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3 passengers sue Alaska Airlines over Horizon Air flight scare

According to the complaint, the plaintiffs have suffered from anxiety, insomnia, fear of flying and other emotional effects due to the incident.
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How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after Horizon Air flight scare

Insider threats, like the one Sunday on a Horizon Air jetliner involving an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, are very rare but potentially devastating.
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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to shut down jet’s engines in-flight

The suspect faces attempted-murder charges in the incident, which occurred on a Sunday Horizon Air flight from Everett, Wash. to Portland, Ore.
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Anchorage police investigate after razor blades found twice near playground equipment

Police were called after razor blades were found on a slide a 3-year-old girl was preparing to use Oct. 8 at Eagle River's Schroeder Park.
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Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, but none in Alaska

The plan follows Biden's decision earlier this year to approve ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow oil project in Alaska.
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Alaska man charged with threats against Florida sheriff who spoke against antisemitic activity

Joshua Wahl, 31, is accused of emailing a threat to Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood and posting online threats against him.
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Bears raid a Krispy Kreme doughnut van in Anchorage

The van was stopped outside a convenience store on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson when the bears helped themselves to doughnut holes and other pastries.
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America marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

President Joe Biden is set to remember the 2001 terror attacks Monday at Anchorage's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, as he returns from Asia.
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Helicopter pilot injured in midair collision near King Salmon

The helicopter and a float-equipped small plane collided Monday while flying in Katmai National Park and Preserve.
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Ketchikan reinstates its police chief after felony assault charge is dropped

Ketchikan Police Chief Jeffrey Walls returned to work Aug. 22.
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U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac delays

It's the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays took effect about a decade ago.
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Conditions are too dangerous to recover bodies of 2 men killed in Denali plane crash, officials say

Pilot Jason Tucker, 45, of Wasilla and passenger Nicolas Blace, 44, of Chugiak, are presumed to have died when their PA-18 aircraft crashed.
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Canada wildfires prompt evacuations of Northwest Territories capital

Yellowknife residents were ordered to evacuate Wednesday night as wildfires neared the city of 20,000 people.
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Alaska to receive federal funds for fish-friendly culverts

The most expensive project in the nationwide initiative is $25 million for Alaska to replace a dozen culvert sites along the Parks Highway.
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U.S. launches program to electrify more Native American homes

A federal report last year said nearly 17,000 tribal homes were without electricity, with most being in southwestern states and in Alaska.
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Rescued walrus calf that was receiving cuddles as part of his care in Alaska dies

The Alaska SeaLife Center announced the Friday death of the pup, found Aug. 1 by oil field workers about 4 miles inland from the Beaufort Sea.
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Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean

The Okeanos Explorer team is exploring some of the world’s deepest and most remote waters off the Aleutian Islands.
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Alaska sees worst school attendance as rates tank nationwide

Alaska has the highest absenteeism in a study of 40 states' rates, with 48.6% of students missing significant amounts of school.
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Judge vacates desertion conviction for former U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl

Bergdahl was serving with an Alaska-based unit when he was captured by the Taliban in 2009. His 2014 release ignited a political firestorm.
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Bodies of 4 killed in Alaska helicopter crash are recovered from lake

Volunteers from the Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery team recovered the bodies from the crashed Bell 206 at about 6 a.m. Sunday.