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Tough budget decisions remain in Alaska
It took two special sessions for Alaska legislators to agree to a budget after a crash in oil prices contributed to a severe reduction in the state's available revenue.
Alaska stops Medicaid providers inflation-linked increases
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services will not increase rates for Medicaid providers, citing an underfunded budget.
Weekend rains bring relief for Alaska wildfire crews
Weekend rains brought relief to crews battling Alaska wildfires, but conditions are expected to heat up later this week, capping a record fire month.
Second Shell Oil drilling rig on its way to Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell's second Arctic drilling ship, the Noble Discoverer, is on the move from Washington state to Alaska.
Gov. Walker Signs Fuels Tax Increase
Alaska Governor Bill Walker has officially signed off on the state's first tax increase in a decade.
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Communications lag rattles relatives after Alaska crash
The DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter turboprop went down Thursday in Misty Fjords National Monument near Ketchikan in southeast Alaska. The shore excursion was sold through Holland America.
Anchorage officials look to keep troublemakers out of parks
Anchorage officials are looking for ways to keep people who break the law out of city parks.
Musher signs up for Iditarod after losing home in wildfire
Apparently undeterred by the loss of her home in this month's Sockeye wildfire, veteran musher DeeDee Jonrowe has signed up for the 2016 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
3 Alaska Native corporations form business alliance
Three Alaska Native regional corporations whose business interests and lands would be affected by oil and gas and shipping expansions in the arctic are joining together in a formal partnership.
Border crossing between Hyder, Canada open again
After more than two months of limited access to services in Canada, Hyder residents will once again be able to cross the border at any hour.
Governors of 10 Western states to meet to discuss drought
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is playing host to nine other Western states' governors and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to try to reach a consensus on region-wide issues such as drought.
Body found in lake tentatively identified as Las Vegas man
A body found in an Alaska lake has been tentatively identified as a Las Vegas man who went missing after his canoe overturned in late April.
Spike in number of female prisoners at Alaska prisons
The increase in the number of women prisoners in Alaska more than tripled that of male inmate growth between 2004 and 2013.
3 insurers plan to leave Alaska individual health market
Thousands of Alaskans will have to find a new insurer after a shake-up in the state's health insurance market.
Repair planned for small leak in trans-Alaska pipeline
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. is working on a repair for a small crude oil leak found in a buried section of the trans-Alaska pipeline, but for now an employee with a rag suffices for management.
Alaska unemployment rate at 6.8 percent in May
Alaska's preliminary unemployment rate stood at 6.8 percent last month. That compares to 6.7 percent in April and 6.9 percent in May 2014.
Businesses want more recreation at Tongass National Forest
A group of 49 business owners in Southeast Alaska wants the federal government to put more money into recreation opportunities at the Tongass National Forest.
Fort Yukon Tribal Hall gets energy upgrades
Eight miles north of the Arctic Circle, a fixed 72-panel, 18-kilowatt array of solar panels went online last month atop the Fort Yukon tribal hall.
Experts say temperatures in Alaska likely to stay warm
The heat wave that has already brought record-breaking temperatures to Alaska is expected to continue until the start of fall.
Newspapers in Fairbanks, Kodiak for Sale
The chief executive officer for two Alaska newspapers says the publications are for sale. William Dean Singleton says the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and the Kodiak Daily Mirror are both available. Employees were informed Monday.