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10/14/19 07:08 PM
Texas officer charged with murder, resigns after shooting
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door was charged with murder on…

10/14/19 05:06 PM
Woman gets 60 years in boyfriend's burning death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman who poured gasoline on the couch where her sleeping boyfriend lay and then shut the door after seeing him jump up and yell "hot, hot" will spend 60 years in prison for first-degree murder.

10/14/19 04:04 PM
Some states celebrate indigenous people instead of Columbus
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus.

10/14/19 03:48 PM
Alaska Zoo's ailing polar bear dies; Lyutyik was 19
Zoo officials announced on the zoo website Monday that 19-year-old Lyutyik died Sunday.

10/14/19 03:28 PM
Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions of Californians spent part of the week in the dark in an unprecedented effort by the state's large electrical utilities to prevent another devastating wildfire. It was the fifth time Pacific Gas & Electric Co.…

10/14/19 08:22 AM
Petersburg man dies when skiff overturns in Duncan Canal
PETERSBURG, Alaska (AP) — A Petersburg man died after his skiff flipped in ocean waters west of the city.

10/14/19 07:56 AM
Oregon woman dies in head-on crash on Seward Highway
SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — An Oregon woman died in a weekend head-on crash on the Seward Highway.

10/14/19 07:40 AM
Searchers find body of Cordova hunter missing on solo trip
CORDOVA, Alaska (AP) — A 33-year-old Cordova man reported overdue on a hunting trip has been found dead.

10/14/19 06:45 AM
River otters attack, injure family dog in Anchorage park
The 27-year-old Anchorage dietitian and his wife, Kira, were walking the husky-mix named Ruby, which was bitten by a group of otters that dragged the dog underwater.

10/14/19 06:27 AM
Alaska Native village sues federal agency over gaming hall
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native Village filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Interior Department in a continuing campaign to open a tribal gambling hall, officials said.

10/13/19 09:00 AM
Bears breaking into unlocked vehicles in Kodiak
“The idea that one of the bears can open vehicles, is something that hasn’t happened in the past. Bears are smart. They learn … If the door is unlocked they will grab (the door handle) with their teeth.

10/12/19 06:00 AM
Alaska Native leader Peratrovich commemorated on $1 coin
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A young Alaska Native woman left an impression on Alaska's territorial Senate in 1945, delivering a speech that led to the passage of the nation's first anti-discrimination law.

10/12/19 05:00 AM
Cold Climate Housing Research lends a hand as Newtok relocates
Newtok has been in the process of planning for relocation for years. Located on the banks of Ningliq River, erosion has wreaked havoc on several of the homes closest to the disappearing shoreline.

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