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Kenai Borough to assess Nikiski groundwater
A $150,000 state grant expected from the Alaska Legislature will allow the Kenai Peninsula Borough to help assess groundwater contamination near Nikiski.
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Trial due to begin in Juneau baby death
A trial will begin Monday for a 24-year-old Juneau man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 4-month-old daughter.
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Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city
Alaska's Pavlof Volcano sent ash and steam skyward Sunday but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers.
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Flooding damages homes, businesses in Circle
State emergency workers are reporting major flooding in the Yukon River village of Circle.
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Body found under Fairbanks bridge
The body of a 52-year-old man has been found at the site of a bridge under construction in Fairbanks.
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Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city
Trace amounts of ash from a remote Alaska volcano have fallen on an Aleutian Islands community, but the latest ash cloud remained just under the 20,000-foot threshold considered to be a major threat to trans-continental aircraft.
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Searchers seek 2 missing on trip out of Kotzebue
Searchers in northwest Alaska are continuing to look for two people missing since Wednesday on a snowmobile trip.
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Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding
The Coast Guard will kick off hearings Monday on how a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge used for Arctic Ocean exploratory drilling ended up aground off a remote Alaska island.
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Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding
The Coast Guard will kick off hearings Monday on how a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge used for Arctic Ocean exploratory drilling ended up aground off a remote Alaska island.
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Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding
Circumstances surrounding the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island will be explored in a public hearing in Anchorage.
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Nikiski student gets national honor
A Nikiski Middle-High School student has been recognized as one of the nation's top scholars and will be honored with a medallion for her accomplishments in Washington, D.C, in June.
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Meals on Wheels provides more than just food
Do a Mahurin has an iron-grip handshake forged by years as a civilian firefighter and medic on the U.S. Army's Fort Richardson. But those years of toil also took a toll on Mahurin's back, and the Chugiak retiree now has a difficult time with household chores like cooking dinner.
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Kodiak school raises fund for Mali students 3/8
Students at Kodiak Middle School raised $1,000 to give electricity to a school in Mali, west Africa.
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2012 SPJ NW Excellence in Journalism winners
SEATTLE (AP) _ Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest is held by Region 10 of SPJ to honor journalism in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
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2012 SPJ NW Excellence in Journalism winners
SEATTLE (AP) _ Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest is held by Region 10 of SPJ to honor journalism in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
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2012 SPJ NW Excellence in Journalism winners
SEATTLE (AP) _ Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest is held by Region 10 of SPJ to honor journalism in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
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Firm criticized in Fairbanks bus safety report
The company responsible for busing children to school in Fairbanks had a lax approach to safety before employees came forward with complaints, according to review done on behalf of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
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Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby.
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Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby.
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Alaska toddler dies after ATV crash
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a toddler who died several days after being involved in an ATV crash.
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