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Alaska Legislature adjourns after passing $10.4 billion operating budget

Alaska Legislature adjourns after passing $10.4 billion operating budget

FAIRBANKS - The Alaska state Legislature adjourned its extended session early Sunday morning after holding ma…

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Bill to revise Alaska alcohol laws dies in dispute between bars, brewers

Bill to revise Alaska alcohol laws dies in dispute between bars, brewers

FAIRBANKS-A wide-ranging overhaul of the state's alcohol laws essentially died Thursday when its author withd…

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Sobering Center's first months show success in alcohol treatment

Sobering Center's first months show success in alcohol treatment

FAIRBANKS - The Fairbanks Sobering Center has officially been open for several months now following their sof…

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Air National Guardsman prepares to summit Denali with USX team

Air National Guardsman prepares to summit Denali with USX team

FAIRBANKS - Air National Guard Lt. Col. Ron Oliver doesn't categorize himself as a mountaineer by any means. …

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Economic trends show uptick in Alaska marijuana tax revenue, wages

Economic trends show uptick in Alaska marijuana tax revenue, wages

FAIRBANKS - A report published by the Alaska Department of Labor on the state's marijuana industry shows a st…

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Alaska Department of Law releases wiretap reports late

Alaska Department of Law releases wiretap reports late

FAIRBANKS - It's been 25 years since the Alaska Legislature began allowing state law enforcement to conduct w…

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Infant's remains reveal unknown Ice Age civilization in Alaska

Infant's remains reveal unknown Ice Age civilization in Alaska

FAIRBANKS - A paper published in part by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks revealed new theori…

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Study: Arctic didn't stop warming during 'global hiatus' - it got warmer

Study: Arctic didn't stop warming during 'global hiatus' - it got warmer

FAIRBANKS - A new study in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests that while the rest of the world was in…

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Alaska on 'front lines' in national climate report

Alaska on 'front lines' in national climate report

FAIRBANKS-The White House has released the latest National Climate Assessment report, with focus placed on Al…

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VPSO director talks culture and indigenous resilience

VPSO director talks culture and indigenous resilience

FAIRBANKS - Jody Potts is a mother of three and the director of the Tanana Chief's Conference village public …

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Running man: O'Brien doesn't let cerebral palsy hold him back

Running man: O'Brien doesn't let cerebral palsy hold him back

FAIRBANKS - Kevin O'Brien was 18 months old when he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a disease that causes …

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UAF groups map plans to aid Puerto Rico

UAF groups map plans to aid Puerto Rico

FAIRBANKS - Two groups at the University of Alaska Fairbanks teamed up this week to participate in an interna…

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Alaska hospital official on GOP health bill: '50 states of chaos'

Alaska hospital official on GOP health bill: '50 states of chaos'

FAIRBANKS-Fairbanks and statewide hospital officials are concerned about potential effects the GOP-led Graham…

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Fairbanks couple weathers Hurricane Harvey in Houston

Fairbanks couple weathers Hurricane Harvey in Houston

FAIRBANKS - A Fairbanks couple is stuck in Houston after traveling to Texas to visit family last week. Brenda…

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Shutdown to cost $152 million in state worker payout

Shutdown to cost $152 million in state worker payout

Come July 1, state would be forced to empty leave banks State officials are looking at a potential bill of mo…

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Coast Guard commissions new cutter Bailey Barco

Coast Guard commissions new cutter Bailey Barco

Alaska's second fast response cutter gets welcomed to state Members of the United States Coast Guard and the …

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Juneau protesters speak out on Paris agreement

Juneau protesters speak out on Paris agreement

Less than an hour after President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the …

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Sm'algyax conference works to save Tsimshian language

Sm'algyax conference works to save Tsimshian language

There are only six fluent speakers of the Tsimshian language, Sm'algyax, left in Alaska. Interest in the lang…

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