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NTSB releases preliminary report in downtown crash
The National Transportation Safety Board says wreckage from a small airplane that struck a downtown Anchorage building last month was incinerated in the post-crash fire.
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Alaska 1 of 6 states with no lottery
As if the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot weren't inconvenient enough, people who live in the six states that don't participate have to put in considerable extra effort if they want a ticket.
BP announces lay-offs in wake of low oil prices
BP is cutting some 4,000 jobs in exploration and production over the next two years amid sharp drops in the price of crude. The company says some of those job losses will be in Alaska, but didn't give specifics.
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For 2nd consecutive year, Iditarod eyes Fairbanks start
The head of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will meet with Fairbanks officials next week to discuss possibly starting the 1,000-mile race in that city because of poor snow conditions in southcentral Alaska.
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Prisoner dies in state custody at Anchorage hospital
State prison officials have released the name of a prisoner who died Sunday morning The Department of Corrections in a release says 24-year-old Kellsie Green died at Alaska Regional Hospital.
Former Anchorage Archbishop Francis Hurley dies at 88
The Archdiocese of Anchorage says Francis Hurley died at his Anchorage home Sunday evening, two days before his 89th birthday. Anchorage funeral arrangements are pending.
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Ahead of session, legislative bills trickle in
Bills related to Medicaid and the governor's power to accept additional federal money for a budget item are included in the first batch of measures filed ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
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Facebook says Ketchikan is indeed in Alaska
After almost a year of complaints, Facebook has fixed a glitch that listed updates geotagged to Ketchikan as "Ketchikan, Washington." A similar problem occurred on Wikipedia.
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Alaska Native veterans to receive federal housing assistance
Three Alaska Native organizations are receiving federal funds to provide permanent housing to Native veterans at risk of homelessness.
2 men back in custody after escape from Pilot Station jail
Two men who escaped from jail in the village of Pilot Station with help from a third man are back in custody.
Alaska analyzes response to Chiniak fire
A state report says response to Alaska's Twin Creeks Fire last summer was swift but could use improvement.
5 passengers released following Anaktuvuk Pass plane crash
Five of the eight people injured in a small plane crash in Interior Alaska over the weekend have been released from the hospital.
State-owned aerospace corporation seeks to privatize
The president and CEO of the Alaska Aerospace Corp. says the board of the state-owned corporation has recommended it pursue becoming a private company.
Pilot in Alaska crash took plane without permission
An organization that owns a small plane that crashed into two downtown Anchorage office buildings says the pilot didn't seek authorization to use the search-and-rescue aircraft and took it without permission.
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Wildlife rescuers overwhelmed with starving sea birds
Common murre seabirds are challenging rescue workers as they make their way inland, becoming stranded and hungry.
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Tobacco shop owners arrested in synthetic drug investigation
The owners of a tobacco shop and a Soldotna man are facing charges related to an investigation into the synthetic drug known as spice.
Comments show support of hydroelectric dam in Juneau
Federal, state and local agencies haven't found any major obstacles to a plan to build a hydroelectric dam on Sweetheart Creek southeast of Juneau.
AK Supreme Court rejects set net initiative
The Alaska Supreme Court has rejected a proposed ballot initiative that sought to ban commercial shore gill nets and set nets in urban, non-subsistence areas. The decision reverses a 2014 lower court ruling that ordered that the initiative be certified by the lieutenant governor, who had previously declined to certify it. The measure had been slated to appear on the 2016 ballot. Download Audio
Rep. Hawker won’t seek re-election
Hawker is known for his policy work, including his involvement in legislation setting up the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. But he also has endured criticism over the cost of a lease for Anchorage legislative office space that he helped negotiate.
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About 7,700 Alaskans have enrolled in expanded Medicaid
A state health department official says that since the state expanded Medicaid to cover more lower-income Alaskans on Sept. 1, about 7,700 people have enrolled.
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