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Plan calls for smoke-free public housing units
The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. is seeking comments on a plan to ban smoking in more than 600 of its public housing units.
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Cockrell to lead Alaska Wildlife Troopers
The state Division of Alaska Wildlife Troopers has a new director.
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Rig manager testifies in Shell barge grounding
After drifting toward shore on a floating drill rig tilted by 30-foot swells and 45-knot winds, then riding a basket up to a hovering Coast Guard helicopter, Todd Case said he would revise the towing plan for the vessel on a winter trip across the Gulf of Alaska.
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Ice jam breaks on Yukon River
A gap in an ice jam is slowly draining a massive backup of water upriver from the community of Fort Yukon.
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Mont. man gets 3 years for guns in Calif. airport
A federal judge sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison on Wednesday for attempting to board a flight in Sacramento, Calif., with four loaded guns.
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Ice jam breaks on Yukon River
A gap in an ice jam is slowly draining a massive backup of water upriver from the community of Fort Yukon.
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Yup'ik fishermen found guilty of illegal fishing
Two dozen Kuskokwim River fishermen have been found guilty of illegal fishing, despite their arguments that fishing restrictions infringe on their religious rights.
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Rig manager testifies in Shell barge grounding
The rig manager aboard a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling barge says a second tug could have prevented it from running aground in December off a remote Alaska island.
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Canadian guide sentenced for illegal sheep hunts
A Canadian guide has been sentenced after admitting he guided two hunts in Alaska in which undersized Dall sheep were killed.
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Former police officer accused of misusing database
A former Anchorage police officer accused of using a state database to look up confidential information about a woman he arrested and had sex with also urged prosecutors to drop drunken driving charges against her, charging documents say.
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Yup'ik fishermen found guilty of illegal fishing
Two dozen Kuskokwim River fishermen on trial this week for illegal fishing have been found guilty by a judge in Bethel.
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State planning replacement of Tustumena ferry
The state of Alaska is planning to replace a ferry that serves Kodiak and southwest Alaska but has been out of service for repairs since November.
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U of Alaska professor disputes Ice Classic record
A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor is disputing the claim that this year's Nenana Ice Classic culminated with the latest river breakup in the history of the 97-year-old guessing game.
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Ice jam breaks on Yukon River
The flooding situation in the community of Fort Yukon continues to unfold.
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Washington man convicted in Juneau woman's death
A Washington state man convicted of murdering a Juneau woman is scheduled to be sentenced next week.
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State planning replacement of Tustumena
The state is planning replacement of the 49-year-old ferry Tustumena.
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Former police officer accused of misusing database
A former Anchorage police officer allegedly used a state database to look up confidential information about a woman he arrested and then tried to get charges against her dropped.
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Fire officials seek help solving suspicious fire
Fire investigators in Anchorage are asking for help in solving a suspicious restaurant fire.
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Finalist for archaeology curator job to give talk
One of three finalists for a job as curator at the University of Alaska Museum of the North is scheduled to speak at a public seminar this week.
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Lawmaker plans bill on conflict of interest rules
An Anchorage lawmaker plans to introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would overhaul Alaska's conflict of interest rules.
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