few certainties. One of…