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12/05/19 07:30 PM
Coast Guard, Navy boats collide in Alaska; 9 injured
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard vessel collided with a U.S. Navy boat, injuring nine people, including one critically, off Alaska's Kodiak Island.

12/05/19 02:15 PM
Alaska governor to host holiday open house
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and first lady Rose Dunleavy will host the traditional holiday open house at the governor's mansion Tuesday.

12/05/19 01:51 PM
Layup of ferry Aurora to affect more than 20 workers
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state ferry system said Thursday that more than 20 employees will be affected by the expected, long-term layup of the Aurora.

12/05/19 11:27 AM
Robbers hit east Anchorage bank; employee, customer injured
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The FBI is looking for two men who robbed a bank in Alaska.

12/05/19 07:54 AM
Soldotna man dies in rollover crash into water along highway
COOPER LANDING, Alaska (AP) — A 54-year-old Soldotna man died in a one-car crash on the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing.

12/05/19 05:41 AM
Alaska governor seeks public input on Native tribal schools
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's governor wants public input on an upcoming bill to set up a legal framework for Alaska Native tribal governments to operate K-12 schools, officials said.

12/04/19 10:06 AM
Anchorage police release name of woman found in burned SUV
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police have released the name of a woman found dead last month inside a burned sport utility vehicle near Cheney Lake Park.

12/04/19 08:16 AM
Man shot, mortally wounded at Anchorage restaurant
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say a man was fatally shot at a city restaurant.

12/04/19 05:53 AM
Alaska workers fired after video reveals package throwing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage company has fired and disciplined workers after a video showed them throwing Amazon.com delivery packages to each other in a warehouse.

12/04/19 05:27 AM
Broken lights close Alaska tribal airport to night flights
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native community airport has been unable to receive night flights or medevac flights because of disabled runway lights, officials said.

12/03/19 02:30 PM
Man convicted in 1987 kidnapping, murder of Fairbanks girl dies
Michael Alexander was serving consecutive 99-year sentences for murder and kidnapping. He was charged in the death of high school student Kathy Stockholm.

12/03/19 01:21 PM
Anchorage police identify victims found in burning SUV
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police have identified two people found dead in a burning sport utility vehicle as the wife and stepdaughter of the man charged in the case.

12/03/19 10:31 AM
Man charged in girlfriend’s strangling death at Palmer motel
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 35-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend last month at a Palmer motel.

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TRAVEL GUIDE covers the entire length of the Alaska Highway, from "Mile 0" in Dawson Creek, BC through the Yukon to Whitehorse and on into Alaska's Interior and the Far North. An invaluable resource for traveling the North, Travel Guide provides engaging travel information on major urban centers, unique out-of-the-way places, National Parks and the paradise of fjords and glaciers of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, with special fishing and wildlife viewing adventure editorial about Valdez, Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island and Katmai.

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