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Wind Farm Files Complaint over GVEA Purchase Offers
The owner of an interior Alaska wind farm has filed a complaint against a Fairbanks-based rural utility, claiming the power cooperative is not negotiating in good faith to buy power generated by wind...
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Canceled Cruises Mean Lost Revenue for Juneau
The Juneau port director says the cancellation of visits to Juneau by a Celebrity Cruises ship will cost the municipality significant dollars.Mechanical problems on the 965-foot Millennium forced the...
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APD Investigating Fairview Leg Shootings of 2 Men
Anchorage police are investigating the shootings of two men in the legs in Fairview Thursday morning. APD spokesperson Dani Myren says all people involved have been accounted for in the incident, which...
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Miller Says He'd Support Defunding Health Care Law
U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller says he would support efforts to defund President Barack Obama's health care law, if elected.Miller made the comment in a fundraising appeal on Thursday, in which he...
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Court Hours to Expand in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Palmer
The Alaska Court system says courthouses in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Palmer will stay open longer to handle certain cases.Supreme Court Chief Justice Dana Fabe says in an announcement that courthouses...
View ArticleFeds Won't Sue to Unravel State Marijuana Laws
The Justice Department will not challenge state laws that legalize small amounts of marijuana for medical or recreational use. A release announcing the decision on Thursday said recently-passed laws by...
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Two Men Arrested in High-Speed Seward Highway Motorcycle Chase
Alaska State Troopers say two Anchorage men have been arrested after a weekend motorcycle chase on the Seward Highway near Indian, which reached speeds of more than twice the highway's posted...
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Assistance Deadline Extended for Alaska Flood Victims
Victims of Alaska's spring floods have additional time to apply for federal disaster assistance and loans.Victims now have until Sept. 25 to apply for disaster grants from the Federal Emergency...
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Virginia, Alaska Form Space Launch Alliance
Virginia and Alaska are teaming up to make the most of their commercial space operations.Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell on Thursday announced an operating agreement between...
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State Threatens to Pull Hoonah Dock Money over Location
State officials are threatening to withdraw funding for a $15 million dock in Hoonah unless the site is moved.CoastAlaska reports that the state Legislature provided the funding in part to support the...
View ArticleAST: Man Holds Attempted Car Thief at Gunpoint
Alaska State Troopers responded in the early morning hours of Aug. 24 to Mile 111 of Richardson Highway to find 29-year-old Isaac Hofstetter holding another man at gunpoint. Hofstetter said he noticed...
View ArticleMat-Su Borough Superintendent Pushes Innovation for Students & Staff
Superintendent Deena Paramo is looking for ways to innovate as the Mat-Su Borough School District continues to grow. Even though Paramo is in one of the top education positions in the state, that was...
View ArticleJudge Hopes to Resolve Alaska Redistricting Plan within 90 Days
A state court hopes to have challenges to Alaska's redistricting plan resolved within 90 days. Superior Court Judge Michael McConahy issued an initial briefing schedule Wednesday. He said if testimony...
View ArticleEffort Underway to Increase Alaska's Minimum Wage
Sponsors of an initiative petition to increase Alaska's minimum wage, are working to gather enough signatures by January to put the issue on the August 2014 ballot. The bill would increase Alaska's...
View Article'Fill the Boot' MDA Fundraiser Hits Anchorage Streets Friday
Anchorage firefighters along with volunteers will be on the streets Friday afternoon in Anchorage panhandling for a good cause. Firefighters with the Anchorage, Girdwood, Airport and JBER Fire...
View ArticleMan Donates Leg for Search and Rescue Training
When someone goes missing in Alaska, search and rescue groups often turn to specially trained dogs to locate loved ones. One group is about to receive a very personal gift to aid in training its dogs....
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Commission Discusses Future of Arctic
Opportunity could lie out in the waters of the Bering Sea. That's why members of the Alaska Arctic Policy Commission met for the second time this summer in Unalaska to discuss Alaska's role in leading...
View ArticleReduced Ferry Service is Costing High School Athletic Teams
Reduced ferry service is affecting high school athletic teams in southwest Alaska. Kodiak teams must fly or take the ferry for off-island competitions. KMXT reports (http://bit.ly/1fonzY6 ) that for...
View Article7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Aleutian Islands
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake was reported Friday morning in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. An employee of the Adak Public School said shaking in the community of Adak lasted 10 or 20 seconds but that it was...
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Four Anchorage Men Accused of Kidnapping, 'Sexual Torture'
Editor's Note: The following report contains information of a graphic nature. Discretion is advised. The Justice Department is pursuing charges related to what is described as an Anchorage drug...
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