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Men, dog survive plane that lands in water, sinks
Two men and a dog escaped from a small plane that made a water landing and sank north of Juneau.
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Court-martial begins Wednesday at JBER
A general court-martial will be held this week for a chief warrant officer accused of sexual contact.
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UW Medicine, PeaceHealth announce affiliation
UW Medicine and PeaceHealth announced plans Monday for a strategic affiliation to coordinate medical services.
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Money stolen after village bingo hall burglarized
Alaska State Troopers say a large amount of money was stolen after the Brevig Mission bingo hall was burglarized.
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Parnell to sign oil tax bill, budgets
Gov. Sean Parnell is scheduled to sign into law an overhaul of Alaska's oil tax structure on Tuesday.
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Minor flooding reported in Fort Yukon
Low-lying areas of Fort Yukon were under water Monday, a day after breakup on the Yukon River left 15 homes uninhabitable in Circle.
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Coast Guard begins drill barge grounding inquiry
The grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island began with a bracket connected to a tow line being ripped off the vessel in heavy Gulf of Alaska weather, a Shell official testified Monday.
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Kenai couple wins Nenana Ice Classic
A retired peace officer and his paramedic-firefighter wife are the sole winners of Alaska's biggest guessing game.
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Ketchikan works to boot old Guinness record
Folks in Ketchikan likely set a new Guinness World Records mark when nearly 2,000 people showed up to race one kilometer in their rain boots.
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Minor flooding reported in Fort Yukon
Low-lying areas of Fort Yukon were under water Monday, a day after breakup on the Yukon River left 15 homes uninhabitable in Circle.
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Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations
An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash.
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Coast Guard begins drill barge grounding inquiry
The Coast Guard's inquiry into the December grounding of a Shell drill barge off the coast of Alaska kicked off with testimony from the company's emergency response coordinator.
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Kenai couple wins Nenana Ice Classic
A Kenai couple has the only winning ticket in this year's Nenana Ice Classic.
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Ketchikan works to boot old Guinness record
Folks in Ketchikan likely set a new Guinness World Records mark when nearly 2,000 people showed up to race one kilometer in their rain boots.
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Miller ordered to pay $85K in records case
A state judge has ordered 2010 U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller to pay more than $85,000 in legal costs to the Alaska Dispatch after the publication sued to obtain records from his time as a government attorney.
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Minor flooding reported in Fort Yukon
Low-lying areas of Fort Yukon were under water Monday, a day after breakup on the Yukon River left 15 homes uninhabitable in Circle.
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Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR
The state of Alaska on Monday proposed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations
An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash.
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Education Department gives 3 more states waivers
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans.
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Police Standards Council to review Alaska officers
Former police lieutenants in Juneau and Barrow who are charged in criminal cases could have their law enforcement certifications revoked when the Alaska Police Standards Council meets Tuesday in Kenai.
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