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11/18/19 09:11 PM
Arctic in hot water: Sea ice minimal in Chukchi, Bering seas
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes, its limits likely won’t be…

11/18/19 01:50 PM
Driver dies in Parks Highway crash south of Talkeetna
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A driver died on the Parks Highway south of Talkeetna after crashing into a semi-tractor trailer.

11/18/19 01:29 PM
US officials granting $29 million for coastal protection
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Projects to protect Texas marshes from erosion and an Alaska village from the Bering Sea are getting help from some of the 44 grants awarded by the National Coastal Resilience Fund, a public-private partnership assisting communities…

11/18/19 09:25 AM
Guide business owner appointed to Alaska House
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Republican who owns his own hunting and fishing guiding business has been appointed to the Alaska Legislature.

11/18/19 07:48 AM
Tuluksak woman arrested after assault with fireplace tool
TULUKSAK, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers arrested a southwest Alaska woman after she reportedly struck a family member with a fireplace tool.

11/17/19 07:13 PM
Alaska tax change group sues over ballot initiative wording
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A group seeking changes to Alaska’s oil tax credit system has filed a lawsuit against state officials over language describing its initiative.

11/17/19 02:46 PM
Alaskan city sees heat and snowfall records in single day
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaskans have experienced both a record high temperature and a record amount of snowfall in the same day.

11/16/19 10:05 AM
Alaska police officer pleads not guilty to assault charges
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a man while on duty in September, court officials said.

11/16/19 06:00 AM
Artists recreate historical Alutiiq ceremonial accessories
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Thirteen artists worked to replicate 147-year-old Alutiiq ceremonial garments as part of the Pinguat — Beads project funded by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.

11/16/19 06:00 AM
Event uses Native language to connect past and future
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Naqenaga Nuch'eghetdneq — in Dena'ina, it means "We take back our language."

11/15/19 05:38 PM
Report: Pilots faced shifting winds before fatal crash
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The flight crew of a plane that crashed in a remote Alaska community last month, fatally injuring a man, abandoned an initial landing attempt and faced stronger winds on their second try before the plane went…

11/15/19 05:08 PM
Tazlina to provide service to some Alaska communities
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state plans to resume some level of service to several communities that had runs disrupted or canceled due to repair needs with other vessels.

11/15/19 01:23 PM
Dunleavy: Special session this year increasingly less likely
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — It appears increasingly less likely a special session of the Alaska Legislature will be held yet this year to address the check paid to residents from the state’s oil-wealth fund, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said.

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