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All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

Coast Guard officers

Rear Adm. Megan Dean takes the helm of the Coast Guard in Alaska

Dean took her Alaska post Friday. She serves under Adm. Linda Fagan, the Coast Guard's first female commandant.
Crooked Creek flooding

Crooked Creek struggles to rebuild after historic breakup flooding

Last month's 15-mile-long ice jam inundated homes, led to a significant loss of stored food and washed away critical fishing gear.
a biologist

Want to help Alaska biologists log migratory fish? There’s an app for that.

Biologists and others are hoping that a new phone app will encourage Alaskans to help map fish species living in the state's rivers and streams.
a student

Alaska state school board advances proposal to ban trans girls from girls high school sports teams

An almost-unanimous decision will open a 30-day public comment period on the idea.
an anchorage police car is parked in a parking lot

Anchorage murder suspect, girlfriend arrested in Memorial Day shooting

Police say two men got into an argument outside of a hotel and then one opened fire.
$100 bills

The U.S. dollar conquered the world. Is it at risk of losing its top spot?

The dollar has helped make the U.S. the most economically powerful country for most of the last century, but other countries – including rivals like China – have the greenback on their sights.
Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski speaking to the media

Murkowski and Sullivan take opposing views of Trump indictment

Murkowski says the charges are serious and “cannot be casually dismissed.” Sullivan says they'll likely do the country "lasting damage."
a trooper car

Troopers say 2 women found dead near Trapper Creek were murdered

One of the women was reported missing in late May after making a 911 call.
Two people stand with their hands on a lit up museum exhibit of a volcano.

Anchorage Museum holds ‘Sensory Friendly’ morning for visitors with disabilities

During the event, the museum provides accommodations for people who may become overstimulated, including fidget toys, sunglasses and chewing gum.
A man at a podium in front of a school board

Mat-Su school board approves policy changes for sex-ed, pronoun usage

The school board passed a pair of policies aimed at transgender students and sex-ed by a 6-1 vote without much discussion.
a TV show

Nome’s Hoogendorn brothers take home $500K for ‘Race to Survive: Alaska’ win

Oliver and Wilson Hoogendorn's victory on Monday's series finale was seen by more than 100 people during a hometown watch party.
the kenai courthouse

Former Soldotna teacher accused of sexually abusing student to be released on house arrest

Nathan Erfurth is to have no contact with the victim or unsupervised contact with any minors but his biological children, a judge ruled Thursday.
The Ketchikan state courthouse

Ketchikan church leader charged with sexual abuse of a minor

Dwight Chris John, 71, of Ketchikan is charged with first, second, and third-degree sexual abuse of a minor and incest.
a moose

Moose tests positive for rabies virus in Teller

According to the Norton Sound Health Corp., residents reported that a moose was acting aggressively toward people and showing other signs of the virus.
a Chinook salmon

Washington-based conservation group wants Endangered Species Act protections for Alaska king salmon

The Wild Fish Conservancy already closed an iconic Alaska fishery with a lawsuit.
a trooper car

Utah man sues Alaska troopers, says his job offer was yanked after revealing HIV status

The unnamed Salt Lake City man's lawsuit alleges violations of civil rights laws, the state and U.S. constitutions and the Alaska Human Rights Act.
Donald Trump

Trump indicted in case of alleged mishandling of government secrets

Former President Donald Trump faces federal charges for storing dozens of classified documents at his Florida resort and refusing to return them.
A woman and dog by a tent surrounded by bins and bags of stuff

Anchorage’s bureaucratic seesawing is pushing people out of this camp — at least for a few weeks

Civil rights lawyers are fighting the clearing of the campsites in and around Cuddy Family Midtown Park ahead of an outdoor music festival.
hikers

El Niño has officially begun. Here’s what that means for the U.S.

The natural climate phenomenon is marked by warmer ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, which drives hotter weather around the world.