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The price of a gallon of gasoline in the Northwest Alaska village was $26.82 on Aug. 21, local residents and regional officials said, likely giving the community the dubious honor of having the most expensive gasoline in the United States.
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According to a charging document, Emmonak-based troopers responded to a disturbance on the night of Aug. 14 to find 38-year-old Christopher Horn with a knife in his chest and 37-year-old Anita Hootch deceased.
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NBC reports that federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas, but if so, they haven’t reached key figures in the U.S. Senate race.
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The plane was chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fly from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, located roughly 25 miles south of Platinum.
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The civilian-contracted aircraft crashed at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, roughly 450 miles west of Anchorage.
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A federal judge has vacated a land swap agreement that was key to road construction between the communities of King Cove and Cold Bay. The road would pass through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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In the seat left vacant by Sen. Lyman Hoffman, early results showed a preference for another political veteran to represent the sprawling district that covers Bristol Bay, much of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and the entire Aleutian Chain.
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State polling locations are supposed to be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on primary election day. But in Nunapitchuk on Aug. 18, voters were left without a polling place for most of the day. It’s not clear exactly why.
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Early returns show both Dan Sullivans and Mary Peltola will advance to the November ballot in an election that has attracted more than $30 million. The race for fourth was too close to call.
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Alaskans are narrowing the field in the race to be Alaska's next governor. Check out the latest updates here.
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Several Alaska Native groups take the Alaska Division of Elections to task for failing to adequately serve rural voters.
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Statewide, there are 17 candidates for governor, five competitive legislative seats, one ballot measure, and many federal candidates.
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Candidates for governor are considering whether it’s worth continuing on to November, even if they’re among the top finishers in this month’s election.
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While Bethel’s community fair and summer reading festival were underway, state lawmakers showed up to honor the Kuskokwim Consortium Library with a legislative citation for its work organizing another event earlier this year – KuskoCon.
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Over the next few years, thousands of military families will arrive in Anchorage, and they’ll need homes in an already tight housing market.
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The dust is still settling, and votes are still being counted. But in the meantime, here are four takeaways from Alaska's primary election.
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If such an engineering feat could work on the Valerie Glacier near Yakutat, they say, it may also work on the world’s largest ice sheets, potentially delaying a catastrophic rise in sea levels.
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Menopause impacts about half the US population, but many medical providers get minimal education on it. Alaska providers weigh in on how to get better treatment in the state.
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