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Hundreds Being Evacuated Near Stuart Creek 2 Wildfire
Fire officials have issued an evacuation order for people who live near the 63-square-mile Stuart Creek 2 wildfire in central Alaska.
10 Killed In Soldotna Plane Crash
Authorities say an air taxi has crashed at the Soldotna Airport in Alaska, killing all 10 people on board.
Firefighters Still Battling Stuart Creek Wildfire
Infrared flights have shown that a fire south of Two Rivers is about half the size previously believed because the fire is burning in "fingers" instead of one solid block. The Stuart Creek fire on military land east of Eielson Air Force Base is burning on about 30,000 acres, or about 46 square miles. Firefighters were unable to get a flight above the fire until late Wednesday.
Gara Considers Run For Governor
State Rep. Les Gara hasn’t ruled out a possible run for governor next year. The Anchorage Democrat says two important conditions exist for him in deciding whether to run. One is that he would have to talk it over with his wife. The other has to do with any other Democrats in the race.
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President Declares Disaster For Spring Flooding
President Barack Obama has declared a federal disaster for spring flooding in parts of Alaska.
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Sullivan Says He Will Run For Lieutenant Governor
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan says he will seek the job of lieutenant governor.
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Man Fatally Mauled By Bear
Alaska State Troopers say a man was mauled to death by a bear at a remote lake in the state’s interior late Thursday night. Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters says the victim was 64-year-old Robert Weaver of Fairbanks.
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Holder: Appeal Expected On Attorney Discipline
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to appeal a judge’s ruling that overturned the suspensions of two federal prosecutors over their handling of the Ted Stevens’ case.
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Lawsuit Filed To Block Bridge To Alaska Reserve
A second lawsuit is challenging an Army Corps of Engineers permit granting ConocoPhillips access to leases within the National Petroleum Reserve- Alaska.
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Judge Calls On Redistricting Board To Start Work
A state court judge says the Alaska Redistricting Board should immediately begin redrawing the state's political boundaries.
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UAA Fires Athletic Director Steve Cobb
The longtime athletic director of the University of Alaska Anchorage has been fired.
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Man Charged With Double Homicide, Sexually Assaulting 2-Year-Old
A man who has been charged with killing an elderly Anchorage couple and sexually assaulting their 2-year-old great-granddaughter is a registered sex offender.
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Oil And Gas Group Sues Over Bearded Seal Listing
The Alaska Oil and Gas Association is suing over a federal decision to list certain populations of Arctic bearded seals as threatened.
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Fort Yukon Flooding Danger Mostly Over
The community of Fort Yukon is able to relax after days of worry as it appears the danger from flooding is mostly over.
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Bail Denied For Defendant In Coast Guard Killings
A federal judge has denied bail for a 61-year-old man accused of killing two men at the Coast Guard station on Kodiak Island.
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State To Ask For $750,000 For Marine Debris Cleanup
West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial quarter million dollars each from a $5 million gift from Japan for cleanup.
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Agency To Consider Alaska Lake Seals As Threatened
A federal agency says it will consider a petition seeking to list a population of harbor seals living in a freshwater Alaska lake as a threatened or endangered species.
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Parnell Meets In New York About Alaska’s Economic Outlook
Governor Sean Parnell is in New York meeting with banks and rating agencies about Alaska’s budget and economic outlook.
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Biologists Release Numbers For Spring Wolf Count In Denali National Park
Biologists at Denali National Park released numbers today from their spring season wolf survey this year. In March, they observed 49 wolves in and around Denali National Park and Preserve. That number is down slightly from last fall, when 57 wolves were counted in the region.
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Murkowski Says No To Legacy Wells Plan
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says a proposal to have the state help pay for clean-up of abandoned federal well sites in the Alaska arctic is "dead on arrival." During a subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C. today (Tuesday), Murkowski said the responsibility falls to the federal government.
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