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Alaska mountain race suspended after fatal bear attacks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A popular wilderness race in Alaska has been suspended for a year following two deadly attacks by black bears this...
2 days of searching finds no sign of missing Juneau woman
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say two days of searching has not found a 53-year-old woman missing on Thunder Mountain Trail in...
1st telepharmacy in Alaska opens Monday
HEALY, Alaska (AP) — The first community-based telepharmacy in Alaska has opened in Healy.Alaska Family Pharmacy opens Monday, allowing local residents to not have...
Search on for missing Mat-Su pet python
ANCHORAGE, — A misplaced pet is causing concern in a community north of Anchorage.
Animal control officials in Matanuska-Susitna Borough say a 17-foot python that...
State income tax bill passes House; Senate may resist
JUNEAU — The Alaska House has voted to impose the state's first income tax in nearly four decades.The House bill passed in a 22-17...
Lawmakers approve designating Indigenous Peoples Day
JUNEAU — Columbus Day would be known as Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska under a measure passed by the state Legislature.The bill, which passed...
Alaska Airlines, Branson clash over licensing fees
By DAVID KOENIGThe Associated PressDALLAS — Alaska Airlines could be headed toward a showdown with Richard Branson over millions of dollars in licensing fees.Alaska...
Pipeline owner says Alaska spill was less than 3 gallons
By DAN JOLINGThe Associated PressANCHORAGE — An underwater pipeline that sprung a leak in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, an area known for diverse marine life,...
Fukushima radiation not cause for alarm in US
By PATRICK MAIRSThe Associated PressRadiation from the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan has reached North American shores, but — despite a number of...
Congress backs bill to lift Obama limits on Alaska hunting
By MATTHEW DALYThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Congress has approved a bill that would allow aerial hunting of grizzly bears and killing of bears and...