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State’s LNG buyout could cost $7B
ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to increase the state’s share in the Alaska LNG Project could put…
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Officials eye eroding village as relocation model
ANCHORAGE — One of Alaska’s most eroded coastal Native villages is being eyed as a possible national model…
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Mass. college cancels sale of Native objects
JUNEAU — A Massachusetts theology college has abandoned plans to sell off art from 52 Native tribes, including…
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Homeless man in Anchorage uses homemade spear to kill bear
ANCHORAGE — A homeless man fashioned a machete-like blade to a groomed tree branch and speared a hungry…
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Departures from Alaska at highest point in 25 years
FAIRBANKS — More people left Alaska last year than they have in decades, with net migration out of…
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4 finalists named for CEO of Alaska Permanent Fund Corp
JUNEAU — Four finalists have been named for the job of CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.…
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More scams since PFD payouts
ANCHORAGE — With Alaskans ready to cash their Permanent Fund dividends, regulators and consumer protection organizations are seeing…
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Budget cuts could cost Alaska State Troopers a helicopter
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers have already grounded one of their two search and rescue helicopters due to…
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Senate panel votes to lift 40-year-old US ban on oil exports
WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee endorsed a bill Thursday to lift the four-decade-old ban on crude oil…
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Recreational pot users score bud at Oregon shops
PORTLAND — Excited shoppers looking to score some of the first recreational marijuana sold legally in Oregon bought…
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Ketchikan hospital’s parent company wins $3.66 million grant
KETCHIKAN — The operator of the Ketchikan Medical Center has been awarded a $3.66 million grant from the…
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High court to hear appeal of National Park Service authority
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Park Service has authority to enforce federal regulations…
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Anchorage mayor says police recruitment a priority
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is making good on a campaign promise to improve public safety, partially…
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Gunman opens fire at Oregon community college, killing 13
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A gunman opened fire at an Oregon community college Thursday, killing at least 13 people…
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Construction, property tax proposal offered for gas project
JUNEAU — A tentative agreement has been reached between the state and North Slope’s three major producers over…
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Anchorage Assembly passes LGBT anti-discrimination laws
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Assembly members have passed an ordinance making it illegal in the city to discriminate on…
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State proposed regulations would limit Ketchikan marijuana
KETCHIKAN — Proposed state regulations could keep marijuana businesses from opening almost anywhere in downtown Ketchikan. The Ketchikan…
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Storm drops 11.2 inches of snow in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — Thousands of Alaska residents are without power after a major snowstorm socked the Fairbanks area and…
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Board votes to extend Sitka bulk water deal
SITKA — Alaska Bulk Water Inc. is asking the city of Sitka to extend its contract as it…
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Groups seek end to all Arctic Ocean drilling
ANCHORAGE — Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to end its quest for oil in the Arctic waters off Alaska…