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A former Anchorage high school choir instructor will serve 13 years in prison after being convicted of two counts of sexually abusing a minor.

There’s a new set of dog control laws in the Western Alaska City of Bethel. It includes the authorization of a new force of animal control volunteers.

A Southeast regional law enforcement coalition spearheaded by Sitka’s police chief received honors from the federal government on Tuesday night.

And now it’s time for our weekly trip around the state for 300 villages. This week, we head north to Barrow. More specifically, to hang out with the Barrow Whalers football team.

Legislators’ Norway Trip Focusing on Economic, Natural Resource Issues, State Appealing Federal Protection for Polar Bears, Officials Search for Cost of Endangered Species Act Listings, Northern Waters Task Force Meets in Unalaska, Former Anchorage Teachers Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison, New Bethel Dog Law Authorizes Volunteer Animal Force, Ilisagvik College Offers Opportunity on the North Slope, SEACAD Receives Federal Honors, AK: Letters - The Old Fashioned Kind, 300 Villages: The Barrow Whalers

The International Geophysical Year changed the face of science for the world. Even though it was not yet a state, Alaska was a big part of that change. 50 years later it was time for the International Polar Year, and we’re just starting to learn its results.

Last Sunday an Anchorage cab driver was arrested by police and charged with sexual assault. Now the Anchorage police say more women have come forward with similar accusations against the man.

Golden Valley Electric’s plan to buy and restart the Healy clean coal plant drew attention at a utility board meeting Monday night in Fairbanks.

Mora-Lopez Sentenced to Three Months in Prison, $10,000 Fine, Yukon Skipper Dies After Fish Tender Capsizes, Alaska Issues Under Scrutiny in Wake of Fuglvog Incident, Polar Bear Scientist Allowed Back to Work, Officials Address Yupiit School District Problems, Pilots Awarded for Saving Damaged Jet, Residents Respond to Healy Clean Coal Plan Plan

Officials Look to Dirigibles as Possible Transportation Solution, Begich, NOAA Chief Take Questions On Halibut Plan, TAPS Offers Support to Wartime Widows, USDA Under Secretary Promotes Tribal Conservation Districts, Groundbreaking Celebrates New Home for Disabled Elderly, Small Cruise Lines Send More Ships to Alaska, Workers Clearing Slide Debris in Petersburg

The closure study list included post offices in the interior communities of Anvik, Beaver, Hughes, Kaltag, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, Shaegeluk and Lake Minchumina.

Ever since the commercial fur seal harvest in the Pribilofs was shut down, the residents of St. Paul have worked to turn their community into a successful fishing town.

An Anchorage developer, with plans to refurbish the derelict Polaris building in downtown Fairbanks, is seeking additional concessions from the city.

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The Nome Police Department is investigating a shooting and attempted suicide that took place Sunday afternoon in Nome.