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Former Alaska House press secretary convicted of disorderly conduct; assault charges dropped 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1646

State wins case against oil companies worth an estimated $500 million 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1845

First Pot Shop Opens in Anchorage 2 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2000

March 24, 1989 0 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2698

Renowned Chilkat weaver Clarissa Rizal dies of cancer. 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 2206

When oil companies move employees out of state, who sells the houses left behind? 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2025

77 mushers sign up for 2017 Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1703

Governor feuds with ExxonMobil as state moves to take over LNG project 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1528

Four found dead in Fairbanks hotel room 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1835

Black Friday is an unpaid day for many state employees 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2162

Alaskans vow pushback if Trump targets mountain's new name 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1887

Alaska Gov. Walker looks to local leaders for help lobbying lawmakers on budget plan 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1688

2 moose found frozen mid-fight near village 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 5 2475

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1453

Gov. Walker diagnosed with treatable prostate cancer 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2113

Federal judge rejects lawsuit challenging Alaska’s limits on campaign donations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1367

Fairbanks police officer injured in shooting dies after surgery complications 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 4 1725

Alaska town defies icy conditions to find creative solution to food shortage problems 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1745

This is usually the point in the campaign where Don Young says something deranged at a high school. 1 Ken Burch Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1610

Troll should have exited her Assembly seat graciously 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 3 2388

Despite objections from mushers, Iditarod will allow phones for 2017 race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1917

Barrow's new name is its old one, Utqiaġvik. Local Iñupiaq leaders hope its use heals as it teaches. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1512

Why the Trump movement never really took off in red-state Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1824

Alaska's first pot shop opens to a long line of customers 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1746

Alaska Democrats face internal strife over US Senate candidate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1734

State's first marijuana store could open this week as testing begins in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1650

Alaska GOP says Libertarian Senate candidate Joe Miller broke campaign finance laws 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1449

Panel: No indication of Russian aggression in Arctic 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1494

Savoonga tribal workers stole $82,000 in federal funds, prosecutors say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1431

Barrrow votes to change its name to Alaska Native name 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 11 2210

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Oil clout ebbs in Alaska as billions in tax credits are cut 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1640

Alaska Railroad prepares for first U.S. shipments of natural gas 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1761

Any solutions to Alaska's fiscal crisis will be painful, forum attendees say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1754

With Permanent Fund Dividend payouts approaching, Alaska needs cash -- lots of it. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1567

Senators file lawsuit over Walker's PFD veto 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1812

Fairbanks police chief under investigation by city 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1574

Walker administration resurrects plan to borrow for pension shortfall 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1586

Overlooked North Slope formation may hold 120,000-barrel-a-day secret 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1717

Walker meets with Japanese energy officials before trip to Asia 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1596

Alaska may not get REAL ID waiver by deadline 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1479

Miller complicates Senate race, opens door for Dems 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1811

Premera's Alaska rates to rise 7 percent next year, less than estimated 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1554

Alaska lawmakers shut down regional offices on Friday afternoons to save money 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1754

University of Alaska: Hacker breached data system 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1633

Anchorage Senate candidate says she played no part in $1.5M tax settlement made by husband’s company 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1498

Nome wants to turn these Cold War-era antennae into a tourist destination 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1607

Joe Miller to run as Libertarian in hopes of unseating US Sen. Lisa Murkowski 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1847

Five dead after collision of two commercial planes 0 shenmue Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1631

1,469-pound pumpkin broke the Alaska State Fair record 5 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 2491

Juneau embezzler admits to stealing $500K 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1813

USDA puts $27 million toward Alaska's villages to improve sanitation 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1433

State analyzing higher claims for expanded Alaska Medicaid 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1378

Alaska Democrats say GOP Rep. LeDoux’s PAC is breaking campaign finance law 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1491

Alaska attorney general: Marijuana social clubs are illegal 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1555

State pink salmon record broken twice in one day 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1795

Juneau Assembly passes equal rights ordinance 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1424

Entire village of Shishmaref to move 1 shenmue Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 2076

Rep. Don Young, Sen. Lisa Murkowski win Alaska GOP primary 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1990

State will not appeal ruling allowing Alaska tribes to put land in federal trust 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1558

Alaskans vote Tues, in a primary that's first local test of discontent that fueled Trump and Sanders 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1479

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Online outrage pours in, other acts cancel after Fairbanks rappers ejected from Tanana Valley fair 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1717

State closes vocational school's satellite campus in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1536

Anchorage 'landlord liaison' pitches program to encourage landlords to house the homeless 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1706

Nome judge disciplined for 'undignified and discourteous' comments in court 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1665

A scientist, a Native voice, and a former public radio chief compete for Alaska's Democratic chance 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2141

Medical board rejects offer from pill doctor, reaffirms suspension 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1750

Here’s the $10 billion reason for the high cost of Alaska LNG 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1526

State accuses woman of murdering her four month old child 9 bravenak Jul 2016 Jul 2016 9 6877

Anybody spotted our delegation yet? 0 Ken Burch Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1450

70-year-old Anchorage woman accused of illegally obtaining more than $330K in Medicaid funds 6 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 2771

Walker vetoes bill to put lawmakers on Alaska gas line board 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1461

Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1667

Alaska at the RNC Convention 0 bravenak Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1845

Joe Miller really wants to fire Gov. Walker, and here's his plan to do it 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 2185

Legislator files ethics complaint against governor 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1461

Free house too pricey for Alaska Legislature, which turns down offer of Juneau building 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1830

Alaska lawmakers plot escape from 'gerbil cage,' as Gov. Walker expects to wait until November for 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1704

Alaska News - 7/8/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1572

Alaska News - 6/30/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1543

Alaska News - 6/22/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1604

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