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Thrown traffic cone leads to deadly Anchorage shooting, police say

Javon Hill, 23, faces manslaughter charges after police say he shot a pedestrian Sunday night during an encounter off East Tudor Road.
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Where Anchorage’s 4 major mayoral candidates stand on the issues

Alaska Public Media recently interviewed the candidates ahead of the city's April 2 election.
Vladimir Putin

After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn’t going anywhere

Vladimir Putin was reelected with 87% of ballots, in a three-day election derided by Russia's opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.
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Senator seeks makeover for Alaska parole board

Civil rights advocates say the new board, with more members, representation and clarity, could also send more rehabilitated Alaskans home.
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Alaska Legislature plans to vote Monday on overriding governor’s veto of education bill

"This is a twist that I hadn't honestly expected," Senate President Gary Stevens said.

Anchorage mayoral candidates report dozens of damaged, vandalized or missing campaign signs

Several campaigns and campaign supporters have reported vandalized campaign signs, as well as trash thrown on their property.
Juneau officials

Juneau considers moving City Hall to vacant school buildings

The city has been looking for space to put all of its employees, who are currently split among five buildings.
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Fort Wainwright’s spacious new child care center nears completion

Officials say the 43,000-square-foot facility will be the Army's largest of its kind. They hope it takes pressure off other Fairbanks child-care providers.
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Woman asks Wrangell to certify people who can euthanize pets

With a vet in the Southeast Alaska town open just 10 days a month, Dorthea Rooney wants officials to let other people ease dying pets' suffering.
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Man sought in Oscarville shooting arrested near stuck snowmachine

Michael Fritz John Alex Stevens, 42, was arrested Thursday after Alaska State Troopers say he shot and wounded a woman at his home Wednesday.
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Bill seeks to end Alaska insurers’ cost-sharing charges for diagnostic breast screenings

Under the bill, Alaska would join other states in barring private insurers from making at-risk patients pay for more advanced cancer checks.
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Seat belt saved Alaska Airlines passenger’s life in Boeing 737 blowout, new lawsuit says

The lawsuit over the Jan. 5 door-plug blowout seeks damages from Alaska Airlines, Boeing and Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems.

Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan education bill

Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the bill “lacked sufficient changes in how charter schools are chartered in order to allow more students and families charter school possibilities.”
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Why the U.S. still has no Arctic ambassador, a year after this Alaskan was nominated for the job

Republicans on a Senate panel accuse Michael Sfraga of being too close to Russia and China.
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For the first time, 4 women mushers have finished in the Iditarod’s top 10

Paige Drobny’s team arrived here in 5th place early Wednesday morning, followed by Mille Porsild in 7th, Amanda Otto in 8th and Jessie Royer in 10th.
A hand places a paper ballot in a ballot box.

Anchorage’s 2024 election is underway. Here’s what to know.

Ballots were mailed to eligible voters on March 12. They can be returned by mail, to secure drop boxes or at vote centers through April 2.
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Timber, who loves to be near his musher

"He always wants to be near me," said Benjamin Good. "When he gets excited, he'll jump up and grab my beard with his front teeth."
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U.S. Forest Service cuts back Southeast Alaska timber sale after public comments

After years of debate, the Thomas Bay timber sale has shrunk from an initial proposal of about 22 million board feet to 12.6 million board feet.
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Study reveals 30% decline in Alaska humpbacks in last decade

The study found that almost 7,000 North Pacific humpbacks went missing between 2012 and 2021, during a marine heatwave known as “the blob.”
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Juneau School Board decides to keep previously approved school closure plan

The plan puts seventh and eighth grades at Thunder Mountain High School and ninth through 12th grades at Juneau-Douglas High School.